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Why are your customers unhappy?

Online retail sales have been growing steadily in recent years, reaching record highs in 2015.  Shoppers spent a combined $4.33 billion...
Avatar of Brian Wallace Brian Wallace
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Africa’s first billion-dollar company is an e-commerce network

With more than a billion people and some of the fastest-growing economies in the world, Africa is on its way to becoming the...
Avatar of Alfie Joshua Alfie Joshua
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Amazon is stepping up its game as it tries to take on PayPal

It’s no secret that Amazon is trying to take on PayPal, but all it takes is one look at how Pay with Amazon’s...
Avatar of Brian Molidor Brian Molidor
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Facebook’s e-commerce push might involve Apple Pay

Facebook may want WhatsApp to remain a regular messaging app, but Facebook Messenger is a whole other story. With Messenger, Facebook...
Avatar of Carl Durrek Carl Durrek
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Alibaba wants to bring e-commerce to rural areas

Somewhere around 600 million people live in the Chinese countryside, and Alibaba has spent years trying to turn them into customers. The...
Avatar of Lorie Wimble Lorie Wimble
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Mihaibao is helping Western companies reach Chinese consumers

Western companies have always found it difficult to tap into China’s vast consumer base, but many of them keep trying because...
Avatar of Lorie Wimble Lorie Wimble
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This e-commerce startup wants users to design their ideal products

What separates Massdrop from other e-commerce companies is that it runs on something the founders of the company call “community-driven commerce.” The products that are...
Avatar of Alfie Joshua Alfie Joshua
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Facebook and Twitter’s e-commerce ventures aren’t very successful

Many social networks have been dipping their toes into the e-commerce market with Buy buttons in recent months, but if this...
Avatar of Michio Hasai Michio Hasai
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American tech companies are starting to emulate WeChat

William Bao Bean is one of the most prominent venture capitalists in China, one that specializes in spotting emerging trends and...
Avatar of Chastity Mansfield Chastity Mansfield
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Amazon’s most-promising competitor has $350 million in new funding

Challenging an e-commerce behemoth like Amazon requires an immense amount of connections and resources, not to mention experience and strategy. Jet.com has plenty of...
Avatar of Michio Hasai Michio Hasai
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Bing just received a bunch of shopping features for the holidays

Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Microsoft has added a plethora of new features to Bing that will improve...
Avatar of Louie Baur Louie Baur
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Alibaba just earned $14.32 billion from sales in less than a day

For those of you who aren’t familiar with Single’s Day, it’s a massive shopping festival that’s the Chinese equivalent of Black Friday, and...
Avatar of Connor Livingston Connor Livingston
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Less than 60% of China’s e-commerce products are actually genuine

Even though Chinese products have improved significantly over the years, the country still has a problem with counterfeit goods, especially on its e-commerce platforms....
Avatar of Brian Molidor Brian Molidor
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Facebook wants to be the new Craigslist with Local Market

Facebook is really interested in e-commerce, and it’s approaching the market from a number of different angles in order to find...
Avatar of Sal McCloskey Sal McCloskey
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Amazon now lets you buy stuff from your TV in the lamest way possible

Imagine seeing something that you want on a commercial, then being able to purchase it straight through your television with a few...
Avatar of Michio Hasai Michio Hasai
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