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Commerce search puts Google inside retailers' catalogues[Erika Morphy] 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 12:42 Top 9 Web 2.0 drivers for e-commerce success[Linda Bustos] 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 13:34 EU vows to free online shoppingBRUSSELS, 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 21:06 The Asian e-commerce opportunity[Kirti Vashee] 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 10:51 Vote for best e-commerce storeVoting is now open for the 2009 SA E-Commerce Awards. 14 Oct 2009 09:35 Insight into virtual currency at 27dinnereBucks' 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 16:33 Access suppliers through retail portal
Amazon Kindle goes international
WantItAll goes to Brazil
The bright, cloudy future of e-commerce[Steve Coy] 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 12:38 Zara to sell clothes over the InternetMADRID, 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 12:37 E-Commerce innovations - what's now and what's next[Pete Sheldon] 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 13:55 Susan Boyle album top seller on AmazonWASHINGTON, 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 13:42 Latest jobs
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Finding suppliers can be time-consuming and frustrating; however, Reach Retail, the latest internet portal for retail in South Africa, plans to make this a simple click exercise. The site offers retailers free access to daily industry news, supplier search by name, supplier search by area, category and sub-category, industry events and a favourites management functionality. 
CALIFORNIA, USA: Amazon.com on Tuesday, 6 October 2009, announced it is releasing an international version of the Kindle and trimming prices of the coveted electronic book readers. 
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. 
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