E-commerce: Alibaba generate $1 billion sales in first minute
Chinese E-commerce giant Alibaba generated a staggering $23 billion in online sales within its first nine hours of its 11.11 Singles Day launch. Sales soared $1 billion in the first minute and eight seconds, and within the first nine hours, it made two-thirds of the...
E-Commerce: Global Logistics Firm Tigers Plans to Build Mega Hub in Netherlands
After having a facility based in Rotterdam for 20 years, supply chain specialist Tigers is now planning on replacing this facility with a brand new mega hub. The new hub will be more than 550,000 square foot and is being built as part of Tigers’ ongoing plan to expand...
E-Commerce: Amazon India teams up with Indian Railways for E-commerce pilot
To trial an easier and more accessible way to deliver E-commerce packages across India, Amazon India has partnered with Indian Railways to run a pilot of a brand new inter-city transportation programme. So far, during the pilot, Amazon India has used Indian Railways...
E-commerce: Amazon Launches StyleSnap in the Uk
Amazon has introduced its AI-powered visual search feature in the UK; following its initial launch in the US which took place six months ago. Amazon’s StyleSnap, is a visual search tool which works in conjunction with Amazon’s shopping app, which allows fashion...