Tag: online shopping
3 Things This Week: Apple’s Path to $1 Trillion, Singles’ Day, Saudi Prince Corruption
Discover the implications of Apple’s almost $1 trillion-dollar valuation, the world’s biggest shopping event and a Saudi prince’s arrest. (Reading time: 3:21 mins) This information does not take... Read More
NetEase to Expand Its E-commerce Business
NetEase, best known as one of China’s largest online gaming companies through titles such as Overwatch, is making a bid to expand its e-commerce business with plans to source US$11 billion of new in... Read More
Walmart’s Online Sales to Increase by 40% in the U.S.
Walmart expects its U.S. online sales to rise by 40% in the coming year to reach about US$11.5 billion, as it accelerates its move online to compete with Amazon and defend its leadership position in t... Read More
Alibaba and Hema … The New Retail
Before Amazon acquired Whole Foods Stores recently or launched its Amazon Go concept store in Seattle (with no cash registers), Alibaba was already exploring new retail concepts in China. This informa... Read More
James Bond on Apple or Amazon?
Both Apple and Amazon have reportedly joined the mix in bidding for the distribution rights to the James Bond franchise, which was most recently held under contract by Sony Pictures Entertainment. The... Read More
Amazon Dominates Online Product Search
More U.S. shoppers are turning to marketplaces like Amazon to search for products, according to a UPS survey of 5000 shoppers. This information does not take into account your personal objectives, fin... Read More
Audio: Disney and Netflix are Parting Ways
We wrote about Disney’s power move into content with its plans to create its own entertainment streaming service and pulling its movies from Netflix. Hear more about the dynamics in the video st... Read More
Sometimes You Need to Lose Some Money to Make Decent Investment Returns
Losing money to make money. Sounds completely counter-intuitive doesn’t it? In actual fact, it isn’t. It is all a question of how long you should be invested for. This information does not ... Read More