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In the retail sector, Aussies spent on average $2.90 more in each online transaction for an average order value of $138, peaking at $149 in June 2022. However, while the average online order value increased, it did so at lower than inflation and the actual size of shopping carts declined—with units per order shrinking by 13%, according to e-commerce and marketplace Pattern.

Marketplacer has signed a partner agreement with e-commerce marketing platform Yotpo to provide functionality for sellers and consumers and help Yotpo expand its reach into the marketplace economy.

GUEST OPINION: Every day, the proportion of business-to-business (B2B) commerce conducted online continues to grow. Key drivers include ongoing pandemic restrictions and a push for improved efficiency.

Sydney wholesaler Food & Dairy saw a strong growth in online sales after deploying Sana Commerce’s ordering e-commerce portal.

e-commerce fraud is increasing pressure on businesses’ margins, adding a further barrier to growth during economic uncertainty, with nearly three-quarters of businesses having diverted engineering resources, and more than half curtailing expansion plans due to fraud concerns, according to a new report from financial services and software as a service company Stripe.

COMPANY NEWS: Marketplacer, a global technology platform that enables brands, retailers, suppliers, communities and innovators to easily build and grow successful online marketplaces at scale, today announced a partner agreement with Intelligent Reach, the provider of a best-in-class product marketing platform which enables customers to manage cross-channel product marketing and seamlessly manage stock and order management across marketplaces.

Munro Footwear Group has created an integrated data foundation platform using Boomi’s AtomSphere platform to support its e-commerce transformation.

GUEST OPINION: Forter vice president APAC Joe Lee explains the main threats to e-commerce, reveals the impacts of major fraud, and shares his top three tips on how to thwart fraudulent activity in a question-and-answer portion below.

While Australians have become more tech savvy, consumers still prefer shopping in a physical store over online, with 73% choosing to shop in a physical store – 14% more than any other country, according to new research.

COMPANY NEWS: Radware, a leading provider of cyber security and application delivery solutions, today announced it has expanded its relationship with a leading, multinational e-commerce company in a million dollar deal.

Telstra is preparing to launch its entry to the growing online marketplace arena with the upcoming debut of Telstra Plus Market.

Cross-border commerce technology specialist Zonos has opened its first international office in Queensland, and appointed Travis Robinson to the role of APAC general manager.

GUEST INTERVIEW: 2021 was "really a great year" for Progress in the region, and 2022 is "looking good," senior vice president for APJ John Yang told iTWire.

COMPANY NEWS: A new online marketplace targeting Australia's burgeoning outdoor, caravan and camping market has been unveiled today.

Black Friday and Cyber Monday have been, with 8.9 million Australian shoppers spending $5.4 billion. Retailers need to be sure their websites can handle the flood of traffic, now, next time, and at all times of high demand. commercetools powers some of the world’s largest online stores and it’s here to help, both in Australia and globally.

GUEST RESEARCH: Zscaler, the leader in cloud security, today announced the release of its annual State of Encrypted Attacks Report, which tracked and analysed over 20 billion threats blocked over HTTPS, a protocol originally designed for secure communication over networks. This year's study found an increase of more than 314% year-over-year across geographical areas that include APAC, Europe, and North America, underscoring the need for a zero trust security model and greater traffic inspection than most companies can achieve with legacy firewall-based security models.

B2B e-commerce provider Sana Commerce has appointed Marcus McNamara as head of APAC.

Pharmacy websites running on the Storbie platform can now easily take advantage of Medmate's e-prescription and on-demand delivery capabilities.

GUEST RESEARCH: Marketplacer, a global technology platform that enables brands, retailers, suppliers, communities and innovators to easily build and grow successful online marketplaces at scale, announced today that it has been named a Leader in the Forrester Research October 2021 report The Forrester New Wave: Marketplace Development Platforms, Q4 2021. This independent international review by leading Forrester analysts evaluated 14 vendors based on a range of criteria including current product offering, strategy and market presence.

GUEST OPINION: While manufacturers and distributors continue to recover from the ongoing pandemic, many have learnt a valuable lesson around the importance of agility to remain resilient. The biggest takeaway has been the realisation that technology is a vital component in remaining connected with customers and suppliers in real-time.