A survey just released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reveals that Australian businesses are receiving record numbers of online orders. Currently, however, the majority of online sales orders are business-to-business rather than business-to-consumers. The ABS survey found that Australian businesses received online orders worth $189 billion in the twelve months to 2010–11, including orders received from Australian households, businesses and government, as well as orders received from... ...Read more »

Australia Post is getting ready to compete head-to-head with other online grocery shopping and delivery services. Yesterday, Australian Food News reported that a rival, ParcelPoint, was opening a new delivery network through independent convenience stores. Australia Post contacted Australian Food News in response to yesterday’s story and told us about Farmhouse Direct. Farmhouse Direct, a new online shopping and delivery service from Australia Post will be officially launched in late 2012. Australia... ...Read more »

An Australian delivery service has established a way for online consumers to receive their parcels at the local convenience store, rather than having to collect them from an Australia Post outlet. ParcelPoint is a simple concept – consumers are notified by SMS when their parcels have been delivered to a local convenience store or grocery, and are able to collect when convenient. The convenience stores and groceries involved are selected for their accessibility, with many open seven days and after-hours,... ...Read more »