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Since the launch of their eBay store in July, Big Brown Box has managed to score five out of five star ratings for all eBay seller rating categories.

 

Fathers Day is on the 5th of September, so if you haven't already got your Fathers Day present be sure to start looking very soon! Today I've made a couple of quick suggestions to get you started.

 

In the next few months, eBay will implement some great new features set to improve the eBay buyers and sellers experience.

 

In a media release recently, Australia Post has decided to launch an online store, in partnership with an existing online stationery store.

 

Last week, retail giant Westfield announced they are preparing to enter into Australia's online retail market, after turning their back on the Internet 10 years ago.

 

The Online Retailer Industry Awards (ORIA) ceremony was held last Thursday, designed to show case Australia's best and most innovative online shopping retailers. The results are in, and I'm not surprised to see who received the Online Retailer of the Year Award.

 

It's that time of year again, when retailers across Australia need to move as much stock as possible before the end of the financial year. But for shoppers, I think it's the best time of year to get real bargains on all sorts of products, not just business products.

 

We all rely on the Internet for banking, online shopping, education, communication & much more. So with the National Cyber Security Awareness Week upon us, here are six easy tips for better online security.

 

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has introduced a new web site about product recalls recently, and having a list of products that have been recalled is certainly helpful before and after you shop online.

 

Australia's biggest offline discount department store, now has over 4,000 products available to buy online. The Big W online store launched this week, and they're offering the same low prices that you get in-store, on electronics, baby products, home & garden, fashion, toys, entertainment, and more.

 

eBay have announced that they will be introducing new "Item Condition" values on eBay.com.au. Over the next few weeks eBay sellers will be able to clearly state the condition of items.

 

April the 22nd marked PayPal's fifth anniversary in Australia, thanks to 3 million Australian users and 30,000 Australian businesses using PayPal as a secure way to send & receive money online.

 

With the Fairtrade Fortnight awareness campaign approaching this coming May, research has found that only a minority of Australians are routinely buying Fairtrade products, falling behind the global average.

 

Inspired by the competing nations in the FIFA 2010 World Cup, Jeans West has launched a new fashion range for soccer fans.

 

In March, Coles launched a new "Click and Collect service" in Darwin and Cairns, allowing customers to order online and pickup the order in store, saving time & money for busy online shoppers.

 

Although Harvey Norman still don't sell products at the online shop, they do have some good buying guides there.

 

Last week on the 15th April, Big brown box sent out a message through the twitter sphere detailing the new look web site. We've taken a quick look, and think it's much better for browsing shoppers.

 

The new national website for product safety information was launched recently, providing a single point of entry for shoppers to view and read about product safety, consumer product FAQs, and more.

 

When it comes to research into prices, features, news and reviews, about products I'm thinking about buying online, my preferred search engine of choice is Google, so it comes as no surprise to discover that 87.26% of Australians prefer Google too.

 

If you're planning to buy a new 3D high definition TV online, you may be interested to know that there could be a shortage of 3D media content available.

 

For the ninth time since 2005, DealsDirect has received the Number one website award from Hitwise, for the most popular website in the Australian online department store category.

 

Catch Of The Day are calling this week their biggest week ever, and sales are expected to soar with 4 different 24 hour deals each day. Today's deal is a "Super Bombastic Deal", calling it their Sweetest deal ever.

 

I'm happy to report that DealsDirect now have a clean bill of health from Google, and it's safe to shop online for bargains once again.

 

Just like thousands of other happy DealsDirect shoppers, I clicked on a bargain in their daily email newsletter this morning, and instead of landing on a DealsDirect product page, I got a 'Reported Attack Page' warning in Firefox, with a link to a Google safe browsing diagnostic page!

 

In a surprise announcement, the online homewares retailer Home Couture, has merged with OO, one of Australia's biggest discount department stores.

 

Online shopping has been highlighted as one of the top 10 growth industries for 2010, with an expected increase of 4.7%, and a revenue of $20 billion.

 

Morphy Richards has been making domestic appliances for over 70 years, and now you can buy these stylish, innovative products at Big Brown Box. Morphy Richards don't have a huge range of products, but the cookers, irons, toasters, and kettles available look fantastic.

 

To celebrate World Consumer Rights Day on Monday, the International Consumer Protection Enforcement Network (ICPEN) launched a website to deliver better consumer protection world-wide, providing shoppers with essential information to avoid scams, shop safely online, and how to lodge a complaint for cross-border disputes.

 

At OO, their aim is to offer the best prices, offered by any reputable Australian online retail store, and even in traditional bricks and mortar stores. Since the beginning of 2010, OO have been busy lowering prices permanently on over 500 products, including big brands like Sony, Panasonic, Acer, Dior, Gucci & many more.

 

The Australian owned electrical appliances store Big Brown Box, is now selling Dyson Vacuum cleaners online, with discount prices and free shipping.

 

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