Among the Chinese Internet companies recently listing on U.S. exchanges, online video site Youko and e-tailer DangDang have gotten the most attention. Both present risks for investors, but it seems clear that DangDang’s longer…
More shoppers are flocking to the Web for the holidays, boosting online retail sales 12% over a year ago. In five weeks ending Dec. 3, Americans spent $17.5 billion on retail items on the Web, up from $15.7 billion in the year-…
In the latest of many recent successful Chinese IPOs, E-Commerce China Dangdang — often called the Amazon of China — saw its shares soar in its New York Stock Exchange debut Wednesday.
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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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