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Internet First: Wedding Streamed Live On YouTube

Two billion people across the globe are expected to watch the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton via an official royal channel streamed live on the internet on YouTube.

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Online Retailing Could Be 8% Of Sales This Year

Online retailing is set to account for between 7 and 8 percent of all retail sales in Australia, up from 2-3 percent currently, says accounting firm Ferrier Hodgson.

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M-Shopping ‘Phenomenal’, Retail Flat, Warns Industry

It used to be a sideline act, but now the mobile selling revolution is hotting up to be the main event.

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OZ Retailers Facing Mastercard & Visa Problems Today

Australian retailers may have a few problems today processing Mastercard and Visa transactions after a group known as Anonymous hacked into the company's online operations following Mastercard's decision to stop...

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Amazon Checkout Set To Kill PayPal

According to reports, Amazon.com has decided to take ecommerce by the horns with two new payment options-- Amazon Simple Pay and Checkout were launched today and are designed to directly...

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UPDATE: Westpac Online Closed Down After Attack

Westpac appear to have closed down their online banking operations after customers started receiving scam emails asking them to authenticate their log in details. Hundreds of thousands of customers who...

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Online Transactions Gaining Traction Says ACMA

More and more Australian consumers are purchasing goods or services online, with ACMA finding that close to 90 per cent of household Internet users in Australia have engaged in one...

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JB Hi-Fi, Harvey Norman Vulnerable From Online Trading, Warns Analyst

Retailers including JB Hi-Fi and Harvey Norman are set to make major financial losses as the growth of online rivals continues, warns Morgan Stanley.

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Smartphones Set To Drive Mobile Shopping: Survey

Nearly half of smartphone users say they have already, or soon will, use their phones to do mobile shopping, and 53 percent also use, or intend to use their smartphones...

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CE & IT Retailers Set To Be Stripped Of Customers

Consumer electronics and high end Hi Fi retailers who don't have online shopping operations are in for a tough 2011, according to new research which reveals that Internet shopping is...

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