eCommerce

Samsung Confirms Hackers Compromised Customer Data – Report

Customers of the Samsung UK Store are being notified of a data breach that exposed their personal information

1 year ago

Apple To Allow European Side Loading Of iPhone Apps – Report

EU legislation could mean Apple will allow European iPhone users to 'side load' apps from outside of Apple's official app…

1 year ago

Amazon Includes Medical Discount With Prime Membership

Amazon Prime membership is being enhanced for customers in the US, with discount for Medical One healthcare service

1 year ago

Silicon In Focus Podcast: The Omnichannel Evolves

How has the concept of omnichannel retail evolved over the past few years, and what are the key drivers of…

1 year ago

Amazon Trials Humanoid Robot, Prompting Job Fears

Experiment to automate a couple of Amazon warehouse in the US via the use of robots, has prompted job loss…

1 year ago

Mexico Orders Samsung, Motorola To Stop Remotely Disabling Phones

Samsung, Motorola, ZTE instructed by Mexican government to stop remotely bricking gray market smartphones imported into the country

1 year ago

Amazon Defends Prime Service, Amid FTC Lawsuit

Amazon denies it has been duping millions of subscribers of the Amazon Prime service, as it seeks dismissal of FTC…

1 year ago

Amazon Drones Begin Medicine Deliveries In Texas

Customers of the Amazon Pharmacy service can now receive certain prescription medications via drone delivery in Texas

1 year ago

Amazon UK Warehouse Staff To Walk Out Next Month

Amazon to increase base pay for its UK workers and is to hire 15,000 seasonal workers, but trade union says…

1 year ago

Alibaba ‘Shutters’ Luohan Academy Social Research Group

Alibaba acknowledges restructure of Luohan Academy social research think-tank, which founder Jack Ma hoped would exist for 300 years

1 year ago

TikTok Confirms Halt To E-Commerce Transactions In Indonesia

TikTok will halt e-commerce transactions on its app in Indonesia from Wednesday, after ban was imposed last week

1 year ago

Amazon Wins Interim Stay On Public Ads Archive

Amazon wins interim court ruling that it isn't very large online platform (VLOP) under European Union rules

1 year ago

When Worlds Collide: A Phygital Future?

The digital and physical retail spaces have been converging for over a decade. As the age of the phygital consumer…

1 year ago

Amazon Hires Former Microsoft Head Panos Panay As Device Boss

Panos Panay is hired by Amazon as head of device business, just weeks after his sudden departure from Microsoft

1 year ago

TikTok Blow As Indonesia Bans E-commerce Transactions

Major blow for TikTok's expansion hopes in southeast Asia, as Indonesia bans e-commerce transactions on social platforms

1 year ago

Amazon Sued By FTC, US States Over ‘Monopoly Power’

FTC and US states allege Amazon engaging in ongoing pattern of illegal conduct to continue e-commerce monopoly

1 year ago

Amazon Prime Video To Feature Adverts Next Year

Amazon to include adverts to its Prime Video service in 2024, unless users opt for a higher cost ad-free subscription…

1 year ago

Amazon Executives Named By FTC In Prime Subscription Lawsuit

Three senior Amazon executives have been publicly named by US regulator in lawsuit over 'duping' users into Prime subscriptions

1 year ago

Google Begins Last Attempt To Overturn $2.6bn EU Antitrust Fine

Alphabet's Google goes to Court of Justice of the European Union in last ditch attempt to overthrow 2.42bn euro EU…

1 year ago

TikTok Sister Site Douyin Expands China Food Delivery

TikTok sister site Douyin expands food delivery services into more Chinese cities as video services merge with e-commerce

1 year ago

New Alibaba Group Chief Targets AI, Users As Core Priorities

New Alibaba Group chief executive Eddie Wu says company will prioritise users and AI as it undergoes historic restructure

1 year ago

EC Names Alphabet, Apple, Meta, Microsoft Among DMA Gatekeepers

Twenty two tech core platform services from six DMA 'gatekeepers' are officially named by the European Commission

1 year ago

Amazon Loses One Medical CEO After Acquisition

CEO of One Medical healthcare provider acquired by Amazon resigns, six months after $3.9 billion deal was closed

1 year ago

Mastercard Ends Binance Card Partnership

Latest blow to crypto giant as Mastercard ends Binance-branded cards in certain regions, following similar move by Visa

1 year ago

PayPal To Pause UK Crypto Sales Until 2024

As UK regulator readies crypto advertising rules, PayPal says it will “temporarily pause” British users from buying cryptocurrencies

1 year ago

UK Launches £1 Billion FinTech Fund

FinTech Growth Fund, backed by Mastercard, Barclays and the London Stock Exchange, aims to fund financial technology companies before listing

1 year ago

Amazon To Penalise Staff Excessively Working From Home

Staff at Amazon who work from home too often are being tracked and will be penalised, e-commerce giant warns

1 year ago

Amazon Loses Two Key Drone Delivery Executives – Report

Two key executives in Amazon's drone delivery operation have reportedly left, in another setback for delivery venture

1 year ago