130: Minimum number of local stores in busy urban areas that Sainsbury's says could be made into On The Go locations.
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What has 2019 taught us? A retrospective on ecommerce fraud - ThePaypers
Fraud has become highly sophisticated, continuing to evolve day by day, hour by hour. What are the take ins? Check out the following 2019 retrospective and be prepared for 2020
Fraudsters nowadays have the necessary means to take advantage of every opportunity for new scams: personal and financial data is now accessible online; new tools and advanced technologies open doors to the bad guys in order to increase potential disasters; bad bots allow scam acts to be performed at unprecedent scale. For this article, we have put together an overview of what occurred within the industry during 2019 and which main types of fraud should be highly watched in 2020.
SoftBank: eCommerce, Healthcare, FinTech In LatAm | PYMNTS.com
SoftBank will add $1 billion this year to its $5 billion Latin America Fund introduced in 2019, adding to last year's $1.6 billion, Bloomberg reported on Friday (Feb. 14).
Its investment in Latin America this year will target eCommerce, healthcare, FinTech and other industries, as it looks at about 650 firms in the region. SoftBank has so far earmarked $100 million to $150 million to fund 17 companies and two venture capital firms.
19 Helpful Tools for Amazon Sellers | Practical Ecommerce
Amazon’s marketplace represents an opportunity for merchants, provided they select the right products and promote them correctly. Fortunately, there are plenty of tools to help.
Here is a list of tools to help Amazon sellers with product research, keyword research, analytics, feedback and review management, and more. There are niche tools to simplify tasks and all-in-one platforms for comprehensive management.
Jungle Scout is an all-in-one tool for selling on Amazon — from product research to inventory management. Discover the products that Amazon visitors are searching for — by keywords, categories, or custom filters. See daily sales, inventory data, and revenue for any product. Find qualified suppliers based on your search criteria. Organize and track sales, expenses, and other key metrics. View performance over time and gain insights to improve. Price: Plans start at $19 per month.
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As Walmart grows in e-commerce, investors look for a plan to stem the losses
As Walmart' s online sales grow, the retailer has seen another number grow, too: Its e-commerce losses.
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The Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer is spending heavily to compete against Amazon . It's seen that pay off with significant sales growth, especially in its grocery business. Walmart's e-commerce sales in the U.S. grew by 41% in the third quarter — its strongest quarter reported so far in fiscal 2019 — and the company estimated online sales would grow by 35% for the full year. It will report earnings for the fourth quarter Tuesday.
GGV Capital says mom-and-pop shops can boost e-commerce in emerging markets – TechCrunch
Despite the rapid growth of e-commerce in India, Southeast Asia and other emerging markets, the vast majority of retail transactions there still happen offline in small stores that also serve as neighborhood hubs.
Companies that GGV has already invested in under this thesis include B2B e-commerce platform Udaan and Telio , bookkeeping app KhataBook and social commerce startup Shihuituan (also called Nice Tuan) in China.
GGV managing partner Hans Tung says the mom-and-pop shop thesis means looking at consumers' shopping habits across countries and understanding why they are different from a historical and social perspective. During his career, Tung has observed e-commerce develop in markets including the United States, China, Japan, Taiwan, India, Southeast Asia and Latin America.
Retail eCommerce news from week beginning 10th February -
Retail and eCommerce highlights this week includes the launch of Reward Gateway's new analytics engine. Oracle and Microsoft's announcement of their new cloud interconnect location in Amsterdam, Commercetools global e-commerce rollout of Glen Dimplex's brands. Facebook finally becomes payments company as WhatsApp Pay rolls out in India.
Reward Gateway , an employee engagement company launched its new SmartInsights Analytics engine into its flagship employee engagement platform. The suite of analytics gives HR leaders insight into key indicators, such as overall employee engagement, recognition activity, benefit uptake. It also provides access to social responses that can impact important business metrics, such as employee turnover or customer satisfaction.
Alcohol's three-tier system slows ecommerce and dates the industry
Regulations on alcohol sales in the US have been in place since the repeal of Prohibition in 1933. The system has heavily impacted alcohol since the rise in popularity of ecommerce.
There are many issues with alcohol's online presence, but the complicated selling process only makes it more difficult for producers.
Ecommerce analytics company Profitero said online alcohol sales could explode anywhere from USD $7-$15bn in the next few years, noting that "ecommerce is making an impact on just about every industry imaginable, and alcohol looks set to be the next sector to be disrupted by the continued shift to digital."
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