ALIBABA NETS SHARE OF EASYHOME TO PUSH 'NEW RETAIL' STRATEGY

Other investors include Yunfeng Capital, a private equity fund co-foundered by Alibaba's chairman Jack Ma, as well as Taikang Insurance Group and Harvest Capital... READ MORE›

AMAZON AND WAL-MART DUKE IT OUT WITH CYBER MONDAY DEALS

The biggest online spending day of the year... READ MORE›

US SHOPPING SEASON STARTS WITH RECORD HIGH ONLINE SALES

NRF will release its data of Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday on Tuesday... READ MORE›

GERMAN AMAZON WORKERS STAGE BLACK FRIDAY STRIKE

Amazon says its distribution warehouses in Germany are logistics centers and employees earn relatively high wages for that industry... READ MORE›

AMAZON IS COMING TO AUSTRALIA, WHAT WILL THAT MEAN FOR LOCAL RETAILERS?

Amazon is coming to Australia, what will that mean for local retailers?... READ MORE›

CHINA'S ONLINE SHOPPING BOOM HEARD AROUND THE WORLD

November 11, China's Singles' Day, became an online shopping spree in 2009 when Alibaba's Tmall began to make it so through extensive promotions... READ MORE›

CHINESE COMPANY OFFERS SINGLE PEOPLE A LIFETIME SUPPLY OF ALCOHOL FOR A?1,275

Promotion is part of Alibabas annual Singles Day shopping holiday but is restricted to baijiu, a fiery white spirit made from rice... READ MORE›

PROTOTYPE BRINGING AFRICAN SHOPPERS TO THE GLOBAL MALL

Folayan says most choose to pick up their products at MallforAfrica's Nigerian depots, which resemble UPS Stores... READ MORE›

ALIBABA SINGLES' DAY SALES HIT NEW RECORD; SURGE PAST $6 BILLION

Alibaba singles day sales hit new record surge past 6 billion... READ MORE›

'FIT IS EVERYTHING' : HOW ONLINE FASHION RETAILERS ARE TACKLING A LONGSTANDING CHALLENGE

Vancouver-based retail consultant David Ian Gray says corporations and customers would love to see a better way to buy clothing online... READ MORE›

AMAZON PRIME TO OFFER SAME-DAY DELIVERY IN TORONTO, VANCOUVER

Amazon rival Indigo offers free shipping within Canada for orders over 25 for delivery in one to nine business days... READ MORE›

WAL-MART IN TALKS TO BUY STAKE IN INDIA'S FLIPKART

Wal-Mart in talks to buy stake in India's Flipkart sources... READ MORE›

WAL-MART IN ADVANCED TALKS TO BUY BONOBOS

Wal-Mart in advanced talks to buy Bonobos Recode... READ MORE›

AMAZON.COM ON PACE TO BREAK SALES RECORD FOR 'PRIME DAY'

Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O said on Tuesday its Prime Day sale was on track to be the biggest shopping event in its history by sales... READ MORE›

FRAUDSTERS TARGET THOUSANDS OF ONLINE CHRISTMAS SHOPPERSA

Fraudsters are targetting thousands of Christmas shoppers, luring people in with next-day delivery, online-only deals and discount voucher codes... READ MORE›

THE WORLD'S BIGGEST ONLINE SHOPPING DAY

It's the buying bonanza of the year - Singles Day, an enormous online shopping event which generates almost 18bn of sales in one 24-hour frenzy... READ MORE›

THE WORLD'S BIGGEST ONLINE SHOPPING DAY

It's the buying bonanza of the year - Singles Day, an enormous online shopping event which generates almost 18bn of sales in one 24-hour frenzy... READ MORE›

THE WORLD'S BIGGEST ONLINE SHOPPING DAY

It's the buying bonanza of the year - Singles Day, an enormous online shopping event which generates almost 18bn of sales in one 24-hour frenzy... READ MORE›

