March 14, 2013
Google, Facebook, Amazon, eBay: Is the internet driving competition or...
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Justus Haucap and Ulrich Heimeshoff (Dusseldorf Institute for Competition Economics, Heinrich-Heine-University of Dusseldorf) ask Google, Facebook, Amazon, eBay: Is the internet driving competition or market...
March 13, 2013
US: Amazon pushing limits of antitrust law with web address...
Amazon may face a new wave of litigation battles if the company is allowed to proceed with plans to buy the rights to Web address suffixes such as .author and...
March 13, 2013
Google Reaches Out To Connected Shoppers Around The World
Imagine you’re in a shop; you’re looking at different cameras but there’s not enough information to decide which one to get. You decide go online to compare them. Your search...
March 07, 2013
GoPago Sees History Repeating With mPayments Revolution
In order for physical retailers to compete in the current payments atmosphere, they need access to the same type of discoverability and payments acceptance that their online counterparts possess. GoPago...
March 06, 2013
BitPay Integrates Service With Fulfillment-by-Amazon
Bitcoin payment processor BitPay has announced that it has integrated its service with Amazon’s Fulfillment-by-Amazon (FBA) web service. Fulfillment-by-Amazon allows a seller with inventory in Amazon’s warehouses to sell the...
March 06, 2013
African eCommerce Site Jumia Raises $26 Million
Rocket Internet eCommerce site Jumia has raised $26 million in funding as it continues its mission to become the Amazon of Africa, reports TechCrunch. Summit Partners was responsible for the...
March 05, 2013
Google Is Reportedly Developing Same-Day Delivery Business: “Google Shopping Express”
Google is stealthily preparing to launch an Amazon Prime competitor called “Google Shopping Express,” TechCrunch reported. According to one source the service will be $10 or $15 cheaper than Amazon...
March 04, 2013
Tesco Wants To Become World’s Largest Multi-Channel Retailer
Phil Clarke is not shy with his words when it comes to the future of Tesco. The retailer’s chief wants Tesco to become the world’s biggest, “multi-channel retailer”. To do...
March 01, 2013
US: Apple loses key case against Amazon ahead of DOJ...
Apple Inc. has reportedly been denied its request for documents from Amazon.com to determine Amazon’s motivation to switch its agency model concerning the pricing of e-books and the signing of...
