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The Mobile Commerce Gap

While nearly two-thirds of online shopping in the US happens on mobile devices, the channel only accounts for 19 percent of sales.

Technology

The Mobile Commerce Gap

While nearly two-thirds of online shopping in the US happens on mobile devices, the channel only accounts for 19 percent of sales.


Global Markets

Billionaire Henry Sy, Lazada Team Up on Philippine Online Retail

Billionaire Henry Sy has partnered with an online retailer backed by Germany’s Rocket Internet SE to target the rising number of consumers in the Philippines who shop using the Internet.

Global Markets

Billionaire Henry Sy, Lazada Team Up on Philippine Online Retail

Billionaire Henry Sy has partnered with an online retailer backed by Germany’s Rocket Internet SE to target the rising number of consumers in the Philippines who shop using the Internet.


Financial Markets

Alibaba Sales Beat Estimates After Making Mobile, Rural Inroads

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s third-quarter revenue beat analysts’ estimates after an online-sales extravaganza and expansion into rural China helped the nation’s biggest e-commerce operator defy a slowing economy.

Financial Markets

Alibaba Sales Beat Estimates After Making Mobile, Rural Inroads

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s third-quarter revenue beat analysts’ estimates after an online-sales extravaganza and expansion into rural China helped the nation’s biggest e-commerce operator defy a slowing economy.


Technology

Apple Reshapes Holiday Shopping With Bigger Smartphones

Bigger screens, easier payment options combined with revamped retail websites and shopping applications customized for phones are changing consumer behavior.

Technology

Apple Reshapes Holiday Shopping With Bigger Smartphones

Bigger screens, easier payment options combined with revamped retail websites and shopping applications customized for phones are changing consumer behavior.


Technology

Smartphones Overtake Desktops for Holiday Shopping

For the first time, more people will visit retailers' web sites through their smartphones than on desktop computers or tablets during the holiday shopping season that begins on Thanksgiving Day.

Technology

Smartphones Overtake Desktops for Holiday Shopping

For the first time, more people will visit retailers' web sites through their smartphones than on desktop computers or tablets during the holiday shopping season that begins on Thanksgiving Day.


Technology

Apple Plans to Launch Apple Pay in China by February

Apple Inc plans to launch its mobile payment system Apple Pay in China by early February, according to inside sources.

Technology

Apple Plans to Launch Apple Pay in China by February

Apple Inc plans to launch its mobile payment system Apple Pay in China by early February, according to inside sources.


Financial Markets

Alibaba Revenue Surges on Mobile Growth

Alibaba's second-quarter net income topped expectations as revenue surged on mobile growth.

Financial Markets

Alibaba Revenue Surges on Mobile Growth

Alibaba's second-quarter net income topped expectations as revenue surged on mobile growth.


Technology

Facebook Pushes Shopping Features in Move to E-Commerce

Facebook Inc wants its users to shop for clothes and other products from their mobile phones without ever leaving its app.

Technology

Facebook Pushes Shopping Features in Move to E-Commerce

Facebook Inc wants its users to shop for clothes and other products from their mobile phones without ever leaving its app.


News & Analysis

Shopify Adds 'Buy Now' Button For Twitter Users

Twitter users soon will be able to shop with a new "Buy Now" button from the e-commerce company Shopify.

News & Analysis

Shopify Adds 'Buy Now' Button For Twitter Users

Twitter users soon will be able to shop with a new "Buy Now" button from the e-commerce company Shopify.


Technology

A Hundred Apps Bloom in China as Millions Bank on Their Phones

Financial innovation is bubbling up around the globe, but China is where digital banking, investing, and lending have gone mainstream.

Technology

A Hundred Apps Bloom in China as Millions Bank on Their Phones

Financial innovation is bubbling up around the globe, but China is where digital banking, investing, and lending have gone mainstream.