Originally broadcast on the 24th of July, 2009, Chris Hitchen, Getprice CEO, discusses the latest trends in online retail in Australia. Yep, it's still growing. While price is a big reason behind the shift to online purchasing; when online, price is not the biggest factor. Chris discusses and compares the realities and costs of online retail to physical retail, a sometimes surprising comparison.

Originally Broadcast on the 5th of June 2009, Chris Hitchen discusses the surprising growth in Australian online retail that's happened over the past few months, despite the Credit Crunch's negative effects.

Increased traffic to Getprice has shown the the high-end retailers taking a bit of a hit, but the value retailers doing a roaring trade. Winter chills have also seen a rise in online sales of pharmaceuticals, from cold and flu medication to prescription drugs, and a massive increase in the sale of scarves and gloves.

Originally broadcast on Sky Business News on the 26th of March 2009, Getprice CEO Chris Hitchen discusses the Getprice Index on Sky Business News.

Chris discusses the facts that can materialise in huge quantities of data, like a sudden upsurge in interest in the price of toilet paper. Also on the up are kitchen supplies and barbecues and lingerie, which Chris theorises may be due to the economic downturn and the desire for in-home entertainment. Searches for flat-screen TVs remain incredibly popular, as always.

Chris also discusses the effect of the economy on larger retailers, who seem to do better as people feel the need to pinch pennies. He argues that they stand to gain much from allowing their prices to be compared on Getprice.

Originally broadcast on Sky Business News on the 26th of September 2008, Chris Hitchen discusses his visit to the USA and his perception of the the effect of the Credit Crunch. Other topics include the arrival of JC Penney, Costco and Overstock in Australia.

Chris also discusses the rise of value-based search - people using terms like "compare", "cheapest" and "discount" when searching for products - and current buying trends including fitness and beauty purchases.

Originally aired on radio on the 2nd of February 2009 on 2GB, Luke Bona
interviews Chris Hitchen, Getprice CEO, about the benefits of online
comparison shopping.

Getprice has been awarded a Hitwise Top 10 Website ranking for its exceptional performance in the fourth quarter of 2008.

Hitwise is a private web-monitoring firm that provides intelligence for over a thousand companies. Hitwise watches the habits of more than 25,000,000 international net users every day. This data has facilitated the construction of a database of websites ranked by popularity within 160 respective industries: the largest, most comprehensive and up-to-the-minute database of its type.

This database is created by monitoring an aggregated number of visits to websites from their many partner internet service providers, or ISPs. These numbers are intelligently analysed to determine a website's rank.

Chris Hitchen discusses the Credit Crunch's impact on Getprice.

Originally aired on the 30th of November 2008, Debs Majumdar from SBS News investigates the growing trend toward online Christmas shopping. Featuring Chris Hitchen, Getprice CEO.

Originally aired on 19 December 2008 - Chris Hitchen, Getprice CEO,
discusses the hottest products this Christmas.