INDUSTRY TALK  People ask me lots of questions about my knowledge or what special skills I have that give me creative licence to write articles and opinions on the state of internet retailing in Australia. Well to tell you the truth I don't have any, and that's what my secret is. You see it's my ability to explore and ask questions about things I don't know about, or understand then group them together in some sort of logic (or illogic). Read on

A few months ago I had the opportunity to chat with Daniel Jarosch, Co founder and managing director of brandsExclusive, one of the more prominent invitation only websites that offers branded products at reduced prices for limited periods. Armed with Business degrees from the Heinrich Heine University, D sseldorf (Germany) and the MIT, Boston, Daniel s career includes an eight year stint at Price Waterhouse Coopers, then two years in the Senior Management of eBay Europe. Daniel has also been involved in numerous ecommerce start ups prior to brandsExclusive. Read on

Marks reaction: A fantastic article about brandsExclusive and its business model, and how it is working - Enjoy!

eCommerce (or Online Retail) is all about making money , first and foremost. If you do not want to do this, then do not invest in these strategies. If you do want to, then keep reading. Read on

Marks reaction: The follow up to the extremely popular article E-commerce is about making money Part 1. Enjoy!

eCommerce (or Online Retail) is all about making money , first and foremost. If you do not want to do this, then do not invest in these strategies. If you do want to, then keep reading. Read on

Marks reaction: A fantastic article by Curtis Johnson. Curtis is one of the most passionate advocates of ecommerce and how to carry it out properly.

In our line of work, we re talking to retailers locally and overseas on a daily basis and what we re hearing more and more is that improving site search results pages is a major focus for 2010. It seems a growing number of retailers are realising that a little fine-tuning goes a long way when it comes to offering quality site search and browsing capabilities on an e-commerce website, and I m very pleased to hear this. Read on

Marks reaction: Not much consideration is given to site search , even though this is such a time saving tool for consumers. (not to be confused with Google type search in a search engine but actual search on a website) This is a thought provoking article about providing faster access to products or categories for browsers.

While e-retailing is setting records overseas, particularly in the UK and the US, Australia is lagging far behind. Here, online makes up only three per cent of retail sales. So what are the barriers? Is e-retailing set to take off? Read on

Marks reaction: As Online Retailing slowly evolves, it's nice to see the ABC doing some research and allocating a full hour to the topic on Radio National at a peak time!