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...
by Chris Bryant | Sep 8, 2014 | Industry News, Uncategorized
Online payment provider 2Checkout has partnered with WooThemes to offer 2Checkout’s online payment technology to WooCommerce users. The integration allows WooCommerce merchants in nearly 200 countries to accept payments in 26 currencies, as well as increases...
by Chris Bryant | Sep 5, 2014 | Industry News, Uncategorized
Irish backpacker Eamon Eastwood brought a bunch of Tayto crisps with him to sell to Irish pubs when he visited Australia in 2000 and 14 years later, he’s running a booming import business that now supplies Woolworths and Coles, as well as having an online...
by Chris Bryant | Sep 3, 2014 | Industry News, Uncategorized
Supermarket and liquor giant Woolworths is planning a dramatic expansion of its Dan Murphy’s online business, which already has 46% of the online liquor sales market in Australia. The new plan will see beer, wine and spirits producers have products shipped to...
