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Facebook tests asking money to promote status
It has long been a rumour or a hoax, but has finally become reality: Facebook is becoming (partly) a paid service – although so far it only concerns a test in New Zealand concerning promoting statuses.
EAE new European lobby organisation for e-commerce
E-commerce lobby groups from seven countries have gathered under the international umbrella of the E-commerce Association Europe (EAE), with the purpose of lobbying, communication and networking. Several of the founding EAE members used to be members of the similar organisation EMOTA.
Marks & Spencer opens online outlet store
Marks & Spencer has added a webshop – powered by Amazon – to its successful outlet formula that brings 1,300 articles closer to the customers who live too far from any of the 50 physical M&S Outlet stores.
UPS acquires Belgian delivery service Kiala
UPS has acquired Belgian delivery service Kiala for an undisclosed amount, in order to “broaden UPS's service portfolio for business-to-consumer deliveries.” Kiala delivers to 7.000 collection points in every possible kind of shop (ranging from video rental stores over convenience stores to gas stations) in Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Spain.
Tesco forced to lower prices as its Amazon alter-ego Oakwood
Tesco has been revealed as the origin of a myriad of goods that are sold on Amazon under the name of 'Oakwood Distribution'. Surprisingly, the British (offline) market leader has been forced to sell on Amazon under the prices of their own website, as the Financial Mail found out.
Former Best Buy boss John Walden new CEO Argos
John Walden is the new CEO at Argos, the multi-channel retailer owned by Home Retail Group. The American is a former executive VP at Best Buy and Sears Holding and takes over from Sara Weller, who left Argos last summer due to health issues.
Europe battlefield for Rakuten and Amazon
Japanese online retailer Rakuten plans to fight the worldwide market leader Amazon – and beat them too, even in Europe. According to CEO Hiroshi Mikitani, Rakuten has a reserve of hundreds of millions of euros for “strategic acquisitions in Europe” in 2012.
PayPal enables offline stores to be open 24/24 with holograms
Imagine a physical store where people can continue shopping after closing time... Impossible? Not any more: PayPal, eBay's online payment service, has developed a technology to do just that: a hologram on store displays – directly connected to your smartphone.
eBay buys German online payment service BillSAFE
eBay has acquired the German online payment service BillSAFE, that allows customers to pay after delivery instead of straightaway. Two years ago, eBay had already bought one third of BillSAFE shares; now the company also bought the remainder for an undisclosed amount.
Amsterdam gets biggest Apple reseller
Amsterdam alderman Boudewijn Oranje is to open the seventh iAm store in the Netherlands this midnight. The new store in Amsterdam will be the biggest Apple reseller in the Dutch capital. After the opening, the store will remain open for 24 hours straight.
iAm is the new format that emerged from the recent MacHouse and HTR Nederland merger; the new store in Amsterdam is a former MacHouse store. There are no official Apple Stores in the Netherlands, but several small chains compete for market share in the lucrative market of Apple products with bigger general electronics sellers.
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m-Tail
Facebook tests asking money to promote status
It has long been a rumour or a hoax, but has finally become reality: Facebook is becoming (partly) a paid service – although so far it only concerns a test in New Zealand concerning promoting statuses. Read more
EAE new European lobby organisation for e-commerce
E-commerce lobby groups from seven countries have gathered under the international umbrella of the E-commerce Association Europe (EAE), with the purpose of lobbying, communication and networking. Several of the founding EAE members used to be members of the similar organisation EMOTA. Read more
Marks & Spencer opens online outlet store
Marks & Spencer has added a webshop – powered by Amazon – to its successful outlet formula that brings 1,300 articles closer to the customers who live too far from any of the 50 physical M&S Outlet stores. Read more
UPS acquires Belgian delivery service Kiala
UPS has acquired Belgian delivery service Kiala for an undisclosed amount, in order to “broaden UPS's service portfolio for business-to-consumer deliveries.” Kiala delivers to 7.000 collection points in every possible kind of shop (ranging from video rental stores over convenience stores to gas stations) in Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Nethe... Read more
Tesco forced to lower prices as its Amazon alter-ego Oakwood
Tesco has been revealed as the origin of a myriad of goods that are sold on Amazon under the name of 'Oakwood Distribution'. Surprisingly, the British (offline) market leader has been forced to sell on Amazon under the prices of their own website, as the Financial Mail found out. Read more
Former Best Buy boss John Walden new CEO Argos
John Walden is the new CEO at Argos, the multi-channel retailer owned by Home Retail Group. The American is a former executive VP at Best Buy and Sears Holding and takes over from Sara Weller, who left Argos last summer due to health issues. Read more
Europe battlefield for Rakuten and Amazon
Japanese online retailer Rakuten plans to fight the worldwide market leader Amazon – and beat them too, even in Europe. According to CEO Hiroshi Mikitani, Rakuten has a reserve of hundreds of millions of euros for “strategic acquisitions in Europe” in 2012. Read more
PayPal enables offline stores to be open 24/24 with holograms
Imagine a physical store where people can continue shopping after closing time... Impossible? Not any more: PayPal, eBay's online payment service, has developed a technology to do just that: a hologram on store displays – directly connected to your smartphone. Read more
eBay buys German online payment service BillSAFE
eBay has acquired the German online payment service BillSAFE, that allows customers to pay after delivery instead of straightaway. Two years ago, eBay had already bought one third of BillSAFE shares; now the company also bought the remainder for an undisclosed amount. Read more
Apple boss Steve Jobs resigns as CEO
As expected for a while – but still a surprise when it finally became true – Steve Jobs has resigned as Apple CEO, probably because of medical reasons. Steve Jobs was immediately replaced by current COO Tim Cook, while the Apple board appointed him to the newly created position of Chairman. The largest company in the world Steve Jobs, 56 si... Read more
Google purchase Motorola to expand mobile growth
Search engine giants Google have left their usual line for a 9 billion euro purchase in the hardware market. With its Motorola takeover, Google hopes to raise Android's market share on the mobile market, but especially aims to dig into the possibilities of mobile internet. Trying to profit from mobile internet growth Google admits that takin... Read more
Apple hype pushes sales to new record
Much to nobody's surprise, Apple has again surmounted expectations quite significantly. Even without any significant new release, Apple's revenue grew 82% in the last quarter, to 22.2 billion euro – analysts had expected 'only' 17.6 billion. Chinese sales explode Most of Apple's growth comes from its China region – controversially also includin... Read more
