Tag: e-commerce

Amazon continues to make subtle moves in the mobile commerce space

| June 11, 2014

Amazon introduces new service that may be attractive to mobile consumers

Amazon may soon become serious competition for PayPal as the company begins to manage subscription payments for startups and small companies. Amazon is growing bolder in its e-commerce efforts and the company is hoping to capture the support of the mobile audience with its new ventures. The company has launched a new service that will allow its 240 million active users to use their financial information stored on Amazon.com to pay their bills online and manage their subscriptions.

PayPal may soon see some serious competition come from Amazon

For years, PayPal has been the leader in this sector, allowing consumers to pay for subscriptions and other services in a convenient fashion, using whatever financial information they have opted to store on PayPal. Amazon has slowly been entering into this field, hoping to meet the growing demand coming from consumers regarding more diversity in the payment services that they use on a regular basis. Amazon’s growing focus on mobile commerce is likely to help its new service win support with mobile consumers.

New service could be a hit with the mobile crowd

amazon - Mobile CommerceAmazon has been testing its new service over the past several months, working with startups and merchants that are interested in connecting with mobile and digital consumers. Those that opted to manage their subscriptions and services through Amazon were likely to spend more money on the products that they favored. In some cases, those using the service spent 30% more on the brands that used the service offered by Amazon.

Competition in the mobile space is growing more aggressive

Engaging mobile consumers has become a major priority for many business sectors. Retailers are working to become more mobile-centric and other businesses are trying to incorporate services that are valuable to the mobile crowd. This has been challenging, however, due to the extremely high amount of competition that exists in the mobile commerce space. Companies like Amazon and PayPal were able to establish a strong foothold in the mobile space early on, but their ability to compete with one another is subject to the whims of consumers.

Sing Post may be entering into the mobile commerce and e-commerce spaces

| June 2, 2014

Sing Post announces major investment from China’s Alibaba

Sing Post, Singapore’s leading provider of mail, logistics, and retail solutions, has announced that Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba is set to purchase a 10% stake in the company. This represents a $312.5 million investment from Alibaba, which has been growing quite aggressive in regards to its investing in recent months. The two organizations have also entered into a partnership that is focused on e-commerce. The investment represents Alibaba’s first major move in the Asian-Pacific market beyond China’s borders.

Alibaba continues to show support for companies that are entering into the digital space with innovative solutions

Alibaba has become quite interested in mobile commerce as it has seen consumers throughout Asia become heavily reliant on their mobile devices. These consumers are using their smartphones and tablets for a wide range of purposes, including shopping for and purchasing products online. The demand for mobile payment support in physical stores has been growing quickly as well, which has lead many retailers to seek out solutions that can help them engage mobile consumers more effectively.

Sing Post to focus on e-commerce for the sake of its future

mobile commerce shoppingSing Post has been working to expand its e-commerce logistics business and has helped some retailers engage mobile consumers in new ways. Through its partnership with Alibaba, Sing Post may be able to accelerate its entry into the e-commerce logistics space, taking advantage of the experience that Alibaba has therein. Sing Post notes that e-commerce is its current lifeline, and a greater focus on the digital and mobile spaces may help the organization remain relevant among consumers and financial solvent.

Asian-Pacific market could see e-commerce sales reach $1 trillion by 2020

According to a recent report from eMarketer, e-commerce sales in the Asian-Pacific market are expected to reach $1 trillion by 2020. This has created a sense of urgency and enthusiasm when it comes to companies participating in the mobile commerce space. Alibaba already has a powerful presence within the online world, and Sing Post may be able to benefit from this thanks to its partnership with Alibaba.