Neowin News Feed for: E-commerce

GameStop makes shock $125 per share bid to acquire eBay

Paul Hill — Mon, 04 May 2026 07:22:01 +0000

In a massive move that could reshape e-commerce, GameStop is eyeing a multibillion-dollar takeover of eBay. Here is how Ryan Cohen plans to fund the deal and slash costs. Read more...

Mozilla tells which product review categories you can trust the most

Aditya Tiwari — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 15:32:01 +0000

If you ever wondered whether you should trust a product review on Amazon, Mozilla conducted a study to find out which Amazon product categories have the most and least reliable reviews. Read more...

Amazon wants to know where its packaging goes after leaving customers

Aditya Tiwari — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 15:46:01 +0000

Amazon wants to keep track of where its packaging goes after leaving the customers. The company has teamed up with Glacier, which uses AI to detect different types of recyclable materials. Read more...

Chinese firm Alibaba to launch its own take on ChatGPT

Justin Luna — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 03:42:01 +0000

After companies like Microsoft, Google, and Baidu announced their take on the popular ChatGPT conversational chatbot, e-commerce giant Alibaba has announced its plans to develop their own AI tech. Read more...

Meta organizes businesses on WhatsApp for users under a new search feature

Anushe Fawaz — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 18:32:01 +0000

Meta unveiled an update to WhatsApp that lets users search for businesses by browsing through categories or typing in the name of the business. The update is for the U.K., and Brazil, among others. Read more...

Amazon UK could pay £900 million to customers if consumer-rights champ gets her way

Paul Hill — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 14:48:44 +0000

Amazon UK could be forced to pay out £900 million to customers who have purchased items since October 2016. A case is being brought against the company that claims it has acted uncompetitively. Read more...

Amazon Seller Wallet will give selling partners more control

Paul Hill — Mon, 25 Jul 2022 22:52:01 +0000

Amazon is testing its Amazon Seller Wallet among a growing number of selling partners on its platform. It will help sellers exchange and withdraw currencies from sale proceeds more easily. Read more...

You can now jump to eBay listings directly with stickers in Snapchat

Fiza Ali — Fri, 20 May 2022 06:56:01 +0000

With the boom in digital economy, Snapchat has introduced a way users can share their eBay listings in Snapchat Stories in an attempt to cash in on the increasing trend of online shopping. Read more...

Jeff Bezos steps down from role as Amazon CEO today

Jay Bonggolto — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:38:01 +0000

Jeff Bezos officially steps down on Monday as Amazon CEO after 27 years of rein. He is succeeded by Andy Jassy, the CEO of Amazon Web Services, and will transition to a new role as executive chairman. Read more...

Facebook is bringing Shops to WhatsApp in a major e-commerce push

Jay Bonggolto — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 01:28:01 +0000

Facebook unveiled new updates today including the upcoming launch of its Shops platform on WhatsApp in select countries and on Marketplace in the U.S. Instagram is also getting visual search and more. Read more...

Microsoft announces Cloud for Retail, updates for Dynamics 365 Commerce

Hamza Jawad — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 18:00:01 +0000

The public preview of the Dynamics 365 B2B e-commerce functionality has now been released, alongside the launch of Cloud for Retail. Firms that utilize Dynamics 365 have also been highlighted. Read more...

Amazon is paying consumers to share data on their purchases from other stores

Jay Bonggolto — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 20:32:01 +0000

Amazon has unveiled a new program that offers monetary rewards to consumers who are willing to share their purchasing activity data beyond Amazon's online storefront. It's limited in the U.S. for now. Read more...

Google wants to turn YouTube into a shopping platform in a new test

Jay Bonggolto — Fri, 09 Oct 2020 18:08:01 +0000

Google is testing making YouTube a shopping destination, allowing visitors to directly buy products that appear on its videos without leaving the platform. The test is live for a few creators for now. Read more...

Facebook creates financial group to run all its payments projects

Jay Bonggolto — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 03:48:01 +0000

Facebook is ramping up its digital payments efforts with the formation of a new group within the company, called F2. David Marcus, co-creator of the Libra cryptocurrency project, will lead the group. Read more...

Walmart partners up with Shopify to expands its e-commerce marketplace

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 19:00:01 +0000

Walmart announced today that it is partnering up with e-commerce platform Shopify in order to expand its online marketplace. The goal is to add Shopify sellers to the Walmart Marketplace. Read more...

Amazon opens up 75,000 more jobs, initial 100,000 have been filled up

Ather Fawaz — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 17:18:02 +0000

Last month, the firm opened up 100,000 jobs amidst increased demand. Now the firm has stated that all those positions have been filled up and a further 75,000 people will be hired. Read more...

Uber France to launch electric moped services in partnership with Cityscoot

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 16:02:02 +0000

Ride-sharing giant Uber is going to bring new features to its users in France. In the weeks to come, Uber will bring electric scooters to its French consumer base in collaboration with Cityscoot. Read more...

Google enables more debit card payments in Brazil with Google Pay

Paul Hill — Mon, 14 Oct 2019 16:40:01 +0000

Google has launched online debit card payments through Google Pay in Brazil. Due to fraud, some online retailers don't allow debit cards, with this announcement, Google enables debit cards to be used. Read more...

A new way to pay in cash, Amazon PayCode now available in the United States

Ather Fawaz — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 15:10:01 +0000

Amazon PayCode will be rolled out in the coming weeks to over 15,000 Western Union agent locations in the United States, offering customers a new way to pay for their items with cash. Read more...

