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The week is in the history books and it contained news that will have significant impact on ecommerce over the next 12 – 18 months. Google is to increase their investment into same day delivery to the rumored amount of $500 million. Commerce is one of the few online industries in which Google is not […]
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 […]
Amazon invests $13 Billion into warehouses, Bing sunset Bing Shopping, VANCL raises its 7th round of funding and much more. The last week made me realise something (nothing profound) and that is that ecommerce is now global. It is done primarily via 2 models – either take a recognizable name and open businesses across the […]
Black Friday stories, Tiger Direct consolidates, A virtual measuring tape, E-commerce industry insights from Turkey, India, South Africa and Brazil. What a week, that is the first thing that I can think of when reflecting about the last 5 working days. Today is Black Friday in the United States and my inbox looks in pretty […]
Earlier this week Crate and Barrel announced that they have added a marketplace to their business. Home furnishings retailer Crate and Barrel today announced the launch of its new “Crate and Barrel Exclusive Marketplace”, a highly curated marketplace offering consumers a broader selection of products based on Crate and Barrel’s merchandising expertise. Available via the […]
It is the end of the week and what a week it was. Monday Apple dazzled everyone with their product launches (iOS6 can be seen as a direct to Google, that is going to be a separate post soon) and then word came of the struggles of Nokia. Mobile commerce is something that I encounter […]
The week is in the record books and a few stories dominated the ecommerce industry. Unconfirmed reports that Flipkart is / has raised a billion dollar round. This round of capital is supposedly led by DST, Tiger Global and Accel Industries. Flipkart has me scratching my head – it is burning cash at astounding rates? […]
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. […]
History will show us that 2020 was a year in which consumer behavior, commerce, and trade changed. Businesses of all sizes faced challenges at a scale not seen prior the World War 2. What does 2021 have in store? If 2020 is a yardstick, 2021 will continue to speed up e-commerce adoption worldwide. If you […]
Rakuten, the Japanese ecommerce giant has done it again. They have bought another company that has raised alot of questions about their merger and acquisition strategy. Viber, the messaging company that uses wireless internet to do phone call is now a Rakuten company. The issue with Rakuten for me is that they have little or […]
Google vs Amazon, eBay changes their logo, Google goes ecommerce local in China and Alibaba claims that they are the world’s biggest ecommerce business in terms of value of sold items. Phew, what a mouthful. The week has sped by but the above is only a smidgen of ecommerce news. Let me say this once, […]
Naspers, Rakuten, GSI Ecommerce and flash sale ecommerce get some headlines… The past week can be summarized into one thought “Just how global is ecommerce?” Truth is that the man on the street has little idea nor is it important for him. His primary mission is to buy that product that he wants. Sometimes, I […]
The first week of July is in the record books. This year has steadily been gaining speed and everyone has started with Q4 planning. It is pretty clear to me that in South Africa ecommerce is starting to become more acceptable. I know that sounds weird but I still feel retailers see ecommerce as a […]
Today, I start something that I have been thinking about for the last few months. As of this Friday (depending on a million things), I am going to be posting a list of 10 stories that got my attention. Yes, I said my attention.
Google unveils Shopping express in San Francisco, Amazon acquires Goodreads, Walmart does Lockers as well and much more. It is April fools day which leads to a complete lack of trust in news today. Readers, my post today is what was news last week and no funny stuff. Last week was an interesting week and […]
Google shutters commerce search and wants do retail, eBay not keen on the new The Marketplace Fairness Act and ecommerce news from Africa, France and Russia We have gone past the middle of February and this past week was a historic one. It flew below the radar but Amazon this week got the wheels moving […]
Modnique Launches into Four More Countries, Amazon hikes the price of Prime in Europe, The eBay Turnaround that Never Had to Be, Zalora to IPO?, Amazon rejected in Czech Republic, Snapdeal to be a the most interesting IPO in Indian ecommerce?, The phases of commerce and much more It has been an interesting week in […]
Target sees product subscriptions as a big push to counter the ‘Amazon Effect’, Birchbox announces $60M Series B investment, Wal-Mart will turn the electronic receipt into a sales tool, Russians flocking to Taobao, Etsy buys Grand St, Amazon test it’s own logistics network and much more This past week is one that influences ecommerce greatly. […]
I have written about the laws of unintended consequences, perception and bias, and the narrative previously. According to the Cambridge English Dictionary, “narrative”: a story or a description of a series of events. a particular way of explaining or understanding events. A story has three sides – your version, my version, and the narrated version. […]
Flipkart and Mynta to merge?, Google licenses Room 77 software, Alibaba will impact e-tailing in the US, Online Fashion: A Venture Scale Opportunity That Silicon Valley Does Not Understand, Amazon launches the Kindle FireTV & Amazon Dash, Homeshop18 to IPO , Amazon builds India business quietly, Fanatics announces Doug Mack as new CEO and much […]