On Tuesday, according to a report from the Mint newspaper which cites sources familiar with the matter at hand, Walmart Inc is in talks with India’s Tata Group for a potential investment of up to $25 billion in its new “super app”. The new “super app could be launched as a joint venture between Tata…
On Friday, in a statement Apple Inc said, it will launch its first online store in India on September 23; the date of the launch assumes significance and is strategic since it coincides with India’s festive season which routinely rakes in some of the biggest sales for retailers every year. Currently, Apple sells its products…
On Monday, in a statement Amazon.com Inc said, it is ramping up its recruitment drive and will be hiring 100,000 more workers – its fourth hiring spree, to keep pace with surging e-commerce demand. The hiring positions will be full time and part time and will be based in its home country as well as…
In a notice sent to customers by Italy’s state-owned bank Monte dei Paschi, hackers have managed to access the mailboxes of some employees, with the bank informing clients in the notice that on March 30 some messages with voice mail attachments had been sent as a result of the cyber attack. Incidentally, the notice did…
On Tuesday, Boeing Co stated, BBAM, a lessor, had ordered three 737-800 converted freighters to service the growing e-commerce market and the express sectors of the air cargo market. The planes, which will be converted, will come from BBAM’s existing fleet. “This agreement shows how we can serve our customers by delivering efficient and reliable…
On Tuesday, Singapore’s central bank stated, it has received 21 applications for digital bank licenses which includes 7 licenses for retail banking while the balance is for wholesale bank licenses. The development marks Singapore’s biggest liberalization of its banking sector in two decades as it pushes to bring about online-only banks which will have lower…
As per a report by Mastercard Inc, e-commerce sales saw record highs this shopping season in the United States, with U.S. shoppers preferring online sales to their brick-and-mortar counterpart. For retailers, the holiday shopping season is a crucial period for which can account for up to 40% of annual sales. This year, Thanksgiving, which traditionally…
In a background of rising economic and political challenges stemming from Brexit and UK’s general elections, British online retailer The Hut Group (THG) disclosed it has raised $1.10 billion (1 billion euros). It went on to add, it will channel the funds for further expansion. The new capital comprises a 600 million euro term loan,…
The move will increase competition against peers such as Alibaba Group Holding and Sea Ltd. In a significant development that sees Amazon.com Inc upping its competition against rivals such as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s Lazada and Sea Ltd’s Shopee, the U.S. e-commerce giant stated it has launched a bigger local store and marketplace in Singapore.…
Since it first fund raiser in 2006, 83North has invested in 70 companies and made 15 exits, three of which were in unicorns – startups that have been valued at more than $1 billion. On Monday, 83North, a London-based venture capital firm stated, it had raised $300 million for a new fund targeting European and…
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