FedEx will not be renewing its ground-delivery contract with Amazon

Ather Fawaz — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 19:22:01 +0000

FedEx trims yet another tie with Amazon, within two months after the last non-renewal, signaling the competition the tech giant is posing through the continual expansion of its own delivery services. Read more...

Cryptocurrency exchange gets hacked, loses a hefty $32m

Hamza Jawad — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 14:32:02 +0000

The Bitpoint exhange in Japan has suspended its services, following a security breach in which $32m in digital currencies got stolen. Most of the funds that are lost belong to customers. Read more...

UK: Online shopping to account for more than half of retail sales by 2028

Paul Hill — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 08:38:02 +0000

A new report has found that in the UK, online shopping could go from 19% of retail sales today to 53% by 2028. Such a change could completely change the appearance of high streets around the country. Read more...

FedEx will no longer offer express shipping services for Amazon in the U.S.

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Sat, 08 Jun 2019 00:58:01 +0000

FedEx Corporation announced today that it will not renew its express shipping contract with Amazon. This means that the online shopping platform will no longer offer express shipping via FedEx. Read more...

IKEA to bring shopping feature to its AR app this year

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Tue, 28 May 2019 14:34:01 +0000

IKEA will soon allow users to make purchases through its augmented reality application, IKEA Place. Although the app allows users to try out products in their homes, users can't buy items through it. Read more...

Google Pay is coming to eBay as a payment option beginning in April

Jay Bonggolto — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 07:30:01 +0000

eBay announced today that it is adding Google Pay as an additional payment option on its marketplace in April. The feature will be available on eBay's Android app, mobile web, and desktop version. Read more...

Amazon granted $23 million in subsidies for its planned Arlington, Virginia HQ

Jay Bonggolto — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 17:56:01 +0000

The Arlington County Board has approved $23 million in local and state subsidies for Amazon's plan to build its second HQ in Crystal City. But the incentives were opposed by community groups. Read more...

Mexico may launch QR-based mobile payment in partnership with Amazon, MercadoLibre

Jay Bonggolto — Wed, 06 Mar 2019 21:02:01 +0000

Amazon and MercadoLibre are discussing a potential program with Mexico's central bank that will allow consumers in the country to pay for online purchases through their mobile devices using QR codes. Read more...

Germany's antitrust regulator is investigating Amazon over its market dominance

Jay Bonggolto — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 12:52:01 +0000

Following last week's Black Friday strike by Amazon workers, the company is now facing an antitrust probe in Germany over how it deals with third-party merchants that use its website as a marketplace. Read more...

Flipkart Group CEO Binny Bansal steps down over personal misconduct

Ruel Revales — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 19:52:02 +0000

Flipkart, an Indian-based e-commerce business owned by Walmart, has lost its Group CEO Binny Bansal after he resigned from the firm following an investigation into serious personal misconduct. Read more...

China cracks down on VPN vendors, targets Alibaba and other retailers

Hamza Jawad — Thu, 17 Aug 2017 19:58:01 +0000

The Cyberspace Administration of China has cracked down on major VPN vendors, instructing them to carry out a complete cleanup of harmful information and "submit a rectification report by a deadline". Read more...

Alibaba unveils its smart speaker; The Tmall Genie will soon be available for $73

Stergios Georgopoulos — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 23:56:01 +0000

The Tmall Genie, Alibaba's digital smart speaker powered by the AliGenie voice assistant, is launching in a limited beta on July 17 for ¥499 ($73.39) with general availability slated for August 8. Read more...

Amazon acquires Middle Eastern e-commerce platform Souq for $650 million

Stergios Georgopoulos — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 14:16:01 +0000

Amazon continues its global expansion by acquiring Souq, a Middle Eastern e-commerce platform, for $650 million. The move will give the American online retail giant a firm footing in the region. Read more...

Alibaba is reportedly preparing to launch an Amazon Echo rival for the Chinese market

Stergios Georgopoulos — Sun, 02 Jul 2017 12:40:01 +0000

In a move to compete with Amazon for the lucrative Chinese e-commerce market, Alibaba will launch a smart speaker targeting domestic customers, allowing them to shop online through voice commands. Read more...

Shoppers more trusting of pretty websites, study says

Tzvi Friedman — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:40:51 +0000

According to a study conducted by the University of Melbourne, users trust prettier websites more than sloppy websites. Dr. Brent Coker, author of the study, believes that the increasingly good looking and well-designed web has... Read more...

Maths to bring e-commerce to its knees

Tue, 07 Sep 2004 19:01:10 +0000

As we speak, there is speculation amongst the maths community about one of its most cryptic questions. Why are prime numbers prime numbers? What defines there seemingly random pattern? The question is called the Riemann... Read more...

The State of E-Commerce Security

Mon, 23 Sep 2002 09:48:09 +0000

Most e-commerce transactions currently are secured by the SSL (secure sockets layer) protocol, which is designed to encrypt data exchanges over the Internet. While SSL is generally viewed as effective, an increasing number of vulnerabilities... Read more...

EU to tax e-commerce with the U.S.

Tue, 07 May 2002 15:03:19 +0000

Credit for this post goes to cheekymonkey, our staff writer, who is stuck with something and couldn't post this himself :P BRUSSELS--EU finance ministers will on Tuesday rubber stamp new rules for taxing... Read more...

Microsoft sued over e-commerce patent

Tue, 26 Mar 2002 12:15:38 +0000

Online services company Network Commerce has been awarded a trial date in its patent infringement lawsuit against Microsoft. The software giant is accused of using the smaller company's technology in its Windows operating... Read more...