https://www.oliverstringham.com/tags/e-commerce/ Recent content in e-commerce on Oliver C. Stringham Hugo -- gohugo.io en Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.oliverstringham.com/publications/horizon-scan-online-plant-trade/ Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.oliverstringham.com/publications/horizon-scan-online-plant-trade/ Using automated web scraping across 11 Australian e-commerce platforms between 2020 and 2023, we identified 3,822 plant species for sale and categorized them by regulatory, naturalisation, and native status, flagging emerging invasive species risks and the online platforms most in need of monitoring. https://www.oliverstringham.com/publications/whos-a-pretty-bird-australian-online-pet-trade/ Sat, 16 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.oliverstringham.com/publications/whos-a-pretty-bird-australian-online-pet-trade/ Analyzing roughly 14,000 online sales listings covering 235 parrot and songbird species, we found 55% of traded parrot species and 64% of traded songbird species were non-native to Australia, with most at extreme risk of establishing invasive populations. Traded abundance was best predicted by breeding and handling requirements, availability, and appearance. https://www.oliverstringham.com/publications/weed-wide-web-invasive-plant-trade/ Fri, 11 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.oliverstringham.com/publications/weed-wide-web-invasive-plant-trade/ Despite state and territory bans, invasive plants are widely available on Australian e-commerce platforms. Across 235,162 plant advertisements collected over 12 months, we found 155 plant taxa being sold that are prohibited from trade in at least one Australian state or territory. https://www.oliverstringham.com/publications/snapshot-online-wildlife-trade-australia/ Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.oliverstringham.com/publications/snapshot-online-wildlife-trade-australia/ Using web scrapers across 12 Australian e-commerce websites over 14 weeks, we identified 1,192 species being traded as pets within Australia, including 667 non-native species and 81 threatened species, providing the first broad snapshot of the scale and composition of Australia’s online pet trade. https://www.oliverstringham.com/publications/untangling-web-australia-invertebrate-trade/ Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.oliverstringham.com/publications/untangling-web-australia-invertebrate-trade/ The online trade of live invertebrates in Australia is largely unregulated and unmonitored. Tracking listings over 12 months, we found 264 traded invertebrate species spanning 71 families and 168 genera, led by the native stick insect Extatosoma tiaratum, with stick insects, ants, and tarantulas the most popular groups.