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Amazon vs Alibaba: Which E-Commerce Giant Is Winning the Covid-19 Era?

The online retail goliaths have made a fortune as the pandemic shifted shopping online but the crisis has also exposed their vulnerabilities and shed light on challenges that lie ahead.

China

Amazon vs Alibaba: Which E-Commerce Giant Is Winning the Covid-19 Era?

The online retail goliaths have made a fortune as the pandemic shifted shopping online but the crisis has also exposed their vulnerabilities and shed light on challenges that lie ahead.


Workplace & Talent

How Big Unions Smooth the Way for Amazon Worker Protests

Labour groups and unions are eager to penetrate the Seattle-based behemoth after years of failed attempts to unionize its operations.

Workplace & Talent

How Big Unions Smooth the Way for Amazon Worker Protests

Labour groups and unions are eager to penetrate the Seattle-based behemoth after years of failed attempts to unionize its operations.


Retail

Amazon’s French Warehouses to Reopen with 30% Staff

The the e-commerce giant temporarily shuttered its six fulfilment centres in France after a court ruling on April 16 restricted deliveries to essential items amid mounting concern over working conditions of warehouse staff.

Retail

Amazon’s French Warehouses to Reopen with 30% Staff

The the e-commerce giant temporarily shuttered its six fulfilment centres in France after a court ruling on April 16 restricted deliveries to essential items amid mounting concern over working conditions of warehouse staff.


Luxury

Vogue and the CFDA Set Up Shop on Amazon

Through the fundraising initiative A Common Thread, 20 independent New York brands will begin selling their collections on the e-commerce marketplace as part of an effort to help struggling designers.

Luxury

Vogue and the CFDA Set Up Shop on Amazon

Through the fundraising initiative A Common Thread, 20 independent New York brands will begin selling their collections on the e-commerce marketplace as part of an effort to help struggling designers.


Retail

Amazon Wins Business From Reluctant Brands After Coronavirus Closes Stores

The e-commerce giant has long enjoyed outsize power over small businesses. Now, that leverage includes bigger brands that relied on physical retail for the bulk of their sales.

Retail

Amazon Wins Business From Reluctant Brands After Coronavirus Closes Stores

The e-commerce giant has long enjoyed outsize power over small businesses. Now, that leverage includes bigger brands that relied on physical retail for the bulk of their sales.


Retail

The Big Keep Getting Bigger in the Pandemic-Rearranged Economy

Antitrust experts fear that as the largest companies increase market shares, decimated firms might disappear or have little choice but to sell out at fire-sale prices — and that lawmakers will be under pressure not to stand in the way as the economy struggles to recover.

Retail

The Big Keep Getting Bigger in the Pandemic-Rearranged Economy

Antitrust experts fear that as the largest companies increase market shares, decimated firms might disappear or have little choice but to sell out at fire-sale prices — and that lawmakers will be under pressure not to stand in the way as the economy struggles to recover.


Retail

Jeff Bezos Called to Testify Before House Panel on Amazon Private Label Products

Independent merchants have long complained that the company’s AmazonBasics line copies popular products that they sell.

Retail

Jeff Bezos Called to Testify Before House Panel on Amazon Private Label Products

Independent merchants have long complained that the company’s AmazonBasics line copies popular products that they sell.


Workplace & Talent

Workers for Amazon and Other Warehouses Protest on May Day

They are demanding a safer work environment and better pay during the coronavirus outbreak.

Workplace & Talent

Workers for Amazon and Other Warehouses Protest on May Day

They are demanding a safer work environment and better pay during the coronavirus outbreak.


Global Markets

Luxury Brands Never Embraced E-Commerce in Japan. Now, They’re Regretting It.

LVMH, Kering and Hermès all rely on the country to drive a significant portion of global sales, but the pandemic has exposed the market's Achilles’ heel. Brands need to invest in Japanese e-commerce — and fast.

Global Markets

Luxury Brands Never Embraced E-Commerce in Japan. Now, They’re Regretting It.

LVMH, Kering and Hermès all rely on the country to drive a significant portion of global sales, but the pandemic has exposed the market's Achilles’ heel. Brands need to invest in Japanese e-commerce — and fast.


Workplace & Talent

EU Unions and Regulators Circling Amazon Over Working Conditions

The e-commerce giant has mostly prevented organised labour from penetrating its employee ranks, helping keep costs down.

Workplace & Talent

EU Unions and Regulators Circling Amazon Over Working Conditions

The e-commerce giant has mostly prevented organised labour from penetrating its employee ranks, helping keep costs down.