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Amazon Coins come to UK & Germany, Magento becomes part of eBay enterprise, Microsoft closes Bing Shopping , eBay has not given up on China and much more eBay has finally done what everyone expected when they acquired Magento. They have made it part of eBay enterprise which is the old GSI Commerce. Magento for […]
Aramex shows good results from its emerging markets theory, Amazon adds Flow to its mobile app, Flash sales have to go mobile or they will die, Newegg launches a Prime competitor, Alibaba valued at a $153 billion, Amazon enters Brazil with the Kindle, Wayfair valued at $2 billion and much more. I have a question […]
Amazon acquires GoPago, MTN enters the commerce race, eBay wants to help retailers, Social Network Odnoklassniki Shuts Down E-commerce Marketplace, Alibaba to enter Brazil and much more It is the second last week of 2013 and on reflection it has been a massive year for ecommerce. Amazon continued to show the lead for all ecommerce […]
Alibaba smashes records on Singles day, the most fraudulent ecommerce countries, Amazon partners USPS, a conversation with Sina Afra and much more Folks, I am aware that I am a bit late but I wanted to wait until the end of this day to post anything. Why? Simple today is Singles day in China which […]
eBay acquires Shutl and is subject to an investigation, same old Amazon seen in quarterly results, Fab redesigns and much more. It was a bumper news week for the ecommerce industry. Amazon announced a second quarter in which they made a loss but their stock price increased. I have been thinking about Amazon.com in some […]
High expectations for eBay to prove tech prowess, Amazon Launches New Twist on Product Reviews, Pickie Acquired By Digital Coupon Giant RetailMeNot, Snapdeal Buys Product Discovery Portal Doozton, Why Alibaba Is a Big Deal, Zalora launches fashion marketplace in 3 countries, Czech e-commerce giant says Google ‘concessions’ would worsen conditions on local market, Alibaba to […]
AmazonFresh to open in San Francisco, Amazon and Drones, Wayfair to hit $1 Billion after a massive year, Zalora raises more capital and much more The week that contained Cyber Monday had a story that dominated the press for the entire week. Drones, drones and drone delivery by Amazon is the easiest summary after Jeff […]
Amazon to reach $100 billion in 2014?, Car buying revolutionized, Price Machine Offers Unbiased Shopping Insight, E-retailers join the marketplace race and much more. It is the first week of 2014 in the record books, the week contained some references to issues experienced over the festive season by Amazon etc but in terms of news […]
Logistics is now a battleground, Apple and Google fighting over mobile, Amazon says a lot but it has no meaning and news from China, India and Malaysia. As far as I am concerned 2012 is now in the record books. One working day left until 2013 and all the challenges it brings with it. Let […]
Seattle is home of the silent giant called Amazon.com. When I was in the US in October, I visited Seattle and tried to find the silent giant. The offices are not marked but it is seen on GPS maps, one would think that this company would be proud of their heritage. Amazon.com operates in a […]
This is the first in a series of posts regarding Amazon’s competitors. Game on between Cupertino and Seattle: It is clear to me that Apple is the company at the moment that can topple Amazon. It won’t be overnight but rather the process will take some time and will need Amazon to drop the ball […]
Having read George Taylor’s interesting article on “The battle over global commerce: Amazon vs Rakuten“, I feel a bit of perspective is needed. Amazon is a true giant that spans over many different business and Rakuten is the challenger trying to catch up. However, they are not the only commerce companies that want to be […]
It is Cyber Monday – the biggest day of ecommerce in North America and the main benefactor of press coverage is Amazon.com. After watching the 60 Minutes interview that Charlie Rose did with Jeff Bezos, a few things come to mind. It is clear that Bezos is trying to do so PR work after the […]
Earlier today Brian Walker from Forrester Research wrote a very interesting summary post on a research document on Amazon.com, called Amazon.com: Friend or Foe? I have great respect for both Brian Walker and co-author Suchurita Mulpuru and would love to see the research piece. As much as I respect them both, Amazon.com is a complex […]
The Secrets of Bezos, Shoprunner gets funding from Alibaba, Flipkart raises more capital, Google being investigated in Brazil and Zulily wants to IPO Readers – don’t stress this is the 10 ecommerce stories for the week of 10 October just with some changes. Moving forward the week ending post will contain the headline stories in […]
Amazon unveils Amazon Coins, Google acquires Channel Intelligence, eCommerce industry news from Turkey, Poland and much more It is Sunday night (which became Monday Night) and if I look back at the past week then the stories from this week is the calm before the storm. The storm refers to the ongoing battles seen in […]
Amazon powers ebook market in Japan, Rakuten acquires Viki, eBay acquires decide.com and much more.. I have had a busy September thus far – travelled to an undisclosed location, thinking about some ecommerce related posts and digesting all the ecommerce news that is hitting my inbox and RSS feeds. Thus you are not seeing things […]
Amazon interested in Europe, WeChat disrupts the shopping experience, Netshoes builds a mobile empire, Fab downsizes their New York operation and much more. The first week of October is in the record books and it contained a lot of ecommerce news. In weeks gone by, I have had time to think and it is pretty […]
Will Google Shopping Become a Marketplace? Google exceeds expected financial results, Amazon invests in a text to speech service and much more. The past week contained quarterly results for Google. Google exceeded the market expectations primarily due to its advertising business. Google’s results were very interesting as international revenue was 54% of Q4 revenue generated. […]
PLA’s are a direct threat to Amazon, Wayfair to make a billion in revenue by year end, Shopzilla buying Zappli and moving their advertising network across the Atlantic. Google posted their results this past week and it was reasonable to say the least. However, a few things stood out – Product Listing Ads is now […]