Technology - E-Commerce

Walmart's Flipkart To Hire 70,000 In India Ahead Of Big Shopping Event

Walmart Inc's Flipkart said on Tuesday it would create 70,000 new jobs and employ many more as delivery partners and in other roles as it prepares for...

French Q2 Online Retail Sales Up 5.3%: Fevad

Online retail sales in France rose 5.3% year-on-year to €25.9 billion ($30.75 billion) in the second quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic spurred remote s...

Pandemic E-Commerce Surge Spurs Race For 'Tesla-Like' Electric Delivery Vans

Delivery fleet operators face regulatory pressure in California and other states to buy electric vehicles, but a surge in package deliveries thanks to...

Russia's Ozon Sees Gross Merchandise Value Surge During Second Quarter

Russian online retailer Ozon said that its gross merchandise value (GMV) increased by 188% in the second quarter of its financial year, boosted by the shif...

Carrefour Poland Introduces Click & Collect Service For Groceries

Carrefour Poland has announced that it has added grocery shopping to its Click & Collect service. The initiative will allow customers to purchas...

Tesco To Create 16,000 More Permanent Jobs In Online Boom

Britain's largest supermarket Tesco has announced that it will create an additional 16,000 permanent jobs to support the 'exceptional growth' in...

Russia's Sberbank, Mail.Ru Pump Extra $164mn Into Online Food, Taxi Venture

Russia's largest lender Sberbank and internet firm Mail.ru said on Wednesday they had invested an additional RUB 12 billion ($164 million) in their ride-ha...

China's JD.com Posts Upbeat Results As Online Orders Surge

China's JD.com Inc beat analysts' estimates for quarterly sales, as the firm benefited from a shift in shopping habits of domestic consumers who have large...