The minimum wage increase is set to affect many industries, and eCommerce is no exception — particularly in the realm of logistics. The Wall Street Journal shares that a new report from real estate brokerage firm CBRE estimates that, for a warehouse operation with 500 employees,...
Can Amazon go head to head with FedEx? Not according to FedEx. As Seeking Alpha noted on Thursday (March 17), the latter firm was less than alarmed at the thought that the online retailer could be a real threat to the three shippers that already...
Alibaba is holding tight to its focus on spurring eCommerce growth across rural China. The eCommerce giant’s latest move in the rural parts of the country involves providing training to a million teenagers throughout the regions that will equip them to begin their own online...
The year 2015 was a big one for social commerce and for none of the Web’s many prominent digital hangout locations was this more true than Pinterest. While every social media portal has its own flavor, Pinterest is for people (usually women, if we’re in...
While some Asian country economies may be slowing down, the health of the online retail markets across the continent is booming. According to a recent report from Forrester, as reported on by ZDNet, total eCommerce revenue for China, Japan, South Korea, India and Australia is...
In an effort to gain ground to win over Google’s search, eBay is turning to one old-school retail item that’s full of data: barcodes. As reported by Bloomberg, eBay’s latest efforts in the barcode business involve relying on the data that comes with its products...
The valuation battle over tech companies continues — this time, and most recently, in India. The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday (March 2) that investors backing the nation’s biggest eCommerce company, Flipkart, have slashed estimations of the company’s valuation, sending yet another shot across the...
Prime Now is very much on the rise, according to a recent survey. StreetInsider shares the findings from a Cowen study indicating that Amazon’s one- to two-hour delivery service was used by 25 percent of U.S. Prime subscribers in Jan. 2016. Writing in the survey,...
Alibaba is reportedly after a $4 billion loan from banks as it seeks backing for its expansion plans, according to unnamed sources who spoke to The Wall Street Journal. The news hints at what’s next for the Internet giant, which could include further acquisitions that Alibaba...
