Online department store operator, Deals Direct, has agreed to change its ways following large numbers of customer complaints to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
The complaints included bogus savings claims, and inaccurate or misleading product descriptions on the Deals Direct web-site.
ACCC chairman, Graeme Samuels, said that many online stores misrepresent consumers’ rights and said he
Click on the title to read more Large numbers of complaints prompt ACCC to take action over DealsDirect.com.au
A deepening row over the domain name Townsville.com.au highlights why industry regulator – au Domain Administration Ltd (auDA) – will soon publish an official list of expiring Australian domains (i.e. domains where the license has not been renewed).
As this issue went to press, the official whois service lists the status of Townsville.com.au as ‘inactive’.
But only last
Click on the title to read more auDA kills Townsville.com.au, plans to publish official, ‘dropped’ domains list
Giant US online retailer – Amazon.com, stunned the markets last week with the announcement that net sales in the three months to September 2009 were 28% higher than for the same quarter last year.
Amazon's Kindle eBook
The company’s shares immediately rocketed higher on the NASDAQ stock exchange boosted by the fact that net income for the
Click on the title to read more Kindle eBook boosts sales revenues at Amazon.com – up 28% on last year in 3 months to September
Australian online shopping comparison shopping service, myshopping.com.au, is claiming it recently saw a remarkable surge of interest in online shopping for shoes.
A prepared article the company published at a web-site for free press releases (PRweb) said that the phenomenon was symbolic of a bigger truth.
The bigger and more important truth is that people who said online
Click on the title to read more Shoppers find online is a good fit for shoes
Laws banning online gaming operations in Australia should be repealed, according to a new report from the national government’s industry research and advisory agency – the Productivity Commission.
A report from the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into online gambling has found that the existing ban, enshrined in the Interactive Gaming Act, isn’t working.
It said the ban is simply
Click on the title to read more Online gambling prohibition should end, says Productivity Commission
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