Technology - E-Commerce

X5 Emerges As Russia's Top E-Grocery Company In 2020

X5 Retail Group has emerged on top of the Russian online food retail segment in 2020 with a gross merchandise value (GMV) of RUB21.9 billion (€240 mil...

Alibaba Beats Quarterly Revenue Estimates On Online Boom

China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter revenue, as its e-commerce business benefited from a switch to online shoppi...

India's Reliance To Embed E-Commerce App Into WhatsApp Within Six Months: Report

Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries plans to embed its e-commerce app JioMart into WhatsApp within six months, financial daily Mint reported on Monday, as...

Walmart To Expand Grocery Delivery With Smart Cooler Pilot

Walmart Inc said it would test doorstep delivery of grocery items in temperature-controlled containers made by HomeValet, as the world's biggest retai...

UK Online Grocery Sales Double In December: Nielsen

Online grocery sales in UK supermarkets doubled to 12.5% in December, up from 6.7% in the same period last year, the latest data from Nielsen has revealed....

Online Food Delivery Market To Grow 10% This Year, Study Finds

A continuation of lockdown measures, coupled with changes to consumer behaviour, mean that the global online food delivery market is expected to grow by 10...

Ocado Completes Acquisition Of Robotics Firm Kindred Systems

British online supermarket Ocado Group has announced that it has completed the acquisition of robotics solutions company Kindred Systems Inc. Kindred Sy...