THE WORLD'S BIGGEST ONLINE SHOPPING DAY

It's the buying bonanza of the year - Singles Day, an enormous online shopping event which generates almost 18bn of sales in one 24-hour frenzy... READ MORE›

PITT STREET MALL BACK IN WORLD'S TOP FIVE SHOPPING STRIPS

With its swag of new international stores Sydney's Pitt Street Mall has regained its spot among the top 5 most expensive locations, according to a global study... READ MORE›

Chief Financial Officer Tom Szkutak told reporters a stronger dollar had reduced its fourth-quarter revenue forecast by about 2... READ MORE›

AUSTRALIA POST LOOKS TO DRONES AS LETTER VOLUMES FALL

Melbourne Australia Post has successfully field-trialled the use of drones to deliver small packages, clearing the way for test deliveries to customer homes later this year... READ MORE›

WAL-MART TO BUY BONOBOS, BUT SHARES DIP ON AMAZON-WHOLE FOODS DEAL

Bentonville, Arkansas-based Wal-Mart, the world's largest brick-and-mortar retailer, has been beefing up its online presence to better compete with online rival Amazon... READ MORE›

ALIBABA SPENT $161 MILLION FIGHTING FAKES SINCE 2013

From Alibaba Group's perspective, we bear a serious responsibility in this fight against counterfeits, said Alibaba Chief Executive Jonathan Lu in a statement... READ MORE›

AUSSIE RETAILERS NEED TO ADAPT TO A WORLD BUILT ON SPEED

Australian retailers have struggled with this since they started selling through multiple channels -- stores, online and catalogues... READ MORE›

AMAZON RAISES FREE SHIPPING MINIMUM FOR MOST ORDERS TO $49

Reuters Mike Segar ' Amazon.com Inc has raised its free-shipping threshold for orders from non-Prime customers to 49 from 35 in the United States... READ MORE›

AMAZON RIDES OPEN ROAD WITH FEW BUMPS

Amazon also pours money into logistics, furthering its retailing lead... READ MORE›

EBAY ENTERPRISE COMPLETES MERGER, REBRANDS AS RADIAL

The lion's share of Radial is former eBay Enterprise technology and staff... READ MORE›

SINGLES DAY SHOPPING SPREE SMASHES RECORD IN CHINA

The world's biggest online shopping spree Singles Day has opened in China and it's already breaking records... READ MORE›

SINGLES DAY SHOPPING SPREE SMASHES RECORD IN CHINA

The world's biggest online shopping spree Singles Day has opened in China and it's already breaking records... READ MORE›

SAINSBURY'S DEAL WITH ARGOS WOULD HELP ONLINE PROWESS

If it can use Argos to fill surplus space in its stores, Sainsbury's could close about a fifth of Argos stores, Citi analysts predicted... READ MORE›

FESTIVE FEASTS, ONLINE DEALS BRING SMILE TO CHINA RETAILERS

A key indicator of consumer spending, China's retail sales grew 10.4 percent in 2016, the same as in the first three quarters... READ MORE›

AMAZON.COM'S PRIMARY E-COMMERCE WEBSITE BACK UP AFTER OUTAGE

Reuters Mike Segar ' Amazon.com Inc's AMZN.O primary e-commerce website was down for a brief period for some users on Thursday afternoon... READ MORE›

RETAILERS SET FOR SALES RISE DESPITE DECLINE IN TRADITIONAL SHOPPING DAY

The growth of Black Friday and Cyber Monday means that Christmas shopping has already started... READ MORE›

10 WORST CHRISTMAS GIFTS REVEALED

THIS will be the biggest shopping weekend of the year so far, with retailers hoping it will kickstart a Christmas splurge worth over EUR1bn... READ MORE›

DOUBLE 11 SHOPPING FESTIVAL SETS NEW SALES RECORD

China-based e-commerce giant Alibaba earned 168.2 billion yuan US 25.3 billion in 24 hours of the Double 11 shopping festival, its flagship event, the China Securities Journal reported... READ MORE›