The Green Way Forward

Online retailers in Australia have been slow to adopt initiatives that help the environment.  What is being overlooked, apart from the responsibility retailers have to care about important social issues, are the benefits that ‘going green’ can generate for a retailer’s bottom line.

In the U.S. all major retail companies, including online retail giant Amazon.com , have developed strategies to reduce their carbon footprint.  A 2009 U.S. survey shown below identifies a significant percentage of consumers, across a broad range of demographics, who will actively choose to shop at one store over another because the merchandise or operations were green friendly.

Friday 9 July 2010

WINNERS ANNOUNCED – ONLINE RETAIL INDUSTRY AWARDS

The inaugural Online Retail Industry Awards winners have been announced.

In a lavish ceremony celebrating Australian retail’s advances in cyberspace, the industry’s brightest gathered to recognise online excellence after the final day of the Online Retailer Conference in Sydney. A glittering black tie affair featured New Inventors host, James O’Loghlin, who had the gathered throng of almost 400 attendees in stitches with his take on innovation and the internet.

eBay announces the launch of a new mobile app for Android

7 July 2010 – eBay.com.au today announced the launch of a new eBay application for the Android handset, making shopping on the go even more accessible.
Free to download from the Android Market, the application will allow users to search, buy, pay, and check the status of their eBay activity from their Android handset – bringing the world’s largest online marketplace to their fingertips, anytime, anywhere.
eBay spokesperson, Jenny Thomas said Australian consumers increasingly want the convenience of shopping while on the move.