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New 3D body scanning platform creates personal avatar for customers from two photos

November 22, 2019

Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, Ecommerce

3D, AI, avatar, customer avatar, e-commerce, ecommerce, fashion, Ferdinand Metzler, fitting room, meepl, returns, virtual reality changing room

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A new 3D body scanning solution can build a personal avatar for customers from just two smartphone photographs. Launched this week, meepl has been developed by engineering graduated at prestigious…

Amazon’s UK warehouse staff have reported hundreds of serious injuries or near misses to officials over the past three years, according to a new report from the GMB union.

Amazon set to spend $1.5bn this holiday season as it eyes 30 min delivery times

November 22, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Companies, Delivery / Supply Chain, Ecommerce

Amazon, Delivery, e-commerce, Jeff Wilke, Kiva, Robot, Robotics, Robots

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Amazon has warned investors it will spend an extra $1.5 billion across the upcoming holiday season as it looks to capture more Prime memberships by offering a super swift delivery…

Facebook launches WhatsApp e-commerce catalogue feature

November 8, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Apps / Mobile, Companies, Ecommerce, Payment

catalog, catalogue, e-commerce, Facebook, launch, platform, Whatsapp

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Facebook Inc. launched a catalogue feature for its WhatsApp messaging app on Thursday, as it looks to establish the service’s e-commerce tools. After acquiring the app for $19 billion in…

Pinterest shares drop 19% after disappointing Q3

November 1, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

News

advertisements, e-commerce, monthly users, Pin, Pinners, Pinterest, Shares, social media

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Pinterest saw its shares fall 19 per cent on Thursday after its third quarter revenue came in lower than Wall Street estimates. The online scrapbook platform reported lower-than-expected average revenue…

Amazon begins Black Friday Countdown with month of deals

November 1, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Companies, Ecommerce

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Amazon has an entire month of offers in its sights in the run up to Black Friday and the peak Christmas trading period. With Black Friday falling later than usual…

Amazon is planning to vastly expand the rollout of its Amazon Hub Locker network in a bid to speed up Prime delivery shipments and strengthen its logistics operations.

EU could launch major Amazon antitrust probe “within days”

July 17, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Companies, Ecommerce, News

Amazon, anti-trust, e-commerce, ecommerce, etailer, EU, EU Commission, Europe, Margrethe Vestager, online, probe, third-party

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EU competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager is set to launch a formal investigation into Amazon “within days” according to two people familiar with the case speaking to Bloomberg. Now into her…

Alibaba applies for 262 blockchain patents

May 24, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Delivery / Supply Chain

Alibaba, Blockchain, business, China, e-commerce, expand, Patent, payments, supply chain

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Chinese multinational conglomerate and e-commerce specialist Alibaba is pushing on with its foray into blockchain implementation after applying for 262 blockchain patents. With those patents in hand, Alibaba will integrate…

Amazon Europe received a €241 million tax credit last year, despite growing efforts from European governments to force the retailer to pay more tax.

Amazon wins 12 year domain battle against Brazil

May 21, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Ecommerce, News

Amazon, Amazon basin, Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization, Brazil, domain, domain battle, e-commerce, ICANN, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, online

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The world’s largest internet-based retailer is closing in on a battle against Brazil and an alliance of Southern American countries to own the ‘.amazon’ domain. The Internet Corporation for Assigned…

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New 3D body scanning platform creates personal avatar for customers from two photos

Amazon set to spend $1.5bn this holiday season as it eyes 30 min delivery times

Facebook launches WhatsApp e-commerce catalogue feature

Amazon begins Black Friday Countdown with month of deals

EU could launch major Amazon antitrust probe “within days”

Alibaba applies for 262 blockchain patents

Amazon wins 12 year domain battle against Brazil

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