by Chris Bryant | Sep 22, 2014 | Industry News, online store, Uncategorized
Run by three former investment bankers, BeerBud.com.au makes craft beer available online. Andy Williamson, 27, Alex Gale, 30, and Mark Woollcott, 35, all held high-paying positions at investment firm CMB Capital and all three loved trying different beer rather than...
by Chris Bryant | Sep 19, 2014 | Industry News, online store, Uncategorized
After a brief lull, Australians are back to shopping online again. The NAB Online Retail Sales Index estimates digital sales in Australia at $15.6 billion for the year to July 2014, representing annual growth of 8.6%. This places online shopping at 6.6% of traditional...
by Chris Bryant | Sep 17, 2014 | Industry News, Uncategorized
Fred Schebesta, founder of comparison website finder.com.au, which now averages 400,000 views per month, shares his top five tips for starting an e-commerce site. 1. Find your niche “If you want your business to survive, you need to find exactly where...
by Chris Bryant | Sep 15, 2014 | Industry News, Uncategorized
Woolworths announced recently that its online sales rose to more than AU$1.2 billion for the financial year ending June 2014. This is an increase of more than 50% compared to last year. Woolworths CEO Grant O’Brien said the latest results reinforced the...
by Chris Bryant | Sep 12, 2014 | Industry News, Uncategorized
The Australian government’s online business information portal has published a ‘Bitcoin for business’ page to advise operators of their tax and other regulatory obligations when using the digital currency. It contains a basic explanation of what bitcoin is and how it...
by Chris Bryant | Sep 10, 2014 | Industry News, Uncategorized
Billabong has agreed to sell two of its e-commerce businesses, SurfStitch and Swell, for $35 million to a consortium that includes SurfStitch founders Justin Cameron and Lex Pedersen “Billabong International Limited today announces the outcome of the strategic...
