online sales

How J.Crew Is Dipping Into Amazon’s Waters
How J.Crew Is Dipping Into Amazon’s Waters
September 06, 2018  |  Retail

Big brands have a complicated relationship with Amazon: The eCommerce retailer serves both as a potential competitor and as a retail partner that could open...

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2017 Holiday Shopping Mostly Took Place In Stores
2017 Holiday Shopping Mostly Took Place In Stores
September 05, 2018  |  Retail

It was a good holiday season for online retailers in 2017 — particularly Amazon. According to Gartner, online retail sales rose 14.7 percent year-over-year during...

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Zara’s Owner, Inditex, Pushes Digital Expansion
Zara’s Owner, Inditex, Pushes Digital Expansion
September 05, 2018  |  Retail

Zara’s owner, and the world’s largest clothing retailer, Inditex, has announced that it will sell products from all of its brands on the web. “We...

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Core eCommerce Strong, Alibaba Mobile Users Up 20 Pct YoY
Core eCommerce Strong, Alibaba Mobile Users Up 20 Pct YoY
August 23, 2018  |  Earnings

A sigh of relief or a shrug of the shoulders? Alibaba managed to post revenues that topped expectations for the period that ended June 30, perhaps...

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How Retailers Are Taking On Amazon’s Prime Day
How Retailers Are Taking On Amazon’s Prime Day
July 16, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon is rolling out its annual Prime Day event, and other merchants are taking note: Retailers from eBay to Target are rolling out their own...

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Challenging Vendors To Go A Step Beyond Amazon
Challenging Vendors To Go A Step Beyond Amazon
July 16, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Launching online sales capabilities for B2B vendors looks nothing like setting up an Etsy shop or, often, even jumping on the Amazon Business train. For...

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eCommerce Throws Off Measures Of Inflation
eCommerce Throws Off Measures Of Inflation
June 12, 2018  |  Economy

The huge growth in online shopping is not only keeping inflation at bay, but it is throwing off how inflation is measured. The New York...

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Walmart Hits With Grocery, Misses Big Online
Walmart Hits With Grocery, Misses Big Online
February 21, 2018  |  Earnings

After three consecutive quarters of eCommerce growth that was north of 50 percent, Walmart’s digital sales grew less than half of that last quarter – and investors...

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Trouva Nabs $10M To Help UK SMBs Compete With Amazon
Trouva Nabs $10M To Help UK SMBs Compete With Amazon
November 13, 2017  |  Investments

Trouva, an online marketplace for merchants that don’t sell their products online, has raised $10 million in a new round of venture funding. According to...

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