Through this app, users can browse through products and buy them directly. The Verge has reported citing two sources familiar with the matter at hand as saying, Facebook Inc-owned Instagram is working to create a new standalone shopping app through which users can browse through goods and buy them directly. It is not clear when…
Flipkart is the vehicle through which Wal-Mart is fighting back its prime competitor – Amazon.com. On Wednesday, in a move aimed at retaining customer loyalty, Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart stated, it will be launching its second loyalty program later in August 2018, as it move to better fight Amazon.com Inc’s Prime plan. Bengaluru-headquartered Flipkart stated,…
The partnership will enable Wal-Mart to boost its online presence and tap into Microsoft’s repertoire of cloud services and advances in artificial intelligence technologies which could potentially enable it to provide customers at its brick and mortar stores cashier-less checkouts. On Tuesday, Walmart Inc, the world’s biggest brick-and-mortar retailer, disclosed it had entered into a…
The wide-ranging partnership expands the Bollore Group’s and Alibaba’s logistics network such that it can help diversify their respective customer base. On Monday, Vincent Bollore, the CEO of French conglomerate the Bollore Group stated it had signed a global partnership with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba. In a statement, both companies said, their partnership covers clean…
For Google, the investment will benefit in terms of improved analytics and market reach in China, one of Asia’s fastest growing economies. In an effort aimed at expanding its presence in one of Asia’s fastest growing economy, Google is set to invest $550 million in China’s e-commerce firm JD.com. The strategic move is also aimed…
Despite global trade tensions heightened consumer demand, in the form of e-commerce, is lifting the profit margins of air freight carriers. In a move that defies rising global trade tensions, e-commerce has become a driving force for air freight business thus significantly boosting the profit margins of many major airlines. According to the International Air…
The deal essentially acts as a point of entry for Wal-Mart into India’s highly competitive e-commerce market. Flipkart and Wal-Mart can finally level the playing field against Amazon.com, the world’s biggest online retailer. On Friday, as per a Bloomberg report citing anonymous sources, Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart has agreed to sell an a 75% equity…
While Mercari has gained traction in Japan and Britain, in the U.S. although it does not any direct competitor, it is to be seen how it will mitigate challenges from tech giants, including eBay Inc and Amazon.com who dominate the e-commerce market. Riding on the success of a recent funding round which boosted its market…
Naspers said the sale was for strengthening its balance sheet and to boost growth in its e-commerce business. On Friday, Naspers, a South Africa-based multinational internet and media group, stated it has raised $9.8 billion by selling 2% of its holdings in China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd. A move, it described as being aimed at strengthening…
The move assumes strategic importance since it acts as a vehicle for increasing Alibaba’s global push to boost its marketshare in Singapore’s fast-growing multi-billion dollar e-commerce market. As part of its drive to further expand its presence in new markets, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is set to invest an additional $2 billion in the Lazada…
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