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Thanksgiving online spend hits a record $3.7B, mobile accounted for one-third of sales
Thanksgiving, a day when brick-and-mortar stores tend to be closed, has become a big one for online spending, and this…
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Amazon reverses tax-triggered block on US shop in Australia
Amazon has reversed a decision it made six months ago to shut off its US ecommerce site to Australian shoppers. Reuters reports…
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Walmart in China is now testing same-day grocery delivery from Dada via WeChat
Walmart has just begun testing same-day grocery delivery called Walmart To Go in one of its stores in China, months…
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Ticketmaster and Fanatics link up to sell merch and tickets on each others’ platforms
In a blockbuster deal for Fanatics and Ticketmaster, the two companies have agreed to sell verified tickets and merchandise on…
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Move over Le Creuset? A new cookware startup founded by and for millennials is getting down to business
Sometimes, it’s hard to imagine a product or industry that a new e-commerce startup hasn’t tried to remake already, from slippers to mattresses,…
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GoEuro is adding ferries to its multi-modal travel planner mix
European multi-modal travel planning platform, GoEuro, is adding another transport option to its ‘compare and book’ proposition by introducing ferries…
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Walmart passes Apple to become No. 3 online retailer in U.S.
Walmart has overtaken Apple to become the No. 3 online retailer in the U.S., according to a report this week…
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Mailchimp teams up with Square to launch shoppable landing pages
Mailchimp, the popular email newsletter service and marketing platform, today announced a partnership with Square that will allow its users…
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Alibaba and Amazon move over, we visited JD’s connected grocery store in China
The arms race to build the future of grocery stores is heating up in China. To no one’s surprise, the…
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Walmart and Target embrace in-store mobile checkout for the holidays
Two of the U.S.’s largest brick-and-mortar retailers, Walmart and Target, are launching new mobile checkout systems in their stores to…
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