Microsoft has been busy recently with feature demonstrations of their revolutionary Augmented Reality (AR) goggles, the Hololens. In the years since its announcement, Microsoft has only eluded to the Hololens’ possible uses but never really revealed too much. This is quite possibly because they didn’t even know themselves. In the recent Hololens demonstrations, Microsoft showcased […]
Website security is a big issue in 2016. According to a recent study done by RSA website hacking attempts are on the rise. But don’t worry, the good guys are working just as hard as the hackers to make sure that your store and your customers’ information is safe. Download the 2016: Current State of […]
Father’s Day is on the 4th of September (That’s pretty soon!). What have you done to make the most of the occasion? Have you prepared your online store? If not, that’s cool. I have you covered. Father’s Day might not be as busy as Mother’s Day or Christmas but Australians still spend an estimated $753.4 […]
It’s a common misconception that if you write product descriptions that describe your product you will get sales in return. You don’t want to describe your product. You want to sell it. The two product descriptions listed below are two different companies selling the same product. They are essentially saying the same thing but one […]
Online shopping discount promoter Click Frenzy is having their Mid-Year discounting bonanza today at 7pm EDST 17th May. Click frenzy initially was a relabeled clone of America’s Cyber Monday but over the last few years has flourished in Australian market and even evolved to include end of year financial sales. For those Australians that don’t […]
The retail industry is a super competitive and continues to expand at an unprecedented pace with little signs of slowing. With success in the industry gravitating around capturing customers with growing expectations and a shrinking tolerance. It’s ultimately the companies that apprehend every opportunity with careful planning and lean manufacturing that will rise to the […]
How to market your online store to get more Mother’s Day sales. Mother’s Day is one of the most active retail times of the year behind the Christmas season. According to a recent prediction by market research firm IBISWorld, overall retail spend on Mother’s Day will increase by 3.9 percent to $1.36 billion. Overall retail […]
The one thing ecommerce does well is consistently improves the quality and speed of service that customers buy products. It’s in every seller’s interest to have the quickest and safest checkout possible. Helping you keep buyers on the line and your takings safe from credit card fraud should be pretty high on every sellers priority […]
Jack Ma, founder and executive chairman of the Alibaba Group.IMAGE: NI YANQIANG/IMAGINECHINA Need proof on how important ecommerce is to retail sales? Chinese ecommerce giant “Alibaba” sold $462 billion US worth of products in 2015 alone. That’s billion, with a capital B. For those that don’t know what Alibaba offers: Alibaba provides both consumer-to-consumer and […]
The benefits of selling globally are boundless and a quintessential factor in leveraging economies of scale. If done right, your product could be the next Coca Cola. Amazing right? Some online store owners think they are selling their product to a global market just because they are based on the internet. But, are they really? Selling […]