e-commerce

3 in 5 Australians see Amazon as threat to small business

Recent research carried out by Australian crowd-sourced courier service Go People found that while Australian shoppers recognise that US e-commerce company Amazon may put local retailers in jeopardy, they
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In the press: The future of e-commerce

This week’s article: The latest trends and their impact on online and omni-channel order fulfilment.
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AusPost breaks delivery volume records

Australia Post has revealed that it completed more than 37 million parcel deliveries during December 2017, the busiest month in the organisation’s 209-year history.
According to Bob Black, Chief
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DHL predicts bumper Christmas delivery volumes

Logistics company DHL has predicted that delivery volumes in Australia over the 2017 Christmas season will be up 20 per cent from the 2016 season, with peak volumes of overseas parcels expected on 18 December,
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WiseTech Global announces ninth acquisition for 2017

Sydney-based logistics software company, WiseTech Global, has acquired Warehouse Management System (WMS)
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eBay and DHL partner with 24 /7 delivery network ‘Hubbed’

eBay and DHL eCommerce have partnered with parcel delivery network Hubbed, which provides parcel delivery to its network of petrol stations, convenience stores and newsagents for parcel drop offs and pick
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Amazon Australia launch plans remain under wraps

Edit – 30 November 2017: News site LifeHacker has shared that Amazon’s failure to launch may have been due to a glitch in the software used to apply goods and services tax (GST), as announced
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Amazon Australia launch may have gone “horribly wrong”

Australian retailers partnering with Amazon have been left confused after the e-commerce company failed to launch its full Australian site on Black Friday, 24 November, ChannelNews reports.Read More

CouriersPlease appoints National eCommerce Manager

Parcel delivery company CouriersPlease’s new National eCommerce Manager, Jessica Ip, has been tasked with driving the strategy and innovation of the business’s e-commerce services to “enhance the
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