E-business
Online retailer Amazon goes Junglee.com in India
02 Feb 2012
Amazon to set up fulfilment centre in Mumbai
21 Jan 2012
Amazon.com, the largest internet retailer in the world, is setting up its first “fulfillment centre” in India, in a bid to break into the second most-populous nation in the world
Surge in online shopping over Xmas-New Year week
03 Jan 2012
Don’t spend blindly on internet marketing efforts
07 Dec 2011
Continuing her exposition of the common pitfalls and misconceptions encountered during online marketing, Amy Munice of ALM Communications Inc points out the importance of adapting your approach to your company’s needs
eBay to open physical outlet in West End
19 Nov 2011
The new eBay store will be Britain's first to be powered by Quick Response codes, where shoppers simply scan an item with their Smartphone to buy it online.
Google makes late entry into online music market
17 Nov 2011
Google Inc yesterday entered the online music market - almost a decade behind Apple Inc, the largest seller of songs on the web
European Court of Justice delivers a blow to stem cell research
19 Oct 2011
The ruling does not prevent scientists experimenting with cells plucked from human embryos, which destroys the embryo, but removes a key commercial incentive for biotech and pharma companies for supporting stem-cell research.
Online shopping more popular among Britons
18 Oct 2011
PayPal to announce new service aimed at easier access for online shoppers
12 Oct 2011
PayPal, eBay's online payment service, plans to announce a new service that would make for easier online shopping and cut down on the number of accounts consumers had to create with various web retailers
Alibaba to offer shares of HiChina group
26 Sep 2011
Google launches Google Local Shopping in Japan
16 Sep 2011
SoftBank Corp invests $200mn in InMobi
16 Sep 2011
Waiting for Amazon's big-splash entry into India
29 Aug 2011
Speculation has been rife over the past few weeks that giant online retailer Amazon, which has a market capitalisation of $100 billion, plans to offer its services in India in 2012
Domino’s launches online ordering service
26 Aug 2011
Co-optex plans to enter online retailing
09 Aug 2011
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