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100 biggest global marketplaces
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What’s the world’s biggest online marketplace? Hint, not Amazon

One might assume Amazon is the world’s largest e-commerce marketplace and you’d be wrong according to a new report by Digital Commerce 360. Alibaba’sTmall is world’s second-largest marketplace ...
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Walmart+ membership plan competes with Amazon Prime
E-commerce Loyalty Retail

Walmart’s new membership challenges Amazon Prime: Analysis

Hey Amazon Prime, meet your new membership neighbor – Walmart+. Walmart’s new paid membership program is a direct shot across the bow at e-commerce competitor Amazon Prime and ...
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March 4 global payments news
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March 4: Big global payments news roundup

There is so much happening in the payments and e-commerce world globally, it’s time to do a solid news roundup and share some of the best links to ...
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Coronavirus impacts US retail and business
E-commerce Retail

Coronavirus is chilling US retail sales in-store and online

While retail sales started the year on a positive note in-store and online, the threat of Coronavirus is now having a measurable impact on retail sales in addition ...
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Walmart e-commerce soars
E-commerce Retail

Walmart wrestles with retail while e-commerce soars

Walmart really is a tale of two channels. Annual sales grew 1.9%, reaching $524 billion for the fiscal year 2020 as the company wrestled with the same overhead ...
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Valentine’s Day 2020 will warm retailers’ hearts

US consumers are expected to spend more than $27.4 billion this year on Valentine’s Day, an increase of 32% from last year. That’s enough to make many retailers’ ...
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ChargeAfter POS financing
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ChargeAfter gets Visa investment & network access

Point of sale financing platform ChargeAfter got a big boost with a strategic investment and network access to Visa’s network of sellers, acquirers and issuing banks. The new ...
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India market
E-commerce

Flipkart consolidates in India e-commerce market

The Indian e-commerce market is projected to grow more than 85% from $49 billion (INR3.4 trillion) in 2019 to $91 billion (INR6.3 trillion) in 2023, according to data ...
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Amazon Q4 financials impress
E-commerce Retail

Amazon provides powerhouse earnings report

Amazon over-delivered in its Q4 earnings results big time. The online giant reported earnings of $6.47 per share vs analyst expectations of $4.03 per share. It also outperformed ...
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only 38% use gift cards within 30 days
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62% haven’t spent holiday gift cards yet

It’s the end of January. Do you know where your gift cards are? An important question for both retailers and consumers. Surprisingly, only 38% of consumers will likely ...
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