On Wall Street, the retail sales figures that count aren’t absolute numbers. Investors act based on how those numbers compare to what was expected, and in the case of Black Friday Internet sales, reality beat the predictions. T…
Amazon (AMZN) is planning to overhaul its international e-commerce platform to help it reach consumers in new markets. The online retailer currently operates teams in six countries other than the U.S. It has now set up a new team to create “the architectural underpinnings to greatly simplify country expansions”, the Financial Times reported.
The team will translate content into…
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Amazon to Overhaul International Business originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 29 Nov 2010 08:05:00.
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