e-commerce

E-commerce is the activity of electronically buying or selling of products on online services or over the Internet.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Bills, Junkmail and Cucumbers? USPS Wants To Deliver Groceries
Bills, Junkmail and Cucumbers? USPS Wants To Deliver Groceries
September 26, 2014  |  Mobile

The U.S. Postal Service has been delivering groceries for Amazon and has decided it wants to do a lot more. The agency this week, according...

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German Tech Replicator Rocket Heading Toward ~$2B IPO
German Tech Replicator Rocket Heading Toward ~$2B IPO
September 25, 2014  |  Europe

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, than the brothers Sawmer (Marc, Oliver and Alexander), the three founders of Germany’s Rocket Internet, are the...

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Ron Johnson Surfaces Driving A Delivery Business
Ron Johnson Surfaces Driving A Delivery Business
September 25, 2014  |  News

Former JCPenney CEO Ron Johnson—who before that ran Apple Retail—is reportedly launching an on-demand service for the delivery of electronics. A report from The Information...

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This Holiday, U.S. Retailers Focused On Marketing, Not Infrastructure
This Holiday, U.S. Retailers Focused On Marketing, Not Infrastructure
September 24, 2014  |  Mobile Commerce

Online retailers are worrying less about infrastructure and more about marketing and customer service for the 2014 holiday season, according to a survey of more...

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Neiman Marcus Buys Luxury e-Tailer
Neiman Marcus Buys Luxury e-Tailer
September 22, 2014  |  News

The Dallas-based high-end Neiman Marcus chain has paid about €150 million to take over Germany E-Commerce site MYTheresa.com, along with the E-Commerce operation’s flagship store...

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Alibaba IPO Is Done, So Now What?
Alibaba IPO Is Done, So Now What?
September 20, 2014  |  Hmmm

Order imbalances may have delayed Alibaba’s initial public offering for a bit on Friday (Sept. 19), but the company made a ton of money nonetheless....

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Diapers.com Founder Raises Big Dollars To Get Back To Competing With Amazon
Diapers.com Founder Raises Big Dollars To Get Back To Competing With Amazon
September 17, 2014  |  Merchant Innovation

The old saying goes: if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.  Diapers.com parent company (Quisidi) founder Marc Lore, who sold Diapers.com to Amazon for $550...

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China’s Biometric Payment Scheme
China’s Biometric Payment Scheme
September 15, 2014  |  Mobile

The Chinese Academy of Sciences has endorsed an E-Commerce biometric authentication program based on the shopper transmitting a selfie. Dubbed “face swapping,” officials described a...

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UPS Delivery Headache: Too Much E-Commerce
UPS Delivery Headache: Too Much E-Commerce
September 12, 2014  |  News

There once was a time when E-Commerce was a gift to delivery services, where replacing all of those personally-picked-up purchases with a truck-delivered one a...

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