Category: Internet

Jet.com Was Just the Start of Wal-Mart’s E-Commerce Acquisitions

Wal-Mart is kicking off the year with the acquisition of ShoeBuy.com, an online shoe retailer that competes with Amazon ‘s More telling are comments from Wal-Mart’s head of e-commerce, Marc Lore, who said Jet and Wal-Mart will likely pursue more acquisitions like ShoeBuy. In particular, he pointed to “categories where they are long-tail, high-margin products and harder-to-crack brands.”

Strs Ohio Reduces Stake in eBay Inc.

Strs Ohio lowered its position in eBay Inc. by 3.2% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 636,824 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after selling 21,199 shares during the period.

Strs Ohio Reduces Stake in eBay Inc.

Strs Ohio lowered its position in eBay Inc. by 3.2% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 636,824 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after selling 21,199 shares during the period.

Shopify shares jump as Amazon deal announced

Shares of Shopify spiked before market close on Thursday in anticipation of an announced deal that allows the company’s merchants to sell on the Amazon marketplace through the platform. Shares of the Ottawa-based e-commerce firm rose 8.1 per cent on the New York Stock Exchange and 7.3 per cent on the Toronto Stock Exchange over the course of the day.

Five most interesting search marketing news stories of the week

Welcome to our weekly round-up of all the latest news and research from the world of search marketing and beyond. And a happy 2017 to all of our Search Engine Watch readers! This week, we’ve got a health-conscious New Year’s update from Bing, a new AI-powered search engine which is transforming scientific research, and a look at why the fake information epidemic could be damaging to local search.

Alibaba Sues Sellers of Fake Swarovski Watches in Crackdown

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. sued two vendors it said used the company’s Taobao website to sell counterfeit Swarovski watches, just weeks after the site was labeled a haven for knockoffs by U.S. regulators. The lawsuit is the first legal action taken by an e-commerce site in China against sellers of counterfeit goods and Alibaba seeks 1.4 million yuan in damages, the company said Wednesday in a statement.

Digital hub in private sector call

DE Minister Pichet Durongkaveroj calls for cooperation from private sector to make Thailand a digital infrastructure gateway in Asean. The Digital Economy and Society minister has called on the private sector to work more closely with the ministry to help Thailand become a digital infrastructure gateway in Asean by 2020.

Walmart Tacks on Another E-commerce Company in the Hopes of Crushing Amazon

Walmart is hell-bent on sticking around and not going the way of Macy’s or other brick-and-mortar companies that have fell victim to the burgeoning world of e-commerce and the likes of Amazon . In its latest move to stay relevant in the world of e-commerce the company announced Thursday, Jan. 5, that it would buy online shoe seller Shoebuy.com from Barry Diller’s IAC/InterActiveCorp for $70 million.

[Rachel Marsden] Accusations turn intelligence into propaganda

The outgoing Obama administration apparently isn’t quite finished politicizing intelligence for the purpose of propaganda. With his final term coming to an end, US President Barack Obama has signed an executive order to address a “national emergency with respect to significant malicious cyber-enabled activities.”

Macy’s, Kohl’s plunge after weak holiday sales

Macy’s Inc. said it will slash more than 10,000 jobs and detailed plans to close dozens of stores after another holiday season of weak sales, providing more evidence that department stores have lost their once-central place in American retailing. Like its rival, Kohl’s Corp., which also warned Wednesday of lackluster holiday results, Macy’s hasn’t been able to solve consumers’ shift to online shopping.

Browsing experience to be enhanced by 4G within this year

WITH THE COUNTRY’S expanding coverage in fourth-generation wireless broadband services, users are not only enjoying a better browsing experience but are set to gain from the technology’s use as a key platform for the coming Internet of Things era, say telecom operators and leading IT figures. The 4G technology was launched in Thailand in early 2013, but with only limited spectrum bandwidth and network coverage before the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission auctioned more bandwidth to telecom operators on the 1,800- and 900-megahertz spectra in late 2015.

5 Ways You Can Instantly Become More Tech Savvy

With so many amazing resources available online and the growing reliance on technology, there has never been a better time to learn something new. Perhaps you want to widen your reach and turn your brick and mortar business into an e-commerce enterprise; maybe you need to develop new skills for your job or career goals; or, maybe you just want to use technology to make life more convenient and entertaining.

Navarro about to start two – gateway’ courses

A new year may be a time to take a step toward a new career; and for those so inclined, Navarro College South is beginning two courses of classes at its Fairfield facility to provide people a foot in the door to potentially satisfying and lucrative fields of work. One is Police Academy, tentatively set to run Jan. 9 through Aug. 11; and the other is Certified Nursing Academy classes, set to run Jan. 23 through April 10. The Navarro College Career and Technology Center at Fairfield is located at 961 E. Commerce in Fairfield.

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French Supermarket Expands Chinese E-commerce Offerings

Carrefour’s Hubei regional office announced the launch of its Carrefour online store, which is the latest online-to-offline business of this French retailer in China. This marks Carrefour’s latest O2O e-commerce market development in China, following similar moves in Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Kunming, Wuxi, and Jiangsu.

Google Removed 900 Million Pirate Links Last Year

You don’t just search for something online, you ” Google It,” that’s really how most of us refer to the most widely used search engine in the world. Naturally, the company has a huge responsibility on its hands to ensure that it doesn’t rank links that point to pirated content.

Erasing the News: Should some stories be forgotten?

In September 2016, a newly formed committee of four editors at the Tampa Bay Times hosted the first of what will be quarterly meetings to develop policies for requests to remove or alter stories in online archives. This is yet another disruptive twist for journalism in the digital age: the possibility of erasing the historical record.

Huge rise in e-shopping signals Digital India takeoff

This is going to be music to ears for the Modi government, who, in the last 50 days, stressed that with demonetization going digital is the future for India. A study conducted by industry lobby group Assocham and business consulting firm RNCOS estimates that average wallet spends in retail transactions are likely to move from Rs 500-700 in 2016 prior to demonetization to Rs 2,000-10,000 in the near future.

Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated (SYKE) Stock Rating Upgraded by Zacks Investment Research

According to Zacks, “Sykes Enterprises, Inc. is a leader in providing vertically integrated technology-based solutions through an integrated strategy combining its information technology services with an emerging e-commerce platform. Sykes’ continues to leverage its position as a leading provider of information technology services by assisting its clients in capitalizing on the growth of e-commerce over the Internet.

Amazon considering flying warehouses for item delivery

New York: The e-commerce giant Amazon is considering flying warehouses called “airborne fulfilment centre “, utilising drones for item delivery, according to media reports. “The AFC may be an airship that remains at a high altitude of 45,000 feet and UAVs with ordered items may be deployed from the AFC to deliver items to user designated delivery locations,” technology website theverge.com reported.