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Fake reviews have made online shopping a nightmare. Can Reddit help?

More sceptical, savvy consumers are turning to community-based platforms for what they perceive to be more straightforward, reputable advice.

  • Lauren Ironmonger

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DigiDirect chief executive and Booktopia’s new boss Shant Kradjian has kept a low profile.

‘Don’t want the limelight’: Who is Booktopia’s low-profile new boss?

Not all Australians have heard of camera retailer DigiDirect, much less its owner, Shant Kradjian, a serial entrepreneur and investor based in Sydney.

  • Jessica Yun
Jeff Bezos is not happy about companies being targeted for not paying their fair share of tax.

Amazon’s radical plan to fight off Shein and Temu

Amazon looks worried that it can’t beat the two Chinese juggernauts of low-priced online retailing. So it’s decided to join them.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
Booktopia co-founder Tony Nash returned to the company after being ousted by the board

A series of unfortunate events: Demise of Booktopia is a page turner

A blindingly bright-coloured flag appeared only a month ago when the listed company told the market that directors’ fees for the year would be paid by issuing shares, rather than in cash.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Online fashion retailer The Iconic chief executive Jere Calmes.

‘A bit sleepy’: The Iconic’s new boss wants it to disrupt Australian retail again

Chief executive Jere Calmes hopes to cement the outlet as an essential part of the online infrastructure of fashion as consumers rein in spending.

  • Jessica Yun
Australians bought $63.3 billion worth of goods online last year, a decline of 2 per cent as households struggled to balance their budgets.

Australia’s $63.6b shopping cart: Here’s how your generation spends money online

Australians are shopping more frequently but making smaller purchases, as cost-of-living pressures force consumers to balance their budgets.

  • Jessica Yun
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The parent company of budget fashion labes Noni B, Rivers, Katies, Millers and more has been caught in the ACCC’s crosshairs for a third time.

Katies, Rivers, Noni B owner to defend ‘flawed’ ACCC lawsuit over failed deliveries

The budget fashion brands retailer sent out hundreds of thousands of items more than 20 days after customers had ordered them, and in some instances, not at all.

  • Jessica Yun
Australia Post CEO Paul Graham said to expect more full-year losses in future years.

More post offices in Sydney, Melbourne to shut amid $182m cost of snail mail

Our online shopping habit is keeping Australia Post alive, but more post offices are set to close, CEO Paul Graham said.

  • Jessica Yun
Axis Alexandria, in South Sydney is Goodman’s first multi-storey industrial property in Australia

Goodman reaches new heights with its first vertical warehouse in Australia

The multimillion dollar, two-storey property spans across 16,085 squar metres in the heart of South Sydney on a 1.69 hectare brownfield site.

  • Carolyn Cummins
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This China-based online megastore is growing in Australia. It’s also hungry for your data

The China-based e-commerce juggernaut is a hit in Australia, but experts have warned customers to be aware of what data they hand over when shopping.

  • Emma Koehn

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