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Everyone's stoked about Cyber Monday - vendors, customers and hackers

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:05:00 +0200

Less than two weeks until Cyber Monday. You've got staffing queued up. Your warehouse is full. Your shipper is standing by. But have you considered what will happen on your website after a flood of qualified buyers click on the irresistible and precisely worded ad for your product or service? Now (not then) is the time to find out if your website can take the heat that Cyber Monday will dish out.
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Last VW Citi passes value on auction

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:56:00 +0200

The last VW Citi Golf MK1 produced for sale has currently exceeded its indicative market price of R113,500 on bidorbuy.co.za auction site, currently standing at a little over R160,000. The car started its bidorbuy journey on 3 November at a starting bid of only R1.
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Drawing security-spooked customers into the e-commerce fold

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:39:00 +0200

There's a huge base of potential customers online every day who look but don't buy. These are consumers who use the Internet to research their shopping decisions but not to make transactions. In most cases, security fears are to blame. What can e-tailers do to reassure these squeamish shoppers that buying from them is just as safe as making a purchase at a brick-and-mortar store?
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How e-tailers can take on the whole world

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:03:00 +0200

The majority of global markets are growing significantly faster than the United States. Bill Gates has even stated that in the 21st century, a business must use e-commerce to survive. In this economy, thinking outside the proverbial box and expanding a company without taking on significant overhead or structural changes means selling beyond geographic borders.
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'Tis the season for safe holiday shopping

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:52:00 +0200

While recent reports don't predict a major recovery for retailers this holiday season, the outlook for e-commerce sites is slightly more optimistic: 2009 will post an 18% increase in online holiday shopping over last year, according to Information Resources. For many consumers, though, the convenience of online shopping comes with a hefty price: their identity.
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Commerce search puts Google inside retailers' catalogues

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:42:00 +0200

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.
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Top 9 Web 2.0 drivers for e-commerce success

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:34:00 +0200

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.
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EU vows to free online shopping

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:06:00 +0200

BRUSSELS, 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.
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The Asian e-commerce opportunity

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:51:00 +0200

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.
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Vote for best e-commerce store

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:35:00 +0200

Voting is now open for the 2009 SA E-Commerce Awards.
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