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  • Shopping.com buys into Australia

    eBay-owned shopping portal Shopping.com believes the Australian e-commerce market is finally ripe for the picking, and will launch its Australian service this week with 200 local retail partners.

  • Inside Apple's new Chatswood store

    Apple selected a shopping centre in suburban Sydney as the location for its second retail outlet in the Asia Pacific. Our photo gallery takes you to its grand opening.

  • Coles Myer ditches "e" tag for online

    In yet another indication of the rank odour of "e" in Australia's retail sector, Coles Myer is re-naming its loss-making e.colesmyer business unit as Emerging Businesses, the company said this morning.

  • 'Tis the season to be spending ... online

    These days, more and more people are choosing to avoid the tacky tinsel and Christmas carol muzak by hitting the Internet to buy presents for their nearest and dearest. ZDNet Australia looks at the online shopping boom expected to take place this holiday season.

  • E-tailer puts beauty on TheSpot

    Internet retailer TheSpot will launch a second online shop tomorrow -- beautyspot.com.au -- claimed to be Australia's first on-line beauty retailer.

  • Can SMS save mobile commerce?

    Let's face it, mobile commerce never delivered on the hype that surrounded it over the last few years. But that doesn't mean mobile commerce is dead, thanks to a new use of an old technology.

  • 'Tis the season to try again

    When it comes to Christmas shopping online, 1999 was seen by many as the year when etailers and consumers alike tentatively dipped their toes in the water. The good news is that this year should be better than last year. The bad news is that that's no great achievement.

  • Health fund 'infomediaries': Can they save the patient?

    With major changes to Australia's health cover policies looming, many are shopping around for insurance. Online comparison services promise to clear the confusion, but do they get a clean bill of health?

  • Java does the business

    After the initial hype following its introduction, has the computing world lost its addiction to Java? Not on your life.

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