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Singles Day festival wraps up with e-commerce giants reporting sales growth

E-commerce China’s largest e-commerce player Alibaba Group said it recorded year-on-year growth over this year’s Singles Day sales period that ended at midnight on Saturday, while rival JD.com reported sales volumes at a record high. Data provider Syntun, meanwhile, estimated cumulative gross merchandising volume (GMV) sales across major e-commerce platforms rose 2.08 per cent to US$156.40 billion compared with growth of 2.9 per cent last year. Originally a 24-hour online shopping event held on November 11 each year in China,…

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Pros & Cons [And Why Giants Love It So Much]

Consumers are always price sensitive when buying products or services. Price is the ultimate factor for consumers when choosing a vendor or retailer. A price management strategy can increase productivity, generate higher investment returns (ROIs), and boost customer loyalty. Price shapes customers’ perceptions and attitudes toward different brands. Large retail companies like Target and Walmart have implemented a price matching strategy as a low-pricing model, allowing customers to visit their stores frequently and purchase products at the most affordable prices. On…

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EU singles out 19 tech giants for online content rules

E-commerce Five Alphabet subsidiaries, two Meta Platforms units, two Microsoft businesses, Twitter and Alibaba’s AliExpress are among 19 companies subject to landmark EU online content rules, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Tuesday. The rules known as the Digital Services Act (DSA) require the companies to do risk management, conduct external and independent auditing, share data with authorities and researchers and adopt a code of conduct by August. The 19 companies include Alphabet’s Google Maps, Google Play, Google Search,…

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Tips for Small E-Retailers Competing Against Ecommerce Giants

[ad_1] In today’s digital marketing age, more and more retail stores are building ecommerce websites. An ecommerce site enables any size retailer in any place of the world to have a global market reach. When promoted effectively, an ecommerce site can also offer immense cost-efficiency for customer acquisition and product sales. Parallel to the enormous growth in ecommerce, most industries and product sectors are being dominated by a few major ecommerce giants. These powerful players often have a prominent brand…

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