[LINK] DJ Meltdown

[Michael Skeggs mike@bystander.net]

Some discussion of the click frenzy promotion at
http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/82102

So far, the consensus is AU retailers treat their online customers like
chumps.
Regards,
Michael Skeggs


On 20 November 2012 17:38, Jan Whitaker <jwhit at janwhitaker.com> wrote:

> [maybe they contracted with the same outfit as the Republicans ;-) ]
>
>
> DJs' online frenzy ends in meltdown
>
> Rachel Wells
> Published: November 20, 2012 - 5:32PM
>     *
> <
> http://www.theage.com.au/business/djs-snubs-joint-retail-frenzy-for-one-of-its-own-making-20121119-29lkt.html
> >DJs
> snubs joint retail frenzy
>     *
> <
> http://www.theage.com.au/business/retail/click-frenzy-whos-taking-part-20121120-29ni2.html?rand=1353389818758
> >Click
> Frenzy - who's taking part
>
> David Jones' attempt to hijack Australia's first national online
> shopping event with a sale of its own has backfired, with the
> department store's two week old website crashing this afternoon under
> the weight of heavy traffic.
>
> A spokeswoman for the department store said unprecedented traffic to
> the site had caused the technical meltdown. By mid-afternoon,
> shoppers who earlier in the day had problems accessing some deals,
> could not even get on to the site.
>
> "Basically, we've had an overwhelming response to our Christmas
> Frenzy event," the spokeswoman said. "Our stores have been trading
> well ahead of our expectations and our online site has been inundated
> with customers causing it to go into meltdown."
>
> The site was inaccessible for about two hours. But it is now back online.
>
> [snip
>
> http://www.theage.com.au/business/djs-online-frenzy-ends-in-meltdown-20121120-29nou.html
>
>
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