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Watch Out Wal-Mart. Amazon Is Coming After the Grocery Business
SEATTLE, United States — For years, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has followed Amazon.com Inc., putting inventory online and starting its own version of a
Alibaba CEO Eyes $4 Trillion Offline Market by Being Middleman
The nation’s biggest e-commerce company is building a network that would allow physical stores and the brands they sell to monitor transactions as they happen.
JD.com Steps Up Spending on Areas Outside E-Commerce
JD.com Inc. is going to keep investing outside of its main e-commerce operations in order to build its business and deliver long-term profitability.
MatahariMall.com Raises $100 Million to Expand in E-Commerce
The company raised $100 million in equity financing from investors led by Mitsui & Co. as it seeks to bolster its share of the nation’s e-commerce market.
GHD Acquired for $511 Million by Coty
Coty Inc. agreed to buy the London-based hairstyling-appliances company GHD for £420 million ($511 million) in cash, expanding its offerings in the professional hair category.
Fast Retailing Forecasts Full-Year Profit to Rise 37 Percent
The owner of the Uniqlo casual-wear chain is recovering from a slump in the last fiscal year by committing to lower prices to win back customers.
Alibaba Sees ‘Tremendous’ Challenge for Pure E-Commerce Business
The Hangzhou-based company is moving into untapped rural regions, exploring markets abroad and investing in online media and cloud computing to tap new sources of revenue.
Will Anthropologie Win Where Traditional Department Stores Have Failed?
URBN-owned Anthropologie is taking its experiential retail concept to the next level, integrating dining, beauty and home goods within 30,000-square-foot superstores.
New CEO Takes Reins at Christopher Kane
Nikolas Talonpoika succeeds Sarah Crook, becoming Christopher Kane’s third chief executive in two years.
Alibaba Pictures, Amblin to Co-Produce Films
Billionaire Jack Ma's Alibaba Group paid about $800 million for a controlling stake in ChinaVision Media in 2014. The company later became known as Alibaba Pictures.