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Amazon turns gears of internet tax wars

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:06:00 +0200

USA: More companies are joining in the fight over internet taxation begun by Amazon.com.
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New website for Jump.co.za

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:55:00 +0200

Jump.co.za, the South African online shopping comparative search engine launched its new website, yesterday, Monday 29 June 2009. Improved search speed and new features are among the benefits offered.
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The top 5 to-dos before kicking off your e-commerce project

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:25:00 +0200

So you are ready to embark on an e-commerce project. You are not alone.
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Use the cloud, Luke: easier shipping is in the stars

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:38:00 +0200

Using Software as a Service (SaaS) or cloud computing to outsource otherwise costly infrastructure - such as human resources, call centres and automated payroll - has allowed many savvy small businesses to improve efficiencies, grow profits and maintain their business focus by buying services on demand. The benefits of the on-demand model, such as low- or no-cost resources on demand, and paying only for services used are now being applied to previously cloudless business practices.
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The next wave of e-tail: considered commerce

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:30:00 +0200

The products that fueled first-generation e-commerce - books, software and music, to name a few - are all simple to understand items that can be easily shipped to consumers.
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The multichannel e-commerce path out of the recession

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:35:00 +0200

USA: Retailers caught in the downward spiral of declining sales resulting from the weak economy need not wring their hands helplessly. Online sales are burgeoning, despite the downturn. A strong multichannel e-commerce strategy offers benefits that can extend beyond Internet sales themselves to streamlining in-store ordering processes and increasing sales through cross-selling and upselling.
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Online auction offers book rarities

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:49:00 +0200

Modern first editions by Raymond Chandler, Wilbur Smith and JM Coetzee are among the nearly 300 books offered by the AuctionExplorer on-line book auction (www.auctionexplorerbooks.com) that started yesterday, 4 June 2009.
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Save by shopping online

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:17:00 +0200

Consumers are turning to the Internet to cut shopping costs. This is according to a study by the consumer division of Neotel, the second national fixed-line telecoms network operator.
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A clarion call for expanding e-commerce

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:09:00 +0200

E-commerce may account for just a tiny percentage of all retail sales, but it has tremendous momentum behind it. Overall, retail sales have shrunk due to the recession, but e-commerce sales keep growing. It's critical that governments at every level recognise the potential for e-commerce to swell the workforce and boost the economy - as long as its progress is not impeded.
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Fake goods not eBay's problem, London court rules

Tue, 26 May 2009 11:49:00 +0200

A British court on Friday, 22 May 2009, ruled that Internet marketplace eBay is not liable for bogus beauty products sold on its Web site, dealing a blow to cosmetics company L'Oreal's campaign against the online auction giant.
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