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Food
How technology is revolutionising the foodservice industry
We are at the beginning of the most radical transformation of the foodservice industry. Until now, technological innovations in the industry meant ordering food from an app or paying bill through tablets. But now restaurant owners are upping the...
Retail
RIL has true potential to evolve into India’s Amazon or Alibaba: UBS
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A week after Reliance Industries (RIL) reported a 8.82 percent rise in consolidated net profit for its third quarter at Rs 10,251 crore, global financial services firm UBS on Thursday said the Mukesh Ambani-led RIL has the true potential...
Research
Deep Dive: World’s 10 biggest e-commerce marketplaces, from Alibaba to Zalando
Marketplaces Gaining Share of Global Internet Sales
Worldwide, e-commerce will generate an estimated $1.6 trillion in sales this year, up 17 percent year-over-year, according to Euromonitor International.
That huge and fast-growing channel is being fought over by a mix that includes...
International News
Alibaba generates record US$ 31 billion during Singles’ Day sale
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Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba on Monday announced generation of whopping US$ 30.8 billion in terms of Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) during Singles' Day sale -- the 24-hour annual shopping event -- held on November 11, beating the last year's...
International News
Alibaba’s robust ecosystem supercharges 2018 11.11 Global Shopping Festival
Alibaba Group Holding Limited officially kicked off the 2018 11.11 Global Shopping Festival in China’s capital, promising this year’s mega-event will be the largest-ever in terms of scale and reach.
Businesses within the Alibaba ecosystem will jointly offer hundreds of...
International News
Explained – What Jack Ma’s retirement means for India
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That he speaks impeccable English despite being a Chinese comes from the fact that Jack Yun Ma, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of e-commerce behemoth Alibaba, graduated from Hangzhou Teacher’s Institute with a major in English and later became a...
International News
Alibaba CEO Zhang to succeed Jack Ma as Chairman
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Chinese e-tailer Alibaba Group's Chief Executive Daniel Zhang will be the new chairman, succeeding its co-founder Jack Ma from September 10, 2019, the global firm announced on Monday.
"Ma will continue as the executive chairman of the company over the...
International News
Jack Ma to step down as Alibaba chief, to pursue philanthropy
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In a surprising move, China's richest man, Jack Ma, has revealed plans to step down as the Executive Chairman of e-commerce giant Alibaba on Monday to pursue philanthropy in education, paving the way for a change of guard for...
Retail
Online to Offline: Pure play e-commerce firms go physical to woo consumers
While the Internet may have penetrated the heart of India, the hearts of Indians (and their trust) still lies with the physical retailer. In fact, a recent AT Kearney study states that 95 percent of all retail sales are...
Beauty & Wellness
L’Oreal China and Alibaba team up on green packaging
L’Oréal China and Alibaba Group signed an agreement committing to using environmentally packaging in order to reduce waste in China.
The agreement, which will be rolled out over the next five months, includes a pledge from L’Oréal to switch to...
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The Luxottica report card for 2022
A look at how the world’s largest eyewear company fared in terms of revenue growth in key regions across...
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