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IKEA Goes Online In Second Indian Market
Retail // January 21, 2020

Swedish furniture company IKEA now has a second online-only store in India, this one in Pune. The store follows an earlier, similar model that opened in Mumbai without an actual building, according to reports. The rollout furthers IKEA’s strategy to connect with Indian consumers, and...

Amazon Seeks China Market Share With New Store On Pinduoduo
Amazon // November 24, 2019

A source told Reuters on Sunday (Nov. 24) that Amazon is opening a store on the Chinese eCommerce site Pinduoduo.  Amazon closed its marketplace in China in July after realizing it could not compete with rivals like Alibaba’s Tmall marketplace and JD.com. Although Alibaba and...

Amazon Sues Counterfeit Sellers
Amazon // June 28, 2019

Amazon is continuing its fight against counterfeiters. Along with Boulder-based company Nite Ize, a maker of specialty lights and phone mounts under the STEELIE brand, the eCommerce giant filed a lawsuit on Wednesday (June 26) in a Seattle federal court, accusing a group of counterfeiters...

Teens Help Snap’s Stock To Surge
Markets // June 07, 2019

Snap has seen its stock surge more than 180 percent since December — thanks to teenagers. When it comes to augmented reality, Pivotal Research Group Analyst Michael Levine said there are “increasing signs of momentum in the business on multiple fronts,” according to Bloomberg. In...

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Apple Targets India For Online, Retail Push

February 27, 2020
Apple‘s annual shareholder meeting at the Steve Jobs Theater on Wednesday (Feb. 26) addressed expansion plans in India, and the effects of the coronavirus, among other things. The tech giant is planning to open an online store in India later this year, according to CEO Tim Cook. Apple will also open a brick-and-mortar store in the […]

IKEA Goes Online In Second Indian Market

January 21, 2020
Swedish furniture company IKEA now has a second online-only store in India, this one in Pune. The store follows an earlier, similar model that opened in Mumbai without an actual...

Amazon Seeks China Market Share With New Store On Pinduoduo

November 24, 2019
A source told Reuters on Sunday (Nov. 24) that Amazon is opening a store on the Chinese eCommerce site Pinduoduo.  Amazon closed its marketplace in China in July after realizing...

Amazon Sues Counterfeit Sellers

June 28, 2019
Amazon is continuing its fight against counterfeiters. Along with Boulder-based company Nite Ize, a maker of specialty lights and phone mounts under the STEELIE brand, the eCommerce giant filed a...