Top Google searches of the year: Hurricane Irma, Meghan Markle and Fidget Spinners
Hurricane Irma, Meghan Markle and Fidget Spinners were among the most popular global searches of 2017, according to Google.
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Disney to buy Fox: Ready for a Netflix showdown?
Disney has agreed a $52.4bn deal to buy film and TV assets from 21st Century Fox, will buy swaths of 21st Century Fox as it readies for battle with Netflix, Amazon and other tech companies.
AI: Unlocking the Secrets of the Global Supply Chain
Supply chains are becoming ever more complex as organisations respond to the demands of an eCommerce dominated world. In the bid to retain control, organisations are now collecting huge amounts of data as products are tracked from one end of the globe to another – and it is this data that is set to provide … [Read more…]
Black Friday trends: Facts, stats and predictions [INFOGRAPHIC]
Black Friday is just over a week away. What started as a US shopping event after Thanksgiving has become a major global event. This infographic looks at some of the biggest stats that marketers need to know.
Diwali ecommerce sales: Amazon Vs. Flipkart in India
Amazon’s ‘The Great Indian Festival’ generated more transacting customers than any other online platform during the festive Diwali season in India, including market leader Flipkart, according to new research.
3 start-up predictions for 2025: ‘Tech tourism’, office sharing and corporate collaboration
Unilever Foundry has launched a global study and whitepaper The State of Innovation a report looking at the future of corporate and startup collaboration, identifying three predictions for the industry in the next decade, including that corporates and startups will be working under the same roof by 2025.
Alibaba to expand into online groceries via BigBasket investment
Alibaba is reportedly in talks to pick up a significant stake in online grocer BigBasket in India, as the Chinese online retail giant looks to rival Amazon’s recent expansion into fresh food with its WholeFoods acquisition.
WhatsApp to add payments in messaging app
WhatsApp is set to launch direct payments on its messaging app, as the Facebook-owned messaging app becomes the latest service to let users transfer money to one another with a text.
The demographics of Uber’s US users
In the US, 8% of online adults are using Uber at least once a month and, by some distance, 16-34s are the most enthusiastic Uber adopters, according to new research.
Yahoo begins global content deals with major newspapers
Yahoo has inked content distribution deals with a host of premium UK publishing partners, including The Telegraph, the Guardian, The Independent, the Evening Standard and Hearst UK.