In the U.S., 85% of consumers have credit ratings, but less than a quarter of China’s population have credit records, according to Alibaba. Ant Financial Services Group, the parent company of Alipay which was founded by Alibaba, has established the Read more
Amazon launched a new service that helps educators and authors publish their own digital “textbooks” and other educational content that students can then access on Fire tablets, iPad, iPhone, Android smartphones and tablets, Mac, and PC. “Educators and authors can Read more
On the face of it, government data suggests retail sales were down in December – but take a closer look, and it may not be the bad news it appears. (Keep in mind these are not online sales figures.) The US Read more
Television show Shark Tank lets entrepreneurs present their ideas to a panel of venture capitalists to raise money. The world of ecommerce held its own version of the program during NRF’s 104th Annual Convention and EXPO taking place this week in New Read more
Online selling platform Bigcommerce said its small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) experienced a 34% average increase in sales in the fourth quarter. Its core clients include early-stage growing brands, and key categories that saw breakout performance included Consumer Electronics, Beauty, Read more
It’s time to vote for the best online marketplace in the 6th annual Sellers Choice Awards and open up about the strengths and weaknesses of each venue on which you sell. EcommerceBytes opened voting on January 10th for the annual Read more
The 2014 online holiday shopping season was very strong overall, according to research firm comScore, with a 15% increase in spending. “Spending slightly exceeded our fairly optimistic forecast heading into the season,” said comScore chairman emeritus Gian Fulgoni in the Read more
The rapidly receding 2014 holidays yield to the latest concerns for ecommerce pros – preparing tax forms for their employees and heartfelt wishes for their loved ones; in many small businesses, these people may be one and the same. But Read more
When we checked in with shipping carriers to learn how the holiday season was overall (see, Checking in with UPS and FedEx on Holiday Deliveries, they reminded us the busy season wasn’t over for them. As UPS explained, there’s two reasons Read more
A publisher allegedly threatened legal action against a tool that helps students compare prices of textbooks across online sites. The Wall Street Journal wrote about the issue, saying it had reviewed an email written to Texts.com by publisher Follett’s demanding Texts.com stop Read more
