Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.68
February 08, 2021
…China. In December, China launched an antitrust investigation into Alibaba as the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced that it would probe alleged monopolistic behavior. SAMR is investigating the company’s practice of forcing merchants to sign agreements that prevent them from selling their products on competitor’s platforms. Resistance is also increasing in Europe. On December 15, the European Commission announced a proposed package of digital markets legislation, the “Digital Services Act” (DSA) and the “Digital Markets Act” (DMA). The DSA aims at better regulation of major online platforms and includes measures to protect consumers from illegal content, increase transparency…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.53
October 11, 2017
…on his understanding of the business model developed by Alibaba, a Chinese e-commerce company that facilitates consumer-to-consumer, business-to-consumer and business-to-business sales. The model hinges on IT infrastructure that leverages existing independent delivery and warehousing firms to perform the physical storing, picking, packing and delivering. “The rationale was that no two or three companies could do this on their own, and now Alibaba connects 3,000 firms to provide e-commerce fulfillment,” Tompkins says. “The model makes a lot of sense, especially when Amazon is doing it so well. Today 52% of Amazon product sold is done by a 3PL that is not…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.36
October 11, 2017
…some of the world’s leading e-commerce businesses, such as Alibaba and Amazon. Download Now! Amazon’s Move into Delivery Logistics Many industry players and experts are waiting anxiously to see what innovations Amazon will come up with next – and above all, whether Amazon will enter into delivery logistics under its own banner. Download Now! Amazon’s Stranglehold This report aims to pull back Amazon’s cloak of invisibility, it shows how the company’s tightening grip is stifling competition, eroding jobs, and threatening communities - it presents new data; draws on interviews with dozens of manufacturers, retailers, and others. Download Now! Chasing Amazon:…
