Alibaba celebrated a milestone with its Singles Day this year. The popular Chinese shopping holiday turned 10. To top off the decade, the eCommerce retailer had some pretty big ambitions. It billed this year’s happening as “the largest ever in terms of scale and reach”...
More than 50 percent: That’s the amount of U.S. bills paid online. As eCommerce continues to rake in revenue — global sales volume topped $2.3 trillion in 2017, and that could nearly double by 2021 — online billing platforms are rushing to incorporate payment processing capabilities...
Expanding global sales can be a tough obstacle for small and medium-sized businesses, but PayPal is looking to ease the journey through the release of two new eBooks geared at helping SMBs boost sales abroad. The intention of the company’s eBook offerings, “How to Sell...
Rakuten has been referenced as the “Alibaba of Japan,” and though it didn’t gain the same attention as the Chinese e-Commerce giant in the third-quarter earnings season, the Tokyo-based e-commerce and Internet company had its own set of solid figures in the global marketplace as it reported a stronger...
August 18, 2023
The eagerly anticipated earnings release for Walmart beat analyst predictions, showing how efforts by the Bentonville-based retailer to increase market share and grow its customer base may be paying off. Per the company’s earnings release, Walmart U.S. comp sales rose 6.4% quarterly, led by a 24% rise in eCommerce driven by pickup and delivery. In […]
October 21, 2015
Expanding global sales can be a tough obstacle for small and medium-sized businesses, but PayPal is looking to ease the journey through the release of two new eBooks geared at helping SMBs boost sales abroad. The intention of the company’s eBook offerings, “How to Sell Internationally” and “Selling Into China,” is to help merchants capitalize […]
