Leading online shopping mall www.go-shopping.co.nz has waived its subscription fee for six months.
Go Shopping recently signed its 100th merchant, retailer Hill & Stewart, and has gone free as part of an aggressive six-month membership drive.
Go Shopping’s founder Arion Holding’s Kerry Gordon said membership would be free for existing subscribers during the
subscription holiday and new customers could also register for free to experience online shopping.
In addition to waiving its subscription fee for shoppers, Go Shopping is also reducing the cost to merchants of joining
the mall and setting up a sales channel online.
Mr Gordon said “merchant numbers have reached a point where break even has been achieved, and this has allowed us to
develop new aggressively priced products for merchants wanting a site in Go Shopping”.
The site has more than 4,500 members, generating $60,000 plus in sales each month.
Go-Shopping is based on electronic payment system NetFusion which means shoppers do not have to submit credit card
details over the Internet, and merchants never see the customer’s credit card details.
“Security is probably the biggest issue for those shopping online,” said Mr Gordon. “Shoppers that are registered with
Go-Shopping or NetFusion need have none of those concerns.”
Go-Shopping also features a multi-merchant shopping cart so shoppers pay only once for all the items in their shopping
cart, even if they have come from a number of different merchants. Purchases are then itemised by merchant on their
credit card or bank statement.
“Having a broad range of merchants online, able to make special offers to registered shoppers, means the Internet is
only the beginning,” he said. “Mobile phone companies and the interactive television market have indicated their
interest in this technology.”
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