ecommerce

eCommerce (also known as electronic commerce) is a process of buying and selling of products or services, making money transfers, and transferring data over an electronic medium (Internet). This network allows people to do business with no barrier of distance and time.

Walmart Eyes Stake In India’s Flipkart
Walmart Eyes Stake In India’s Flipkart
January 31, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Walmart could be preparing to take its rivalry with Amazon in India to the next level by acquiring a minority stake in Flipkart. Get the...

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NEW DATA: Solving eCom’s $200B Checkout Conversion Problem
NEW DATA: Solving eCom’s $200B Checkout Conversion Problem
January 30, 2018  |  Checkout Conversion

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Is Amazon’s Next Target Warehouse Clubs?
Is Amazon’s Next Target Warehouse Clubs?
January 26, 2018  |  Amazon Acquisitions

Amazon is reportedly eyeing Boxed.com as an acquisition target, with Jeff Bezos inviting the company’s founder and CEO, Chieh Huang, to Amazon’s headquarters this week....

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Google To Move On From BigCommerce, Magento, PrestaShop Partnerships
Google To Move On From BigCommerce, Magento, PrestaShop Partnerships
January 25, 2018  |  Google

Google is reportedly ending its relationship with eCommerce platforms BigCommerce, Magento and PrestaShop, with plans to wind down support by March 20. Get the Full...

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Yoox Net-a-Porter Wooed With $3.3B Offer
Yoox Net-a-Porter Wooed With $3.3B Offer
January 22, 2018  |  Retail

The largest shareholder in Italian online fashion retailer Yoox Net-a-Porter Group (YNAP) has put out an offer to buy the shares in the company that...

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JD.com Invests $3.B To Turn Manufacturing Towns Into eCommerce Towns
JD.com Invests $3.B To Turn Manufacturing Towns Into eCommerce Towns
January 19, 2018  |  International

One of the largest eCommerce sites in China plans to invest more than 20 billion yuan — or $3.11 billion USD — in the country’s northeastern...

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Holiday eCommerce Fraud Attempts Jumped In 2017
Holiday eCommerce Fraud Attempts Jumped In 2017
January 16, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Attempts to commit online fraud jumped during the holiday season, increasing 22 percent from Thanksgiving to December compared to a year ago. Get the Full...

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Amazon Expands Prime In India
Amazon Expands Prime In India
January 16, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Bango, the mobile payments company, announced on Monday (Jan. 15) that it is providing resale and bundling technology to eCommerce giant Amazon. Get the Full...

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PayPal CEO On Retail’s “Defining Moment”
PayPal CEO On Retail’s “Defining Moment”
January 16, 2018  |  Retail

Amazon’s multibillion-dollar acquisition of Whole Food Markets will go down as a defining moment in retail – one that PayPal CEO Dan Schulman likened to...

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