A Pet's Life Online Pet Shop was launched in November 2007 and to celebrate its second birthday is running an online competition.
23 Nov 2009

Less than two weeks until Cyber Monday. You've got staffing queued up. Your warehouse is full. Your shipper is standing by. But have you considered what will happen on your website after a flood of qualified buyers click on the irresistible and precisely worded ad for your product or service? Now (not then) is the time to find out if your website can take the heat that Cyber Monday will dish out. 17 Nov 2009

The last VW Citi Golf MK1 produced for sale has currently exceeded its indicative market price of R113,500 on bidorbuy.co.za auction site, currently standing at a little over R160,000. The car started its bidorbuy journey on 3 November at a starting bid of only R1.
13 Nov 2009

There's a huge base of potential customers online every day who look but don't buy. These are consumers who use the Internet to research their shopping decisions but not to make transactions. In most cases, security fears are to blame. What can e-tailers do to reassure these squeamish shoppers that buying from them is just as safe as making a purchase at a brick-and-mortar store? 12 Nov 2009

The majority of global markets are growing significantly faster than the United States. Bill Gates has even stated that in the 21st century, a business must use e-commerce to survive. In this economy, thinking outside the proverbial box and expanding a company without taking on significant overhead or structural changes means selling beyond geographic borders.
11 Nov 2009

While recent reports don't predict a major recovery for retailers this holiday season, the outlook for e-commerce sites is slightly more optimistic: 2009 will post an 18% increase in online holiday shopping over last year, according to Information Resources. For many consumers, though, the convenience of online shopping comes with a hefty price: their identity. 9 Nov 2009

Google has launched a new cloud-based search tool targeting enterprise-level e-commerce operations, just in time for the 2009 holiday selling season. Commerce Search provides a set of features designed to improve the relevance of results for consumers searching a retailer's own product catalogue, while boosting cross-selling opportunities. 6 Nov 2009

Social tools are becoming increasingly important as the Web becomes more social - yet retailers are struggling to find social tactics that drive real sales and ROI. Not every social activity is appropriate - it depends on the product a retailer sells, the competition, consumer behavior and the retailer's commitment to invest in the resources needed to develop and maintain social initiatives. 28 Oct 2009

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: It's the bane of online shoppers' lives, searches dangling coveted brand-name gadgets, gear or gifts cheaper on websites from another country, but not being able to buy them. 26 Oct 2009

For many in the West, Asia is viewed as a large monolithic geographic area with some slight differences among regions. However, a more-informed understanding is that there are several market segments, and an understanding of some of the key differences between segments is valuable to developing effective market strategies. 26 Oct 2009

Voting is now open for the 2009 SA E-Commerce Awards. 14 Oct 2009

eBucks' CIO and industry guru Benjamin Marais will serve as guest speaker at Cape Town's October 27dinner, where he will address the highly topical issue of virtual currency. 12 Oct 2009

The online store WantItAll announced its official launch into Brazil on Thursday 1 October 2009. In keeping with the idea of its English name, the Portuguese/Spanish name for the site is CompreUS, meaning ‘buy U.S.' It uses the technology and knowhow, pioneered in South Africa, to allow Brazilians to order whatever they desire from the US off Amazon.com.
2 Oct 2009

There are exciting days ahead for e-commerce. An impressive set of innovations need only to be pulled together for companies to move to a new, high-powered level of functionality. Underlying all of the advances are the concepts of Software as a Service (Saas) and Platform as a Service. In short, everything is going to the cloud. 18 Sep 2009

MADRID, SPAIN: Spain's Inditex, Europe's largest clothing retailer, said on Wednesday, 16 September 2009, it would start selling its flagship Zara brand clothes over the Internet later this year in selected European markets. 17 Sep 2009

Just as the evolution of the speed-skating boot set new standards for the sport, innovation in today's constantly evolving e-commerce landscape has worked as a catalyst to move it forward. E-commerce practitioners from all industries need to be ready to step up and embrace innovation as a means of staying ahead of the game. 15 Sep 2009

WASHINGTON, USA: The album won't be released until November but Susan Boyle, the Scottish singer discovered on "Britain's Got Talent" who went on to become a YouTube sensation, is already number one on Amazon.com. 7 Sep 2009

WASHINGTON, USA: In a bid to drum up more business, eBay on Monday, 27 July 2009, said it plans to reward top-rated sellers on the online auction site.
28 Jul 2009

SAN FRANCISCO: Online retail giant Amazon announced on Wednesday, 22 July 2009, that it was purchasing popular Internet shoe shop Zappos.com in a stock and cash deal valued at nearly US$850 million.
23 Jul 2009

SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Barnes & Noble on Monday, 20 July 2009, launched what it bills as the world's largest online electronic book shop with virtual shelves holding more than 700,000 titles.
21 Jul 2009