e-commerce

PayPal Raises Business Fees Between UK And Europe

Fees for business payments between companies in UK and European Economic Area to rise to 1.2 percent as interchange costs…

3 years ago

US Lawmakers Express Concern Over Amazon One Palm Scanner

US senators query Amazon over security of biometric data from Amazon One palm-scanning system, and how company plans to use…

3 years ago

Amazon Online Sales Growth Slows Amid Lockdown Easing

Growth for online shopping at Amazon settles down to more normal levels after the pandemic boost, but AWS continues to…

3 years ago

Indonesia’s Bukalapak Plans $1bn Domestic IPO

Indonesian e-commerce firm Bukalapak set to become first tech 'unicorn' to make market debut in the country as it seeks…

3 years ago

Amazon, Google Face CMA Investigation Over Fake Reviews

Thorny problem of fake reviews faces an official investigation, with the removal efforts of Amazon and Google being examined by…

3 years ago

US Senator Adds Support To Amazon Union Vote

Amazon Alabama warehouse unionisation effort gets bitpartisan support after Florida Republican senator Marco Rubio publishes tirade against 'malicious' company

4 years ago

The State of X Commerce. What’s Next in the Digital Retail Space?

The retail space is being radically transformed, thanks to the pandemic. E-commerce and then M-commerce has rapidly evolved. But what's…

4 years ago

Alibaba Faces Antitrust Probe By Chinese Authorities

China's answer to Amazon - Alibaba - faces antitrust investigation for preventing merchants from selling their goods elsewhere

4 years ago

Amazon’s Head Of Consumer Heads For Retirement

Jeff Wilke is to retire from the company next year after 22 years with Amazon, leading its worldwide e-commerce and…

4 years ago

Coronavirus: Amazon Promises Protection For Workers After Walkouts

After warehouse workers stage walkout in the US, Amazon says it will roll out temperature checks and face masks next…

5 years ago

Amazon Blocks 1 Million Misleading Coronavirus Product Listings

Company also battles price gouging on coronavirus-related products, as third-party sellers rush to cash in on virus' continued spread around…

5 years ago

The State of Mobile

What is the current state of mobile, and how will this sector develop over the next few years? For businesses,…

5 years ago

Alibaba Hails ‘Bright’ Future Ahead Of Hong Kong Listing

Chinese giant's £10 billion secondary listing seen as a boost for Hong Kong as Asian financial hub continues to be…

5 years ago

Alibaba Looks To Hong Kong For £16bn Secondary Share Offer

The Chinese e-commerce giant previously raised $25bn on the New York Stock Exchange in what is still the world's biggest-ever…

6 years ago

Amazon’s New York Headquarters Hits Surprise Roadblock

Political opposition to the company's plans for a second heaquarters in Queens unexpectedly gains ground over 'secretive' £2.3bn deal

6 years ago

Former NASA Engineer Tricks Parcel Thieves With High-Tech Glitter Bomb

The engineer's practical joke comes as Amazon invests heavily into improving the security of parcel deliveries

6 years ago

Snap Trials Amazon Visual Search On Snapchat

The feature, in testing with a few initial US users, allows shoppers to link to Amazon listings by snapping a…

6 years ago

Jack Ma To Hand Over Alibaba Reins Next Year

The Alibaba co-founder, a former English teacher with no technical background, said he is stepping down so that he can…

6 years ago

Microsoft, Walmart Join Forces Against Amazon

Walmart is to use Microsoft's cloud services as it looks for ways to fend off pressure from Amazon

6 years ago

IT Life: Tim Thurman, Paysafe Group

Paysafe chief digital officer Tim Thurman talks about blockchain, the Internet of Things and why he loves cooking

7 years ago

EU, France Take Action Against ‘Abusive’ Google, Apple App Stores

The European Commission has drafted stricter rules for app stores, e-commerce sites and search engines, while French legal action targets…

7 years ago

France Demands €10m Amazon Fine Over Vendor Contracts

Amazon abused its e-commerce dominance to tie vendors using its platform into 'abusive' contracts, claims the regulator's lawsuit

7 years ago

Transportation, Sales & Retail Jobs ‘To Disappear’ As Robots Take Over

Automation and e-commerce are set to phase out 80 percent of transportation and warehousing jobs and 63 percent of sales…

7 years ago

Tales In Tech History: Amazon – From Online Book Retailer To Tech Giant

Scourge of the High Street? How a simple online book seller transformed itself into global e-commerce and tech giant

7 years ago

Microsoft Azure Links With India E-Commerce Giant Flipkart

Microsoft is to supply Flipkart with cloud infrastructure and artificial intelligence services in a win over cloud rivals

8 years ago

Amazon To Add 5,000 Staff In UK This Year

The company plans to hire more than 15,000 staff across Europe by the end of 2017

8 years ago

IOC Signs Up Alibaba As Olympics Cloud, E-Commerce And Digital Partner

International Olympic Committee (IOC) selects Alibaba for cloud services and infrastructure and to build an e-commerce platform for Olympic Games…

8 years ago

Dutch Developer Backdoor Scam ‘Affects 20,000 Users’

A developer installed back-doors in online shops and used the details he collected for sophisticated financial fraud, Dutch police say

8 years ago

Alipay Partners With Barclays And Other EU Financial Firms To Boost European Push

The Chinese payments giant continues to look beyond China with its European expansion

8 years ago

Who Are China’s Biggest Technology Companies?

China is a bastion of giant tech firms from Huawei and ZTE to Xiaomi and Alibaba

8 years ago