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Russia To Amazon: ‘No Chance’
Europe // March 10, 2014

05 March 2014 Ulmart, Russia’s online equivalent to Amazon, reportedly has succeeded by doing what Amazon does not. “In this market,” Ulmart’s chairman, Dmitry Kostygin, told Businessweek, “Amazon has no chance.” The an online retailer reported $1.2 billion in sales last year. Instead of wooing customers...

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Amazon Web Services Goes Cross Border

February 18, 2015
Sticking to its global mission, Amazon Web Services announced yesterday (Feb. 17) that it will now accept bill payments and offer card support in 11 additional currencies — helping its customers save money on foreign transactions and make payments easier. Among the new services is also the option to select a desired payment currency in the […]