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...
In an expanded attempt to compete with traditional hotels – and the host of other specialized start-ups riffing on what they do – Airbnb is leveling up the types of travel services on offer for guests that book through its platform. Those services will include...
There is no arguing that online reviews aren’t important in the digital age. Depending on which figures you fancy, between 65 percent and 90 percent of consumers check online reviews before they shop and 88 percent of people treat an online review with the same level of consideration they...
