China e-commerce giant JD.com (JD) on Thursday handily beat expectations for the fourth quarter. But JD stock wavered in early trading. X The Beijing-based company reported adjusted earnings of 70 cen...
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Alibaba Group (BABA): Can E-commerce giant Ride the Rally?
Alibaba Group (BABA) launched the Global e-commerce Challenge. China’s aggressive economic plan aims for 5% GDP growth. Alibaba Group (BABA), the e-commerce giant, is complying with China’s aggressiv...
Singapore’s Sea Posts First Profit After E-Commerce Holds Up
(Bloomberg) — Sea Ltd. reported its first-ever profit, a milestone in the Southeast Asian gaming and e-commerce giant’s turnaround effort to convince investors of its money-making potential. Mos...
Livestream Shopping Is Not Going To Take Over E-Commerce
LINYI, CHINA – JANUARY 19: Livestreamers sell food as she live streams video on a smartphone before … [+] the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Ox, on January 19, 2021 in Linyi, Shandong P...
Klarna Is Not A Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) Company
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 23: Paris Hilton attends the Klarna & Paris Hilton House of Y2K … [+] Launch Party on February 23, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jon Kop...
Target bets on e-commerce, invests in delivery hubs
The Target Corporation logo displayed on a smartphone screen. Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Target said Wednesday it will spend $100 million to build a larger network of s...
Chinese E-Commerce Tycoon Colin Huang Loses $3.1 Billion In One Day As Imminent Price War Spooks Investors
Pinduoduo founder Colin Huang (Photo by Qilai Shen/Bloomberg) © 2017 Bloomberg Finance LP E-commerce giants JD.com and Pinduoduo are on the cusp of a new price war, with the former pledging more than ...
Cathie Wood bought more of this eCommerce stock on recent pullback
Shopify Inc (NYSE: SHOP) has lost nearly 20% in less than a week – a sell-off that Cathie Wood read as an opportunity to load up on shares of the eCommerce giant. How many shares did she buy? Stock is...
Korean e-commerce exec accused of accepting LUNA for shilling Terra Labs
South Korean prosecutors have requested an arrest warrant for the former CEO of Tmon, a Korean e-commerce platform, after taking billions of South Korean won in Terra (LUNA), now known as Terra Classi...
Three E-Commerce Trends That Will Change How We Shop In 2023
E-commerce is no longer a rising tide for all categories and brands. Online retail sales growth is coming down from pandemic-driven highs. Euromonitor International expects online product sales to rec...
NBCUniversal’s One23 Sees Interactive TV Finally Ready For Prime Time
LINYI, CHINA – NOVEMBER 05: A live streamer sells clothes via live streaming on a smartphone at an … [+] e-commerce park ahead of China’s Double 11 shopping festival on November 5, 2...
Online Shopping Prices Down 1% In January Compared To Previous Year, Adobe Reports
Online prices have decreased for five consecutive months, on a year-over-year comparison, according … [+] to the latest Adobe Digital Price Index, released today. getty Overall ecommerce prices ...
Vancouver’s Haywood Golf Debuts Woods Line
Haywood Golf’s debut driver Haywood Golf Golf’s recent boom may feel like it’s approaching the 18th hole and ready to recede but industry experts retain their bullish stance on the sport’s futur...
The Current Role of Cryptocurrency in E-Commerce
Cryptocurrencies have been around for well over a decade and have achieved mainstream acceptance over the past few years, with more and more businesses and individuals looking to get in on the action....
China E-Commerce Giant Alibaba Falls After Reports of Move to Singapore
Stock in Alibaba the Chinese e-commerce site, fell 7% in Hong Kong trading on Monday after reports the company is moving its headquarters out of the country. Alibaba (ticker: HK:9988) to be building a...
E-Commerce Retail Just Passed $1 Trillion For The First Time Ever
Online shopping has hit over $1 trillion in the US for the first time ever, not including travel … [+] spending. getty Digital commerce just passed the $1 trillion mark in a single year for the ...
2023 Predictions: A UK Retail Rollercoaster
‘Permacrisis’ was declared the word of 2022, so what might 2023 bring? There are reasons for cautious optimism here in the UK, but first retailers are going to have to buckle up and brace for more tur...
Ecommerce Giant Amazon To Launch NFT Initiative
Big tech giant Amazon is taking another step to solidify a position in the crypto industry. According to a report from crypto news outlet Blockworks, the company will launch a non-fungible token (NFT)...
My Bold Retail Predictions For 2023 (Part 1)
Vintage illustration of a 1950s businessman with a crystal ball, telling the fortune of his … [+] company’s profits, 1953. (Illustration by GraphicaArtis/Getty Images) Getty Images As I sh...
PBoC Launches Digital Yuan Smart Contract Functionality on E-Commerce App Meituan
The Chinese central bank has launched smart contract functionality for its digital yuan amid new use cases. China recently launched smart contract functionality on its digital yuan via one of its prom...
Cramer names 6 e-commerce plays that are buys, says to wait on Amazon
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday offered investors a list of e-commerce plays he believes are worth buying, despite the group’s rough performance in 2022. “There are still some e-commerce...
Holiday sales tanked, trucking data shows e-commerce wasn’t the issue
The market did not like what it saw from the final retail holiday sales numbers for 2022 which sets up a tough year for retailers, but e-commerce is continuing to boom, including in areas outside the ...
Cardano Enters Top 10 Most Spent Crypto In Ecommerce
Crypto payments on e-commerce platforms are booming despite market conditions, with Cardano (ADA) and Binance Coin (BNB) entering the top 10 most spend crypto. According to a report from payment proce...
Crypto payments volume in eCommerce climbs over 60% in 2022
Despite markets now suffering a severe correction, the number of retailers who are willing to accept cryptocurrency payments continues to rise with a steady increase in the volume of crypto purchases ...
How E-commerce Can Benefit in Blockchain Industry
Blockchain technology is gradually making its way into the e-commerce industry as a viable, effective solution to operational constraints. Since the advent of digital currencies and the supporting bl...
Which is the better UK e-commerce stock?
Boohoo (LON: BOO) and Asos (LON: ASC) share prices have had a terrible performance in 2022. They dropped by more than 90% and shed millions of pounds in market cap. Boohoo, which was valued at over £3...
LAMEA Fintech-as-a-Service Market Report 2022: Growth of eCommerce and the Dawn of Blockchain to Drive Sector Forward – ResearchAndMarkets.com
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “LAMEA Fintech-as-a-Service Market Size, Share & Industry Trends Analysis Report By Technology (Blockchain, API, Artificial Intelligence, RPA), By End Use, By Type, By A...
3 Simple Ways to Boost Conversion Rates on Your Ecommerce Website
Everyone can improve their conversion rates, and if you’ve been struggling to turn visitors into buyers lately, you should know that there is always hope. Unless something catastrophic is happening wi...
The Demise Of E-Commerce Is Greatly Exaggerated
commercial illustrator getty This is a topic that’s been on the minds of many retail executives and industry watchers in recent months, with some pointing to declining e-commerce growth rates an...
E-commerce Bots Boosting Prices, Causing Shortages, And Taking Advantage Of Crises
When TicketMaster melted down in November under the avalanche of Taylor Swift fans trying to get concert tickets, the company blamed bots. The site was supposed to open up only for 1.5 million Swift f...
Polygon merges with Flipkart to develop blockchain ecommerce excellence
Flipkart, which happens to be the absolute top-of-the-line online commerce site, has duly kept up with its earlier commitment to blockchain technology and forged a lucrative merger deal with Polygon. ...