Online DVD rental and movie subscription company, Quickflix has launched a new iPhone app to allow selection of movies on mobile devices.  The app can be downloaded free from the Apple iTunes App Store. Quickflix customers who do not own an ...

Amazon.com is under attack over sales tax, or the lack of it, as the US states aim to stanch their budget deficits; but the world's largest online retailer carries little short-term risk and may even gain points from consumers with its populist messa...

Australian domain registrar and auction provider, Drop.com.au, has opened auction for the domain names ʻmothersday.com.auʼ (starting price AUD$7,500), and ʻyes.com.auʼ (starting price AUD$20,000) as well as more than 50 more premium com.au and net.au...

PayPal has marked its fifth anniversary in Australia with 3 million active users and more than 30,000 Australian businesses now using PayPal to send and receive money online.  The number of customer registrations in the past year has grown b...

Lasoo.com.au has become the first Australian company to launch a retail application for the Apple iPad, enabling Australian users of the new device to search across hundreds of retail catalogues, products, retailers and brands from thousands of outle...

Shopping clubs appear to be gaining awareness and popularity in Australia, according to data from Experian Hitwise. The company's Top 20 Apparel and Accessories websites includes private shopping clubs in its top three. The list, for the week endin...

An Australian trio have created a world first in customised shoe retailing - online. Bespoke shoes are just a mouse-click away in an online retail concept tapping into the growing demand for customised fashion. Shoes Of Prey is the brainchild of Sy...

Despite Gerry Harvey's reluctance to enter the world of ecommerce, figures from Experian Hitwise indicate he'd be very wise to do so.  According to Experian Hitwise's Top 20 - appliances and electronics list for the week ending April 10, Har...

Trend spotting website Springwise has stumbled across a free widget for ecommerce sites to allow volume discounts.  The trend of volume discounts has been growing noticeably in the US and is set to make its mark on the Australian ecommerce i...

The inaugural Online Retail Industry Awards (ORIAs), to be held in July, will recognise and reward deserving excellence in ecommerce, according to organisers.  The ORIAs, to be held in Sydney on July 7, claim to be the only event in Australa...