Google is gaining ground in the market for same-day package deliveries, stepping up competition with Amazon.com, eBay and a host of startups during the holiday shopping season, Bloomberg News reported. Google Express handled 50 percent more toys in the two weeks after the Thanksgiving holiday,...
U.S. shoppers spent $42 billion during the last weekend before Christmas, up 2.4 percent from 2013’s $41 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday (Dec. 23). That’s better than a decline, but it indicates that 2014’s holiday season may fall short of early estimates that it...
With the end of 2014 approaching, some major retailers will apparently be missing their year-end deadlines to be able to accept Apple Pay. But one unexpected merchant has already gone live with Apple’s mobile payment system: the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works now...
Alibaba and SoftBank are holding joint discussions with bankers in India as they try to secure a slice of India’s consumer e-commerce market, according to India’s Economic Times. The preliminary meetings are to discuss potential targets for the two companies, according to an unnamed source...
PayPal will sell digital gift cards from CashStar through its PayPal Digital Gifts store and the eBay marketplace, the companies announced on Monday (Dec. 22). Under the deal, CashStar’s retailer brands — which include Home Depot, Staples, Office Depot, Best Buy and Starbucks — will...
The Russian cyberthieves believed to be responsible for retailer payment-card breaches at Staples, Bebe Stores and 14 other chains have also stolen an estimated $25 million directly from banks’ internal payments systems, according to a report by Russian and Dutch security researchers. The cybercrime group...
Meeting its self-imposed “by Christmas” deadline, Walt Disney World will begin accepting Apple Pay on Wednesday (Dec. 24), 9 To 5 Mac reported. The new payments system, which will also support contactless payment cards and other NFC-based systems including Google Wallet, will be initially available...
Users are frustrated with their mobile shopping experience this holiday season, and social commerce could be next year’s fastest rising star. Those are the key takeaways from several new research reports, according to Mobile Commerce Daily. A Mobiquity study found that 33 percent of consumers...
China’s e-commerce giants have stepped up their online expansion to customers in rural areas, hoping to offset a saturated urban market, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Sunday (Dec. 21). JD.com said last week that it will set up a county-level operating center in south...
