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Google Narrows Search Gap With Amazon, Retailers Left In Dust

Amazon remains the top online destination for US shoppers seeking products, but Google and other search engines narrowed the gap over the past year. Abo...

Walmart's Web Push Includes Turning CEO Into Yoga-Mat Salesman

If you’re in the market for a yoga mat this holiday season, Marc Lore has a deal for you. The Walmart Stores executive, who runs the chain’s...

Alibaba Singles Day Racks Up $1 Billion In Sales In Two Minutes

Alibaba Group kicked off its annual Singles’ Day shopping bonanza, logging $1 billion in gross merchandise volume within the first two minutes. Sh...

Walmart Deploys Shopping App To Simplify Returns For Holidays

Walmart Stores is simplifying the return process through its smartphone app, aiming to ease a major hassle of shopping in time for the holiday season. B...

PepsiCo Makes Bigger Online Bet As Amazon Rattles Grocery Industry

With Amazon threatening to disrupt the supermarket industry, PepsiCo is making a bigger wager on e-commerce. The food-and-beverage giant has created a 2...

K Group Partners With Alibaba To Open Online Food Store In China

Finnish retailer K Group has announced that it is entering into a partnership with Alibaba to open an online food store in China. K Group says that the...

ECR Community To Address Online Category Management In Webinars

ECR Community, a group which aims to deliver consumer benefits through collaborative practices between trading partners along the FMCG supply chain, is lau...