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SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China will establish new rules to govern the country's booming e-commerce sector after online protests against a fee hike caught officials off-guard, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday, quoting a Ministry of Commerce spokesman. Reuters: Internet News »

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Suning Appliance Co Ltd, the country's biggest electronics retailer has signed an agreement with IBM to build a multi-billion e-commerce platform, both companies said in a statement on Friday. Reuters: Internet News »

(Reuters) - AOL Inc's head of applications and commerce group and Silicon Valley operations is stepping down, Bloomberg said citing a person with direct knowledge of the matter. Reuters: Internet News »

Never content to rest on its search-engine dominance alone, Google is reportedly moving into yet another industry giant's space. This time, it's Amazon that may have to look over its shoulder. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Google plans to challenge the throne of the e-commerce legend, which has itself branched out into manufacturing products. Google is reportedly in talks with major retailers and shippers about developing a new service that would let consumers shop for clothes, electronics and other consumer goods online and get their order within a day. Google's move is a direct assault against one of Amazon's competitive advantages: Amazon Prime. Amazon Prime is a membership program that gives Amazon customers unlimited fast shipping, such as free two-day shipping and one-day shipping for $3.99 per item. The annual fee is $79. What Would Amazon Do? "The fact that Google is getting in on the retail and shipping business is an indicator that it's a service people are willing to pay for but it's also something that they expect," said Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT. "Offering to deliver goods within a day keeps Google in the ballpark as a direct competitor with Amazon, but it also brings up the subject of what is Amazon doing next to stay ahead of the game." King makes a valid point. In the early days of e-commerce, Amazon differentiated itself by offering lower prices than bookstores. Amazon later aggregated similar products from various sellers and allowed consumers to choose from various price options. Amazon also gained market advantages with one-click shopping, which allows customers to make online purchases with a single click. "As more retailers got on the bandwagon, you saw Amazon making some interesting moves in order to stay ahead of the pack. First they offered Super Saver free shipping and then later the offered... newsfactor.com »

In its latest bet to forward its Smarter Commerce initiative, IBM snapped up Emptoris. The company bolsters the procurement and supply chain operations side of Big Blue's analytics business. Emptoris is the second cloud analytics acquisition IBM has made in as many weeks. Big Blue bought DemandTec last week. The back-to-back deals demonstrate IBM's commitment to Smarter Commerce, which the company has pegged as a $20 billion market opportunity in software alone. Smarter Commerce aims to help organizations that are struggling to meet the demands of rapidly shifting buying patterns in the era of mobile and social networks. "If you remember the four P's -- product, price, promotion and placement -- Emptoris fits on the product side to manage the supply network and source products very efficiently," said Craig Hayman, general manager of Industry Solutions at IBM. "With Emptoris, you can put out a bid for laptops, for example, and have suppliers compete for that business. That often leads to better quality or better terms and conditions, and you can do it very rapidly." Delivering Value With more than 350 customers in 75 countries, Emptoris has global clients that span multiple industries, including consumer products, financial services, healthcare, telecommunications, chemical, oil and gas, utilities, construction and industrial manufacturing. "Procurement is being asked to show how it can deliver value to the organization," Hayman said. "Adding Emptoris strengthens the comprehensive capabilities we deliver and enables IBM to meet the specific needs of chief procurement officers." Emptoris' spend-management solutions complement the existing B2B integration and supply chain management capabilities IBM acquired through the purchase of Sterling Commerce in 2010. The Emptoris acquisition will allow IBM to deliver more solutions focused on the needs of sourcing and procurement professionals. Rounding Out the Four P's Hayman said IBM's acquisition of DemandTec last week fills the pricing aspect of the four Ps. DemandTec... newsfactor.com »

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hackers in China broke through the computer defenses of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce last year and were able to access information about its operations and its 3 million members, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Reuters: Internet News »

DONGFENG VILLAGE, China (Reuters) - It was a Cinderella story: a pig-rearing and vegetable-growing hamlet in China's eastern Jiangsu province that transformed itself into a village boasting millionaires and expensive cars, all through plywood, ingenuity and the Internet. Reuters: Internet News »

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - European Union competition ministers supported plans on Friday to remove barriers to electronic trade in a bid to spur economic growth and jobs by expanding the single market to the digital world, officials said. Reuters: Internet News »

BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese Commerce Ministry is reviewing Google Inc's $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc, a ministry spokesman said on Thursday. Reuters: Internet News »

