Category: News

  • Wal-Mart in the News

    Wal-Mart has been in the news quite a bit recently. From an e-commerce perspective, it is making big moves into this arena. Below are some important highlights to note about Wal-Mart: Wal-Mart is experiencing steady growth. As reported by The Motley Fool, the revenue of Wal-Mart during the first quarter (ending on April 30) came…

  • India’s Tata Group opened Tatacliq.com, an e-commerce website with apparel and electronics

    India’s biggest conglomerate, Tata Group, launched an e-commerce website (Tatacliq.com) listing apparel, footwear, electronics, and jewelry from in-house as well as external domestic and global brands. This new e-commerce venture follows a curated marketplace model, but unlike other online marketplaces where sellers are free to sell any products, Tata Cliq chooses the kind of products…

  • Jet.com is testing grocery delivery service

    Jet.com just added a new category of products called “fresh food,” listing there products, including: fresh produce, dairy and eggs, bakery, meat and seafood, beverages, and deli. In this pilot testing, the service is available in 875 zip codes covering: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC.

  • Highlights of JET.com Performance as of April 2016

    JET Growth Since its launch in July 2015, JET has experienced growth, thanks to advertising and media coverage. Since September 2015, sales have increased by 28% each month through February 2016, and they experience a predicted slowdown of sales when the holidays ended. In addition, JET acquired Hayneedle.com, which is a home décor merchant. Source:…

  • How eBay wants to compete with Amazon and JET

    eBay Makes Big Plan to Take on Amazon and JET in 2016 eBay – the famous auction e-commerce website – has made public its big plan to take on Amazon and JET aggressively. eBay’s CEO Devin delivered his plan to Goldman Sachs Technology and Media conference on February 10, 2016. Part of its plan includes…

  • What is Amazon up to in 2016

    Bookstore and electronics On November 3, 2015, Amazon opened its first retail bookstore in Seattle’s University Village. They stock the store with the most popular 6,000 titles based on sales data and reviews collected on Amazon.com. The book prices in the retail store are the same as the price listed on the website.[1] Amazon’s retail…