online marketplace

Chinese eCommerce Site Pinduoduo Pinged For Piracy, Counterfeiting
Chinese eCommerce Site Pinduoduo Pinged For Piracy, Counterfeiting
April 25, 2019  |  Cybersecurity

The U.S. Trade Representative’s Office (USTR) has placed Chinese eCommerce site Pinduoduo.com on a blacklist, along with other sites the organization says are involved in...

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Amazon To Shutter China Marketplace
Amazon To Shutter China Marketplace
April 18, 2019  |  Retail

Amazon is set to shut down its domestic marketplace in China by mid-July. Citing people familiar with the matter, Reuters reported that the eCommerce giant...

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ezCater Raises $150M To Scale Its Business Catering Platform
ezCater Raises $150M To Scale Its Business Catering Platform
April 02, 2019  |  Delivery

Food brings people together — every grandmother worth the title reveres that wisdom. That’s only part of the story, though. A meal that’s handled badly,...

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What Is The Perfect Payments Experience?
What Is The Perfect Payments Experience?
March 15, 2019  |  Payment Methods

Here’s an exercise that may come off as too academic – like a debate over how many angels fit on a pinhead – but is really...

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How Neighborhood Goods Is Breathing New Life Into The Department Store Model
How Neighborhood Goods Is Breathing New Life Into The Department Store Model
March 12, 2019  |  Retail

For physical retail, and department stores in particular, it’s both the best of times and worst of times. The headline topping the news this week...

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Strange Bedfellows? Trade Unions And Gig Marketplaces
Strange Bedfellows? Trade Unions And Gig Marketplaces
March 08, 2019  |  Matchmakers

In the U.K., says Labour Xchange Co-Founder Jonathan Key in the latest Matchmakers podcast, millions of people are underemployed. Matching ad hoc employees to work they...

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eBay, Investors Discuss Future Of StubHub, Classifieds Biz
eBay, Investors Discuss Future Of StubHub, Classifieds Biz
February 27, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

According to reports, eBay is in settlement talks with activist investors in the hopes of avoiding a proxy fight on the online marketplace. Citing sources...

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Fiverr CEO On ClearVoice Acquisition, Focusing On Gig Talent
Fiverr CEO On ClearVoice Acquisition, Focusing On Gig Talent
February 13, 2019  |  Gig Economy

As the gig economy grows and becomes more diverse (with more skilled workers entering the marketplace), opportunities abound for platform providers that can meet the...

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Inside Rebag’s Rent-To-Resell Luxury Handbag Model
Inside Rebag’s Rent-To-Resell Luxury Handbag Model
February 07, 2019  |  Retail

Supposedly, we live in a disposable society, a place where products are thrown away instead of maintained, repaired and kept for years (or, in some...

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