U.S. retailers are planning store expansions and increased initiatives to monitor and serve their customers — with a heavy focus on the Web and social media — as they work to accelerate their growth in 2011.
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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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