The online payments service PayPal has taken the unusual step of suspending many transactions in India for more than a week.A spokesman for the service said Saturday that "personal payments" to and from India are being blocked. Transfers to banks in ...

Big names rule when it comes to online computer and peripherals retailing, with Apple Australia and the Apple store Australia's most visited computer related websites, according to Experian Hitwise data.The Experian Hitwise Top 20 - computers, tracks...

AdultShop.com has put its core businesses on the market less than a week after it rejected a takeover offer by fellow online sex shop Sexyland.The company also said in a statement on Monday that it continued to search for opportunities, "with a prefe...

DVD rental and movie subscription company, Quickflix, has appointed Hannah Schwartz as chief marketing officer.Based in Sydney, the new executive position has been created to drive subscriber and revenue growth in major national markets and to develo...

Amazon.com says it will give in to publishing giant Macmillan and agree to sell electronic versions of its books even at prices it considers too high.New copies of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall, Andrew Young's The Politician and other books published by ...

Webjet has posted a 40 per cent rise in first half profit with transaction volumes defying the economic trend, leading the company to suggest that demand is recovering from the global financial crisis.  The online travel agent posted consolidate...

A new online marketplace connecting ethical shoppers with small artisan producers of natural, organic and handmade and fair trade products has launched.  Named Ethikl, the site is online at www.ethikl.com.au In the tradition of a local f...

Subway New Zealand has relaunched its website to include a new look and more interactive features.  The website has been completely redesigned now enables customers to order online, check Subcard balances and view Subway's latest news and events...

Online business directory, TrueLocal.com.au, is offering small businesses a free online education course to help them understand the key features of the new Fair Work Act 2009 implemented this month.  The Fair Work Act 2009 is the second major o...

Catchoftheday.com.au will launch a new site dedicated to New Zealand shoppers.  Expected to go live on February 1, CatchOfTheDay (COTD) is known for its quirky and offbeat online product deals.In Australia it has a following of more than 360,000...