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Bing, Can Someone Find Us An Ad Agency

Microsoft Australia, who has under 8% of the search market in Australia but growing marketshare for their Bing search engine in the USA, is looking for a local advertising agency...

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Airlines Operating Into OZ Forced To Change Online Pricing

Eight major airlines operating into Australia have been forced to change the way that they advertise airfares following an investigation by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Qantas is not...

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Facebook Gets Serious: Unleash Deals To Rival Groupon

First there was Jump on It, Groupon and Deals. Now Facebook is looking to jump on the bargain bandwagon and launch a similar service from their ubiquitous social networking site.

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Harvey Norman & Co GST Campaign A Dead Duck?

Oz retailers more expensive than online EVEN after GST difference, Federal Commission finds. And it seems moving the threshold is more trouble than its worth.

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Bye Middle Man: JVC Sells Direct Online

Japanese giant is selling direct to the consumer on new bells and whistles website.

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ARA Exposes Australian Online Shopping Habits

The purchasing patterns of online consumers have been exposed by the Australian Retailers Association as it steps up the fight against lost sales to overseas websites.

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GST Probes Big Retail In Wake Of Borders, Colorado Collapse

GST investigation has now opened a bag of worms, including the fact retailers here enjoy far higher profits than foreign rivals. The government investigation into retailers GST claims has led...

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Consumers Flocking Online To Buy As US Retailers Move In

The rise in the Aussie dollar has seen Australian consumers flocking to overseas-based Web sites in record numbers to make purchases - especially fashion and consumer electronic items.

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Online Sales Grow Over Holidays

Retailers are optimistic about the future of online retail after it has been reported that 4.1 million Australians visited online shopping website eBay during the week starting December 6, 2009.

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VeriSign Adds Security To Business Websites

VeriSign has launched Trust Seal, an extension of its online trust mark that can help websites that do not require SSL Certificates to be safer for its customers.

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