Netflix customers were cranky for much of the year, but online shoppers in general are a contented bunch, according to an annual customer satisfaction survey. The customer satisfaction score of the embattled video rental company fell 14% in the last year, says the American Customer Satisfaction Index's annual e-Commerce report released today. It's one of the largest drops in the index's history. The index, founded at the University of Michigan but now run as a privately held company, measures customer evaluations of products and services for 225 companies in 47 industries in the U.S., based on a 100-point scale. Customer satisfaction with e-commerce Web sites inched up 1% to 80.1. "Consumer expectation continues to increase" for e-commerce companies, says Larry Freed, author of the report and CEO of consulting firm ForeSee. However, "When you walk into a retail store, you don't expect to get better service," he says. Total e-commerce sales rose 16% to $194.3 billion in 2011, say data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Amazon remains the top online retailer in customer service, though its overall score dropped slightly. The company invests heavily in subsidizing the cost of shipping and new technology, such as its e-readers, to keep consumer prices low. "It's the gold standard for e-commerce in many different ways," says Sucharita Mulpuru, an analyst at Forrester Research. Netflix's score reflects the turbulent changes it introduced last year by raising prices and announcing a plan, which it eventually dropped, to split its DVD and streaming rental services. "Netflix shot themselves in the foot," Mulpuru says. Newegg, an online retailer that specializes in electronics, registered the fastest rate of growth in satisfaction scores. Online travel agencies' average score, at 78, was slightly lower than retailers. But the sluggish economy has unleashed a flood of deals and new Web features to attract more customers, says Douglas Quinby of... newsfactor.com »

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(Reuters) - EBay Inc forecast robust growth in its mobile commerce segment as the online commerce and auction site expects more people to shop and pay via smartphones. Reuters: Internet News »

Commerce Guys заявила о получении 5 миллионов долларов в качестве венчурного финансирования. ibnews.com.ua »

Хабы: Блог компании EPAM Systems Ukraine Одно из самых долгожданных событий IT-тусовки: Open Day oт Epam Systems состоится совсем скоро, 8 апреля. Мероприятие пройдет в заведении с символичным названием IT-cafe. Главной целью Open Day является стремление компании Epam поделится своим опытом в работе с e-commerce с различных точек зрения. Спикеры мероприятия подготовили максимально информативные и интересные доклады на следующие темы: Challenges in E-Commerce Projects; Oracle Way to Conquer the E-Commerce World; Best practices to implement E-Commerce projects. Developers to developers. Open Day — отличная возможность получить необходимые знания и опыт от компании-лидера в области разработки программного обеспечения. Читать дальше → habrahabr.ru »

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A group of e-commerce start-ups, backed by some of the tech world's most pedigreed financiers, are betting that Facebook Inc can become an e-commerce powerhouse to rival Amazon.com Inc and eBay Inc. Reuters: Internet News »

(Reuters) - Last year, the buzzword in e-commerce was Groupon Inc and its myriad of competitors that offered daily online coupons to entice shoppers in a down economy. Now, the latest fashion in retail is social gifting, where people get together on Facebook to buy each other gifts. Reuters: Internet News »

Европейский хостер Webzilla оказывает поддержку украинским e-commerce-проектам.
Украинские и российские игроки рынка e-commerce теперь могут без проблем перенести IT-инфраструктуру в Европу. Хостер Webzilla (webzilla.com) запускает специальную программу, которая позволяет переезжать в европейский дата-центр Webzilla без издержек it.siteua.org »

В области интернет-торговли Россия пока отстает от европейских стран и США, однако именно российский рынок электронной коммерции многие аналитики называют в числе самых перспективных. Как отмечает Эксперт Online, в краткосрочной перспективе увеличение объемов интернет-торговли в России может оказаться четырехкратным, а в странах с развитым рынком e-commerce (электронной коммерции) даже по оптимистичным прогнозам - лишь двукратным. Читать дальше>> advexpert.ru »

Судя по динамике первого квартала 2012 г., существуют вполне реальные предпосылки для увеличения объема рынка e-commerce Украины на 20-30%, который в итоге может достичь отметки в $1 млрд. Такой прогноз делает генеральный директор холдинга Allegro Group Ukraine Юлия Марищук. По словам эксперта, основная доля рынка сформируется во второй половине 2012 г. и во многом будет зависеть от стабильности макроэкономических показателей, а также степени вовлеченности самих игроков в рекламную активность. "Украинский рынок e-commerce получит дополнительную монетизацию за счет малого и среднего бизнеса, представители которого все активнее заходят в Сеть через крупные торговые площадки, — рассказала Юлия Марищук. — Дело в том, что... CNews »