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Jumbo Reports Turnover Growth, Stable Market Share In First Half

Dutch retailer Jumbo has reported approximately 1% growth in turnover, to €6.0 billion, in the first half of its financial year, achieving a stable ma...

US Online Sales Hit $7.2bn On First Day Of Amazon Prime Day Event, Adobe Says

Shoppers spent about $7.2 billion online across retailers during the first day of Amazon's Prime Day in the United States on 17 July, according to a report...

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Cross-Border E-Commerce Highest In Austria, Israel And Belgium

More than eight in ten Austrian shoppers purchased goods via cross-border e-commerce platforms last year, with Israel and Belgium displaying similarly high...

WITRON Facilitates Automation For 100 Million Consumers

The revolution in food retail logistics began in Parkstein, Germany, in 2003. Today, WITRON’s OPM system is the world’s most successful fully a...

Dia Expands Collaboration With Just Eat To Nearly 800 Stores

Spanish retailer Dia has expanded its alliance with food delivery platform Just Eat to approximately 800 stores.

Alibaba Bets On Gen AI Tools For Overseas Merchants, Executive Says

Chinese tech giant Alibaba's international e-commerce unit is tapping generative AI-powered tools to help cross-border merchants with translation, con...

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E-Commerce Industry To Be Worth More Than $4trn This Year

The global e-commerce industry will be worth more than $4 trillion (€3.68 trillion) this year, new data has suggested, however its growth rate is set...

Jeff Bezos To Sell Amazon Shares Worth About $5bn After Stock Hits Record High

Amazon founder and executive chair Jeff Bezos is planning to sell almost $5 billion worth of shares in the e-commerce giant, a regulatory filing showe...