Tag: Ecommerce
China: Jack Ma’s successor said to face “big challenge”
China’s Alibaba Group Chairman Jack Ma is leaving the firm on Tuesday, September 10, at a time when business has taken a...
Pricing Algorithms and Implications for Competition
May 2019
CPI Cartel Column edited by Rosa M. Abrantes-Metz (Global Economics Group) & Donald Klawiter (Klawiter PLLC) presents:
Pricing Algorithms and Implications for Competition By...
US: PayPal and MercadoLibre tie up
MercadoLibre, the Latin America eCommerce technology company, announced Tuesday, March 12, that it intends to offer approximately US$1 billion of common stock.
In a press...
India: Walmart CFO sounds off eCommerce Rule changes
Walmart CFO Brett Briggs said that even though the retail giant anticipated the regulatory changes in India regarding foreign eCommerce companies, it was disappointing...
India: Walmart dismisses Flipkart CEO post merger
Walmart announced on Tuesday, November 13, that Binny Bansal, the CEO of Flipkart, the Indian eCommerce company Walmart recently acquired, has resigned effective immediately.
In...
Germany sets up body to lead modernisation of competition law
Posted by Out-Law
Germany sets up body to lead modernisation of competition law
By Michael Reich
A new body tasked with proposing reforms to competition law to better...
Russia: Alibaba Expands into Russia
Alibaba, the Chinese eCommerce giant, inked a deal Tuesday, September 11, with the Russian Direct Investment Fund and Mail.ru Group to create AliExpress Russia.
According...
China: Alibaba ties up with Russian’s eCommerce Endeavor
Alibaba is partnering with two Russian companies on an eCommerce venture as it looks to form its digital silk road across Eurasia. According to...
US: Walmart launches eBook service
Walmart announced Wednesday, August 22, the launch of its new eBook service dubbed Walmart eBooks by Rakuten Kobo, which provides customers with access to...
US: Flipkart buys voice AI startup Liv.ai
Flipkart, the Indian eCommerce player being acquired by Walmart, has acquired Liv.ai, the Bengaluru startup working on speech recognition platforms using artificial intelligence.
According to...
