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Australian regulator calls for new competition laws for digital platforms

E-commerce Australia’s competition watchdog said on Monday new competition laws are required in response to the rapid expansion of digital platforms such as Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta and Microsoft in the country. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in its latest report for the Digital Platform Services Inquiry raised concerns that expansion of these platforms has increased the risk of them engaging in harmful behaviour, such as invasive data collection and practices that lock in customers and limit their…

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Australian online spending falls by $2.9 billion year on year

E-commerce Australia has witnessed a $2.9 billion decline in online spending during the third quarter of FY23, primarily due to lower retail and e-commerce spending, according to global financial platform Airwallex. Online spending on retail and e-commerce posted the largest year-over-year decline of 8.02 per cent, followed by insurance and self-managed investments at 7.9 per cent. Spending on education and the digital and technology sectors fell 7 per cent and 1.29 per cent, respectively. Meanwhile, online travel spending grew 12.75…

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Adulttoymegastore’s Australian sales surge – here’s what shoppers are buying

E-commerce Online adult toy retailer Adultoymegastore (ATMS) has witnessed a surge in revenue in Australia on the back of higher demand from early adults to middle-aged customers. The New Zealand-headquartered sex toys merchant said it booked a revenue of 342.78 per cent in Australia from 2019 to 2023. The Australian market accounts for 56.6 per cent of the company’s total sales. About 30 per cent of the Australian buyers are aged 25 to 34, the company said, while noting an…

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DoorDash expands across six more Australian regions

E-commerce Food delivery service DoorDash has expanded its operations to six more regions and towns across Queensland, NSW, and South Australia. The new regions include Murray Bridge and Mount Barker in South Australia, Cessnock and Kurie Kurie in NSW, and Gympie and Maryborough in Queensland. The company says the expansion into the new areas is a “game changer” for the region and will assist in its ongoing commitment to grow local communities. Puji Fernando, DoorDash’s GM for Australia, said he…

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Australian online retailers expect zero sales growth this year

E-commerce Nearly 90 per cent of Australian online retailers say they are not expecting to see sales growth this year, according to a new survey. Parcel delivery service CouriersPlease conducted a survey of 200 online retailers and found that there is an “ongoing pessimism” among respondents regarding cashflow availability coupled with concerns about customer retention and overhead costs. Of those surveyed, about 57 per cent of Victorian online retailers said they are expecting sales revenue to decrease this year followed…

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Australian Made Clothes collapses – Internet Retailing

E-commerce Online retailer Australian Made Clothes has collapsed due to rising costs of operations and softening consumer demand. The store sells a wide range of clothing for men, women and children and was instrumental in supporting independent Australian designers and promoting locally made products. In a Facebook post, the company said “numerous challenges” had ultimately led to the “difficult decision” to cease operations. “Increased competition from international retailers, changing market dynamics, and the impact of the ongoing global pandemic were…

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Top 7 Australian Dropshipping Suppliers in 2023 [PERFECT For Your eBay, Amazon OR Shopify Store]

7 BEST Australian Dropshipping Suppliers in 2023 🔥𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗭𝗶𝗸 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 ➡️ https://linktr.ee/zikchannel 🔥𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗧𝗼 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗬𝗧 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 ➡️ https://bit.ly/subscribe_to_zik In this video, I will go over the 7 best Australia Dropshipping suppliers in 2023 for your eBay, Amazon, or Shopify Store. The suppliers in this list are from Australia or have warehouses in Australia. 0:00 Intro 0:30 Kogan 2:16 Bangood 3:03 How to filter out the different warehouses using Bangood 3:31 CrazySales 5:33 Wholesale suppliers 5:34 CJ Dropshipping 6:50…

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10 Best Australian Dropshipping Suppliers

Thinking about starting a dropshipping business in Australia? We created this list to help you start to dropship in Australia with ease. There are so many options for dropshipping suppliers down under, but filtering the best from the rest is a challenge. To make it easier, we did some research and found the 10 best Australian dropshipping suppliers and Shopify alternatives for Australia. Pro tip: if you haven’t already, check out our guide on everything you need to know to…

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eBay Invests and Partners with Australian Fashion Rental Platform

eBay announced its venture capital investment arm invested in The Volte, a “luxury dress sharing platform.” The Volte does not hold inventory itself – rather, it lets people list their designer items for free on its platform (“lenders”) and charges the lenders a 15% fee when someone rents one of their items. In announcing the investment, eBay said The Volte is one of the largest designer rental marketplaces globally, revealing that “Month on month bookings have already doubled in 2023…

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Sell on top Australian marketplaces using WooCommerce.

List, Sell, and Shine on top Australian marketplaces through WooCommerce Running short of time? Get PDF of the blog in your mail. Download Now! Play Now With a predicted revenue of over US$43.21 billion in 2023 Australian e-commerce industry is yet to witness the record-breaking growth in near future. The exponential growth of the industry is largely fuelled by some of the well-known Australian marketplaces. In the past decade, businesses have shifted their focus to online operations and customers have…

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