Archive for August, 2009
Clive Peeters launches eCommerce website today.
Today marks the entrance of Clive Peeters into the online retail world with the launch of the clivepeeters.com.au eCommerce site. News broken by internetretailing.com.au informs us that the site is tightly integrated into the exisiting Clive Peeters ERP system. Bigbrownbox.com.au (Radio Rentals) is getting 800,000 claimed visits a month is the only real incumbent in [...]
Online Retailer 2009 in Sydney – the State of Online Retail in Australia
I just got back from Online Retailer in Sydney. It was the first event of it’s type in Australia, attracting over 2500 attendees and a good number of exhibitors. I had opportunity to talk to many of the attendees, catch up with many other online retailers and also interviewed people like Armand , VP of [...]
A Quick Summary of PeSA 2009 in Sydney (+ some pics)
PeSA Sydney 2009 was a great event. A full attendee list of 300+ eBay sellers were there. Here is a brief summary of the event from my perspective. (for more info on the Professional eBay Sellers Alliance, click here). Well, what a great conference. PeSA conferences are usually a focused get together of like minded [...]
Does your business fulfill ALL it’s promises?
I had a short holiday to New Zealand the other week. A time to relax a little, spend some time with family and count sheep. Recently my business life and thought process has been influenced a lot more by the consulting we do these days, and my Directshop business is getting more involved in consulting and development [...]
DealsDirect.com.au acquires DinosaurDeals.com.au
DealsDirect.com.au, Australia’s largest online retailer has announced the acquisition of DinosaurDeals.com.au. I suspected we might see some form of consolidation in the online space this year, and there could be more to come in future, although the press release indicates that perhaps you need some special business qualities to encourage an acquisition to take place. [...]
