e-commerce
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28 Jul
The battle for India’s e-goldmine is just getting started
There will be cause for celebration at Amazon India this month, with the online retail giant getting a green light for an online grocery business on the subcontinent – population 1.3bn – as well as investing fresh capital into its payment arm.
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26 Jul
Flipkart-Snapdeal acquisition to go ahead, pending shareholder approval
India’s online retailer Flipkart is going to buy its rival Snapdeal in a takeover offer of up to $950m, now that Snapdeal's board has accepted it.
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28 Jun
Trump accuses Amazon of not paying internet taxes
US president Donald Trump has used Twitter to attack e-commerce giant Amazon for not paying internet taxes.
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22 Jun
Chinese firm JD invests $397m in UK luxury online retailer Farfetch
China’s second-biggest e-commerce firm, JD.com – not to be confused with the UK sports retailer, has announced a new investment in the luxury online retailer Farfetch in a $397m deal.
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17 Jun
Walmart buys men’s clothing company Bonobos
Walmart, the world's largest company by revenue, will buy men's fashion retailer Bonobos for $310m.
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16 Jun
Why does Amazon want to acquire Whole Foods?
E-commerce giant Amazon said on Friday that it had agreed to buy Whole Foods, the upmarket grocery chain in a $13.7bn (£10.7bn) deal.
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27 Apr
Walmart has its sights set on Amazon with its e-commerce shopping spree
Walmart, the world's largest brick and mortar store, is buying up e-commerce companies to compete with major rival, Amazon.
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17 Mar
Retailers must use technology to address shopper frustrations
E-commerce is already huge and still growing fast.
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13 Mar
CHART: The retail mid-market slump
The rise of value fashion and e-commerce retailers has caused major damage to the clothing mid-market.
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3 Mar
Chinese tech giant Alibaba is beefing up its stake in India’s Paytm
India and China are economic rivals in Asia.
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1 Mar
This Chinese businessman’s net worth jumped by over $2bn in one day
Despite his humble beginnings, Wang Wei, the 46-year-old owner of SF Express, became the country's third richest man on Tuesday, after his company made its debut on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.