Online discounts have become a way of life for countless internet shoppers, and that’s particularly true of Indians who live in urban settings, according to a recent poll by news app Inshorts and research firm Ipsos. The two teamed up to poll urban Indian consumers...
UPS is gearing up to raise the rates it charges by 4.9 percent, on average. According to a press release issued last week, the increases on UPS Ground service in the U.S. and UPS Air and International delivery will kick in on Dec. 26. Additional rate changes...
Spying a fake company is difficult, even for India’s Ministry of Consumer Affairs, which just disclosed efforts around identifying about 200 fake eCommerce companies. The names of each company have not been released to the public, but the ministry has escalated the matter up to...
The consumer packaged goods market is enjoying strong online sales, with the industry expected to surpass $10 billion in online sales for the first time in history. That’s according to 1010data’s new study of the consumer packaged goods market. According to the research firm, online...
New trade routes are expanding between Russia and China. That’s according to Russia’s Far East Development Fund, which said an agreement has been made with Chinese technology company LeEco to develop an eCommerce platform focused on increasing food exportation to China. LeLive, the name of...
For this eCommerce roundup, reports are showing increased eCommerce activity in Moscow, France, Malaysia and the U.S., specifically for Best Buy. In South Asia, India’s eCommerce is sputtering, and there are plenty of layoffs in a nation where mobile phones are popular but retail spending...
Online shoppers may have noticed a quicker, more seamless experience recently. Savvy merchants are striving to make the online shopping experience, from discovery to final payment, easy for the consumer, and their efforts are paying off, according to the latest data from the most recent...
Wayfair is not exactly a stranger to enhanced and virtual reality. The eCommerce home furnishing firm made some headlines waves earlier this year for a high-tech mobile app that let users virtually redesign the rooms in their home — provided they had the right top-of-the-line phone camera...
Shakespeare wasn’t one to take names overly seriously, famously musing in “Romeo and Juliet:” “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.” But retail names — and the all-important branding that goes with them— are...
