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US ecommerce sales topped $1 trillion for the first time last year

Economic headwinds and a post-pandemic comedown haven’t stopped people from shopping online, according to ComScore.

• 01 Feb 2023

Clash of the titans as Amazon declares war on Visa

Amazon has written to some of its UK customers to say it will no longer be accepting Visa credit cards as payment from next year.

• 17 Nov 2021

Chinese authorities launch antitrust investigation against Alibaba

China’s competition watchdog is investigating the world’s largest e-commerce company Alibaba on accusations of monopoly behaviours towards merchants.

• 24 Dec 2020

European Commission suspects Amazon of distorting competition

E-commerce giant Amazon also acts as a conduit for other sellers and the EC reckons it may be abusing that position to favour itself.

• 10 Nov 2020

Amazon becomes the latest giant to face Europe’s antitrust wrath

The European Commission has formally opened an antitrust investigation into Amazon’s dual role as a retailer and marketplace and how it uses data derived from independent retailers.

• 17 Jul 2019

Speed more than security is key for eCommerce success

New research from GoCardless has suggested extended authentication processes is costing online retailers sales as a notable chunk of consumers favour convenience over security.

• 26 Jun 2019

Amazon almost takes to the skies and rids itself of pesky humans

Amazon has announced another step forward towards the promise of drone delivery and the ambition of a human free business.

• 06 Jun 2019

Supreme Court ruling threatens tax raid on eCommerce

A ruling in the US Supreme Court may force internet based businesses to collect sales tax in States where the company does not have a physical presence, killing off any advantage which may exist over brick-and-mortar businesses.

• 22 Jun 2018

Europe shakes down Google to the tune of €2.42 billion for search bias

Internet giant Google has received its anticipated spanking from the European Commission, but the fine is significantly larger than expected.

• 27 Jun 2017

Internet giants face advertising crisis

The internet companies have taken the world by storm over the last 10 years, but diversification will decide who the winners are in 10 years’ time.

• 07 Nov 2016

Zuckerberg gets bored and dabbles with ecommerce

Is there anything Facebook can’t do? With Zuckerberg seemingly not busy enough curing all the worlds’ diseases by the end of the century he’s decided to take on the competitive world of ecommerce.

• 04 Oct 2016

Amazon expands IoT consumables automated ordering service

Giant internet retailer Amazon has announced a number of new companies have signed up for its Dash Replacement Service, which seeks to automate the ordering of certain products.

• 02 Oct 2015

Xiaomi expands to US and European markets

Disruptive Chinese mobile player Xiaomi is taking its first tentative steps into western markets this week, but initially only selling accessories, not handsets.

• 18 May 2015

Alibaba to launch own mobile OS?

Chinese e-Commerce behemoth Alibaba is reported to be building its own mobile operating system for launch in the third quarter of this year. The OS is likely to be cloud-based – the group has had a dedicated “Alibaba Cloud Computing” unit since 2009, which is now reported to be working on the project.

• 05 Jul 2011