The delivery of packages using drones starts this week in Australia. Wing, a subsidiary of Alphabet, is going to deliver medicines, coffee and small food orders in the capital city Canberra. Before launching their drone delivery service, Wing needed permission from the airline company CASA (Civil Aviation Safety Authority) after a thorough analysis. This included: drone
eBay starts retail of online groceries in Australia
eBay and the 100-year old Coles Supermarket chain in Australia extend their partnership to launch the first full-blown online grocery business, reports Tamebay. The marketplace platform hopes to attract more online shoppers from Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney to purchase on eBay. eBay users from Australia can now shop (non-)perishable everyday products such as fresh food,
Revenue Shopify increases by 59%
Shopify: a Canadian company that started out as an e-commerce software company, but has grown to be a well-known e-commerce platform that assists web shops with a variety of services. It also passed the 1 billion dollar revenue mark in 2018. The company’s full revenue growth for 2018 reached 1.073 billion dollars (950 million euros). This revenue mark is a 59% increase in
30% of Australian Shoppers makes an online purchase in a UK webshop
According to Royal Mail, 30% of Australian shoppers have made an online purchase on a UK webshop, with the average shopper spending an amount of $70 per month. The main reasons that Australians are purchasing from the United Kingdom, are the price, availability of products and their love for certain UK brands. Research suggests that 76% of Australian customers will purchase
The Iconic, Showpo and Asos top the rankings in Practicology’s Selling Fashion Online Report
Global digital consultancy Practicology has ranked a group of 15 Australian fashion retailers against 10 of their UK competitors, in research to determine who is doing a better job of serving Australian consumers online. Each retailer was reviewed in Q4 2018 on criteria related to their mobile site usability, customer service, delivery proposition and SEO performance. In