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IN WAREHOUSES AROUND the globe, they wait: toys, phones, dresses, televisions, blankets, trainers, laptops and much more. In China, online retailers are gearing up for “Singles Day”, November 11th, the world’s busiest shopping day. Last year Alibaba, much the biggest of the country’s e-commerce giants, rang up sales of bn on that occasion, the most ever spent in one day anywhere on Earth. Much of the rest of the world is preparing for the Christmas rush. Present-hunters used to wear themselves out tramping around crowded shops. Now, increasingly, they order …
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The new bazaar: E-commerce takes off

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Makers of goods, from books to biscuits, are trying to adapt to e-commerce

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NO COMPANY WANTS to replicate what happened to Hachette in 2014, when the publisher balked at Amazon’s terms. Suddenly its book shipments seemed to be delayed and Amazon was recommending titles from other publishers. The dispute ended with Hachette getting more control over pricing. But the deal showed the risks for producers of all kinds as online platforms gain strength.
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WHEN AMERICA’S RETAIL bosses gathered in New York earlier this year for the annual shindig of their trade association, the National Retail Federation, there was much talk about new technology to improve the industry’s prospects, from sensors that read consumers’ facial expressions to machine-learning software that can optimise prices. The ghost at the banquet was the company that gave no presentations but made its presence felt everywhere: Amazon.
Traditional retailing has had a tough time lately. Traffic in shopping centres in Europe’s biggest markets has been declining. In America, which has about five times as much space in shopping centres per person as Britain, the pain is acute. Chains that …
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Amazon’s spheres of influence

FOR SHOPPERS IN 2017, it can be hard to remember what life was like in the early 1990s. There was mail order, but by and large if you wanted to buy something you went to a shop. Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder, who was then working for a New York hedge fund, noticed the exponential growth of the internet. His idea was to create an online company that would bring together shoppers and manufacturers around the world, starting with books.
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ON AN AVERAGE morning a young urban professional anywhere in the world might wake up, check her social-media feed and order a cab on her mobile. While sitting in traffic, she might use her phone to purchase groceries and watch a video, and later to pay the driver and buy a coffee. Once at work, she might make an online payment to reimburse a friend for a concert ticket. So far, so normal. But if that young urbanite were living in China, every one of these activities could have been powered either by Alibaba or a company in which it has a stake.
E-commerce in China is sweeping the board. Last year online sales in China hit 6bn, almost as much as in America and Britain combined. Growth has slowed from its …
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The everywhere stores: Online retail is booming in China

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E-commerce is transforming business and daily life, mostly for the better, says Charlotte Howard

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The new bazaar

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The new bazaar

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The new bazaar

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IN WAREHOUSES AROUND the globe, they wait: toys, phones, dresses, televisions, blankets, trainers, laptops and much more. In China, online retailers are gearing up for “Singles Day”, November 11th, the world’s busiest shopping day. Last year Alibaba, much the biggest of the country’s e-commerce giants, rang up sales of bn on that occasion, the most ever spent in one day anywhere on Earth. Much of the rest of the world is preparing for the Christmas rush. Present-hunters used to wear themselves out tramping around crowded shops. Now, increasingly, they order …
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The new bazaar: E-commerce takes off

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Makers of goods, from books to biscuits, are trying to adapt to e-commerce

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Burying the Hachette

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Manufacturing

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The new bazaar

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Burying the Hachette

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That’s going straight in my basket

That’s going straight in my basket

NO COMPANY WANTS to replicate what happened to Hachette in 2014, when the publisher balked at Amazon’s terms. Suddenly its book shipments seemed to be delayed and Amazon was recommending titles from other publishers. The dispute ended with Hachette getting more control over pricing. But the deal showed the risks for producers of all kinds as online platforms gain strength.
The old system suited many businesses. Clothing manufacturers followed a predictable calendar for when goods would be produced and distributed. Giant …
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Burying the Hachette: Manufacturing struggles to adapt

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The painful metamorphoses of physical shops

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Shop till you drop

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Traditional retailing

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The new bazaar

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Shop till you drop

WHEN AMERICA’S RETAIL bosses gathered in New York earlier this year for the annual shindig of their trade association, the National Retail Federation, there was much talk about new technology to improve the industry’s prospects, from sensors that read consumers’ facial expressions to machine-learning software that can optimise prices. The ghost at the banquet was the company that gave no presentations but made its presence felt everywhere: Amazon.
Traditional retailing has had a tough time lately. Traffic in shopping centres in Europe’s biggest markets has been declining. In America, which has about five times as much space in shopping centres per person as Britain, the pain is acute. Chains that …
Source: Retailing
Shop till you drop: Stores are being hit by online retailing

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The one-time bookseller has become a conglomerate

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Beyond shopping

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Amazon

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The new bazaar

Fly Title: 

Beyond shopping

Main image: 

20171028_SRP008_1.jpg

Amazon’s spheres of influence

FOR SHOPPERS IN 2017, it can be hard to remember what life was like in the early 1990s. There was mail order, but by and large if you wanted to buy something you went to a shop. Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder, who was then working for a New York hedge fund, noticed the exponential growth of the internet. His idea was to create an online company that would bring together shoppers and manufacturers around the world, starting with books.
Not everyone was convinced. A cover story in 1999 in Barron’s, a business weekly, entitled “Amazon.bomb”, argued that the company would struggle to …
Source: Retailing
Beyond shopping: The mighty Amazon

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Alibaba demonstrates the benefits of breadth

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The everywhere stores

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China

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The new bazaar

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The everywhere stores

ON AN AVERAGE morning a young urban professional anywhere in the world might wake up, check her social-media feed and order a cab on her mobile. While sitting in traffic, she might use her phone to purchase groceries and watch a video, and later to pay the driver and buy a coffee. Once at work, she might make an online payment to reimburse a friend for a concert ticket. So far, so normal. But if that young urbanite were living in China, every one of these activities could have been powered either by Alibaba or a company in which it has a stake.
E-commerce in China is sweeping the board. Last year online sales in China hit 6bn, almost as much as in America and Britain combined. Growth has slowed from its …
Source: Retailing
The everywhere stores: Online retail is booming in China