Make your site dance with CLIVE

Luella Bartley, the young British designer whose designs have adorned model Kate Moss and singer Lily Allen, has become the latest fashion casualty of the recession.

To help fashion retailers and shoppers CLIVEvideo.com today launched "FLAVORS" - an online shopping experience similar to sitting in the front row of a catwalk show.

The online retail marketplace is highly competitive, when a new visitor arrives at your web site; you’ve less than 12 seconds to make a positive first impression and engage. If you don’t, your visitor is just one click away from shopping elsewhere.

Spotlight, traditionally known as a destination for materials , home interior decor and haberdashery has identified craft supplies as a large growth industry. Spotlight has therefore  commissioned and launched a  new website that attempts to harness a community experience for its users. The site has interesting blog posts that have been started by skilled writers, catalogues, a video tab (without any videos yet at time of writing) and lots of useful information to provide ideas and a good starting point.

Christmas in October: Tips to Get Ready Now for the Online Rush

By Ross McDonald, Google Retail Marketing Head

Christmas is still a couple of months away, but Australians are already researching their

Christmas purchases online. For retailers, this means getting ready for Christmas now - and

testing your online strategy well before the Christmas rush. To make sure you're prepared for the

online bonanza, try these 10 tips: