Alibaba Exec on suppliers, pricing, IP

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Alibaba Exec on suppliers, pricing, IP

Few companies have done more for global prosperity than Alibaba.com. The company, made famous in China in 1999 by Jack Ma, a former school teacher, now connects 200,000 suppliers with millions of retailers. Suppliers are growing, retailers are diversifying and consumers have more options for less money. Still, the B2B giant isn’t perfect. Language differences, … Read more

Three out of four Portuguese consumers shop online

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Three out of four Portuguese consumers shop online

E-commerce in Portugal continues to expand rapidly. According to Geopost’s 2025 E-Shopper Barometer, 75 percent of Portuguese consumers now shop online, and almost half are considered regular online shoppers. Each Portuguese online shopper will make around 39 online purchases per year, a slight increase from 2023, but still below the European average of 49.

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Oracle is betting big on the cloud as it projects $225 billion in revenue by 2030

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Oracle bets big on cloud as it targets $225b in sales by 2030

Oracle expects its cloud infrastructure business to generate $166 billion in revenue by fiscal 2030, accounting for nearly three-quarters of its total revenue, the company says. Reuters said the forecast was shared by CEO Clay Magouyrk during a meeting with analysts on Thursday, when he said new cloud bookings are coming from a broad customer … Read more

Seven Holiday Shipping Strategies to Increase Sales

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Seven Holiday Shipping Strategies to Increase Sales

The holiday rush brings big sales to WooCommerce stores, but it also brings higher expectations from shoppers. More than half of Christmas shopping now takes place on mobile devices, and customers want the entire shopping process to be seamless from checkout to delivery. Shipping and tracking play a bigger role in this experience than many … Read more

Monitor, analyze, and manage capacity usage from a single interface with Amazon EC2 Capacity Manager | Amazon Web Services

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Monitor, analyze, and manage capacity usage from a single interface with Amazon EC2 Capacity Manager | Amazon Web Services

Today, I’m excited to announce Amazon EC2 Capacity Manager, a centralized solution for monitoring, analyzing, and managing capacity usage across all AWS accounts and regions from a single interface. This service aggregates capacity information with hourly refresh rates and provides optimization capabilities based on priority, streamlining capacity management workflows that previously required custom automation or … Read more

Recommerce for the holidays

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Recommerce for the holidays

The resale economy is no longer a niche. As the 2025 Christmas shopping season approaches, sales of used, refurbished or surplus goods are influencing how retailers attract consumers and clear excess stock. Salesforce predicts that U.S. resale transactions — peer-to-peer, marketplaces, other channels — will account for $64 billion in holiday sales this year. Fashion … Read more

New e-commerce tools: October 15, 2025

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New e-commerce tools: October 15, 2025

This week’s roundup includes products and services for AI-powered advertising, email marketing, AI agents for shopping and B2B, social commerce, one-click payments, cryptocurrencies, personalization platforms, and e-commerce delivery. Do you have an eCommerce product release? Email releases@practicalecommerce.com. New tools for traders GoDaddy brings AI-powered ads to businesses. GoDaddy has expanded the digital ads feature on … Read more