JD.com and Tencent announce “Big Data” initiative
China’s e-commerce giant JD.com and internet service provider Tencent have expanded their partnership with the launch of the JD-Tencent Retail Marketing Solution.
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UK shoppers prepared to pay for delivery – if the fee isn’t too high
New research from delivery management company Whistl has indicated that UK shoppers are not averse to paying for delivery for their online purchases, provided the fee isn’t too high.
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Click & Collect “driving further upsell opportunities for retailers”
A new study has indicated that Click & Collect is driving further “upsell opportunities” for retailers, as many shoppers will buy more items when they come to a store to pick up their online purchase.
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Preparing for the future
In a letter sent to Alibaba’s shareholders yesterday (17 October), group chairman Jack Ma said that the logistics industry in China has experienced “miraculous growth” – and ten years from now “we may be faced with one billion packages per day”.
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Neighbourly deliveries
Supermarket Carrefour has launched a new service in France which enables customers to shop online and have their goods delivered by a “voisin” (or neighbour).
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