Rakuten: the biggest e-commerce site you’ve never heard ofIn Japan, online shopping site Amazon is a small player — the big name is a local site called Rakuten. With plans to go global, can they knock Amazon from pole position in the West, too?
E commerce
The e-store that cashes in on inconvenience
Alice.com — still in beta — promises to help customers make “sure you never run out of bathroom tissue.” It uses calendars and reminders to help tell you what to buy — way before it becomes a must.
eBay faces wrath, ACCC investigation over PayPal move
eBay Australia isn’t making friends by requiring its sellers to use eBay-owned PayPal to receive their money, writes Stilgherrian
eBay to customers: we’ll handle your money, it’s for your “protection”
As eBay sticks its hand in the pockets of sellers, questions need to be asked about how to regulate the global online auction giant, writes Stilgherrian.
