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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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Insight into virtual currency at 27dinner

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:33:00 +0200

eBucks' 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.
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Access suppliers through retail portal

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:11:00 +0200

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.
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Amazon Kindle goes international

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:24:00 +0200

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.
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WantItAll goes to Brazil

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:59:00 +0200

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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The bright, cloudy future of e-commerce

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:38:00 +0200

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.
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