Same-Day Shipping Expected to Increase Amazon’s Profits
Investors will look for signs that Amazon's rapid growth of same-day delivery services contributed to the company's third-quarter profit margin by encouraging customers to place more frequent...
Top 10 Countries for E-Commerce
China will continue being the world's top e-commerce market in 2022, with 46.3% of the country's retail sales taking place online.
According to Insider Intelligence/eMarketer, in second place...
Quality Viral TikTok products
A team at Wired tested out some of the most popular products trending on TikTok to find out if they really work.
Here are some of the products...
Americans Buying Less Luxury Goods
Luxury shoppers in the United States are cutting back on high-end fashion and leather goods purchases, according to LVMH's first-quarter sales report, adding to evidence that a...
Congested Ports Threaten Fall, holiday shipments
Although shipping costs are declining, delays still occur due to labor shortages at important European ports, which disrupts global supply chains, The Wall Street Journal reported.
When commodities...
Alibaba Beats Quarterly Revenue Predictions as COVID-19 Curbs Loosen
Alibaba's efforts to reduce costs and China's relaxation of COVID-19 limitations helped it report better-than-expected quarterly revenue on Thursday.
For its fiscal third quarter through December 31, revenue...
Meta invests in Take App to help sell via WhatsApp
Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, recently invested in Take App, a Singaporean startup founded by Youmin Kim, a former Facebook engineer, that facilitates online orders...
Amazon now offers same-day delivery for some retailers
Amazon Prime members can now order from top brands and have their purchases delivered the same day.
Amazon announced on Monday that Prime members in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas,...
WhatsApp Boss Says In-App Ads are Coming
While the company does not intend to display advertising in the main inbox, it may do so in Status (the app's Stories-like feature) and channels, reported TechCrunch.
WhatsApp's...
People are Fine with More Ads Given Content is Free
Consumers prefer free content in exchange for ads on websites and apps, which is good news for ad-supported platforms and services.
According to a report by EMarketer, while...
