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  • Monday, 30 January, 2023
    LexAmazon.com
    Amazon: ‘Alexa, can you tell me where the money went?’ Premium content

    The US ecommerce group must rethink its investments

  • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
    Amazon.com
    Amazon warehouse workers set for first UK strike

    Action by 300 staff in Coventry represents a milestone in the efforts of unions to establish a foothold in logistic sector

  • Sunday, 22 January, 2023
    Indian business & finance
    India plots digital diplomacy push during G20 presidency

    New Delhi hopes to use role to champion domestic tech such as its payments system overseas

  • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
    Shein
    Shein in talks on fundraising that would slash valuation from $100bn to $64bn

    Chinese fast-fashion retailer looking to raise up to $3bn at vastly reduced valuation in response to tech downturn

  • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
    Alibaba
    Meme stock investor Ryan Cohen launches campaign at Alibaba

    Entrepreneur presses Chinese ecommerce giant to speed up share buybacks after taking minority stake

  • Friday, 13 January, 2023
    News in-depthAlibaba
    Alibaba enlists academics in lobbying effort to restore reputation

    Push comes as group tries to recover from regulatory assault that wiped billions off its market value

  • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
    Amazon.com
    Amazon plans closure of three UK warehouses as it cuts costs

    Move will affect 1,200 jobs in Hertfordshire, Yorkshire and Scotland as US tech giant makes broader retrenchment

  • Thursday, 5 January, 2023
    Amazon.com
    Amazon plans to cut 18,000 jobs to rein in costs

    ‘Difficult’ reductions will hit ecommerce company’s online stores business, chief executive Andy Jassy says

  • Thursday, 29 December, 2022
    Retail & Consumer industry
    Subscription box companies struggle to adjust to life after lockdowns

    Ecommerce retailers such as Blue Apron and Stitch Fix try to regain momentum after pandemic boom fades

  • Wednesday, 28 December, 2022
    Indian business & finance
    India aims to ‘democratise’ online shopping with ecommerce network

    Buyers and sellers will be able to mix apps in a challenge to Amazon and Flipkart

  • Thursday, 22 December, 2022
    Amazon.com
    Amazon hit by ECJ ruling on online sale of counterfeit goods

    Case related to knock-off Louboutin shoes sold by third parties may lead more brands to challenge US ecommerce giant

  • Tuesday, 20 December, 2022
    EU tech regulation
    Amazon agrees deal with EU to end long-running data probes

    US ecommerce giant’s compliance represents win for European efforts to rein in Big Tech

  • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
    Amazon.com
    Amazon agrees final deal to close EU antitrust probes

    Ecommerce group commits to increasing visibility of rivals’ products as part of settlement with Brussels

  • Thursday, 1 December, 2022
    UK retail industry
    Asos loosens performance targets for annual executive bonus

    Analysts say move reflects sharply declining fortunes of online fashion retailers

  • Thursday, 1 December, 2022
    News in-depthAmazon.com
    Amazon’s hardware teams first to face axe as tech giant downsizes

    Staff working on Alexa, Kindle and Halo are the first to go, but investors want further cuts

  • Monday, 28 November, 2022
    JD.com
    JD.com to slash pay for top staff as China growth slows

    Ecommerce company pledges to help ordinary workers as Beijing targets wealth gap

  • Monday, 28 November, 2022
    Special ReportLithuania
    Vinted thrives as shoppers turn to second-hand fashion

    Lithuania’s first unicorn stands to benefit from worries about waste and the cost of living

  • Wednesday, 23 November, 2022
    The Big Read
    How retailers are reshaping the advertising industry

    They’re barely noticeable, but promoted items on digital sales platforms are at the vanguard of an industry worth tens of billions of dollars

  • Thursday, 17 November, 2022
    Alibaba
    Alibaba reports sluggish growth as consumer spending slows

    Ecommerce group’s third-quarter revenue falls short of analysts’ expectations

  • Thursday, 17 November, 2022
    OnlyFans
    OnlyFans to offer shopping features as it competes for influencers

    Social network will allow content creators to sell merchandise directly to their viewers

  • Tuesday, 15 November, 2022
    Ocado Group PLC
    Ocado chief plans technology push into south-east Asia

    Tim Steiner wants to be ‘Tesla’ of ecommerce by introducing platform to more companies

  • Thursday, 10 November, 2022
    Amazon.com
    Amazon scrutinises lossmaking units in search of savings

    Chief executive Andy Jassy to lead review as big technology companies adjust to slowing growth

  • Thursday, 10 November, 2022
    Amazon.com
    Amazon debuts new warehouse robot that can do human jobs

    Sparrow can pick up and sort millions of individual unpackaged products in tasks previously done by employees

  • Wednesday, 9 November, 2022
    Retail & Consumer industry
    Amazon defies global tech slowdown in Vietnam

    Ecommerce sellers relocating from China help local division to grow strongly this year

  • Sunday, 6 November, 2022
    Indian business & finance
    Walmart-owned Flipkart curbs M&A and hiring as losses mount in India

    CEO Krishnamurthy insists country’s ecommerce sector remains ‘vibrant’

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