Posts tagged "amazon"

By Kathryn Backholer, Deakin University

Imagine a world where smart pantries sense when you are running out of your favourite food and or…

By Gary Mortimer, Queensland University of Technology

Online retail giant Amazon’s decision to block Australian shoppers from its US we…

Customer loyalty: hard to gain, harder to keep? This week Michel Hogan takes a look at how her own loyalty to businesses has been repaid – are businesses doing enough to keep loyal customers onside?

Retail giant Amazon caused a stir on Thursday when it announced that come July 1, Australian shoppers will no longer be able to buy goods from its international websites.

Richard Branson says it could be just a matter of months before he embarks upon his first space trip.

Buy now, pay later services are boosting the already booming online retail market.

As competition heats up in the online retailing space, eBay Australia plans to offer a free delivery program for members from June.

Trike Bike has secured a small victory against retail giant Amazon, with the Australian platform offering to refund its subscription fees between February and April due to lack of sales.

You only have to consider how Amazon is continuing to change the retail industry to understand how important it is to identify the disruptors you cannot afford to ignore, says Michael McQueen.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has taken a dig at Amazon and Google, accusing them of effectively rigging their systems to the detriment of retailers. Nadella attacked the rivals to his Microsoft Azure cloud platform, saying: “Amazon and Google both are fantastic at being able to rig transactions.”

It's been more than a month since Amazon Australia contacted Trike Bike owner Michael Coates and he says the company's silence indicates the retail giant truly doesn't care about smaller retailers. 

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has shared the inspirational quote he has stuck on the front of his fridge, which he has been reading for years.