Online Retailing
Online Retailing
June 08, 2011
Japanese online retailer Rakuten Inc. has bought a majority stake in Brazilian e-commerce company Ikeda as it seeks to expand its global presence.
The deal on Tuesday marks the Tokyo-based company's...
June 08, 2011
Phones pose a far greater threat to retailers than the internet.
If Australian retailers are struggling with online shopping, they ain't seen nothing yet. Mobile phone technology is reshaping retail...
June 06, 2011
Asos has reported a sharp rise in full-year revenue as sales at the online fashion retailer's international business continue to grow rapidly.
Revenue for the year to the end of March was up by 52...
June 02, 2011
Yahoo has resolved a dispute with Alibaba Group over the Chinese company's transfer of its online payment system, Alipay, to CEO Jack Ma, two sources close to the matter said.
The two companies...
May 31, 2011
China’s e-commerce giant is stepping up its heated rivalry with bricks-and-mortar retailers with the launch of a five-story home furnishings showroom in Beijing.
Alibaba Group’s Taobao,...
May 31, 2011
In China, B2C online shopping operators generated total sales of CNY47.07 billion (USD7.15b) in first-quarter of 2011, according to market research firm Analysys International.
Sales in Taobao Mall...
May 30, 2011
The Dune Group of UK is to overhaul its ecommerce offer, kicking off with the relaunch of eponymous footwear chain Dune’s website.
The group, which also includes brands such as Pied a Terre and...
May 30, 2011
Gome Electrical Appliances Holding, China's second largest electronics retailer, aims to expand online sales to account for more than 10 percent of total revenue in two to three years.
May 27, 2011
Yahoo said it had made significant progress in negotiations over compensation for a Chinese online payment company spun off from the Alibaba that Yahoo partially owns.
Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang and...
May 26, 2011
Visits by Australian shoppers to daily deal websites like CatchOfTheDay and Cudo have soared by more than 1000 percent in the last year, says new data on the rapidly changing face of Australian...
RIA Poll
Is China's slowdown affecting your business?
Yes, absolutely
38%
Yes, to a certain degree
36%
No, not at all
26%
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