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Alibaba buys German start-up Data Artisans

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Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has acquired German data analysis start-up Data Artisans for close to €90 million, reports Handelsblatt. Whether it is for autonomous driving, online trade or financial transactions: data is more important than ever and more and more data is being collected. Companies all over the world are now competing in finding the best solution to processes

Amazon Germany employees strike before Christmas

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There is an Amazon Germany workers strike taking place at two of Amazon‘s German warehouses. With just a week to go before Christmas, it’s raised concerns that gifts might not arrive in time. German news agency DPA has reported that workers in Leipzig (East Germany) and Werne (West Germany) went on strike on Monday morning. Amazon has 10 warehouses in Germany, located in Bad

Shopify announced that Shopify Payments has expanded to Germany

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Shopify announced that Shopify Payments has expanded to Germany. This expansion offers German merchants with an out-of-the-box payments solution in addition to providing payment methods that are locally relevant to their customers. Working with payments provider Klarna, Shopify Payments will offer payment methods that best suit customers in Germany. Shopify Payments is

Zalando expects to grow revenues 20-25% in fourth quarter after challenging Q3

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Fashion platform Zalando expects to grow revenues in the fourth quarter of 2018 by 20-25% after a financially challenging third quarter with 11.7% revenue growth to €1.20 billion and an adjusted EBIT of €-38.9 million, corresponding to a margin of -3.2%. Zalando's Partner Program continued to grow above expectations, with improved tools cutting the time to onboard new articles

Zalando connects offline and online more

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Zalando is expanding its cooperation with brick-and-mortar stores that are connected to the Zalando platform to 600 by the end of this year. This so-called 'Connected Retail Model' will be internationalised in 2019. "Connected Retail is a central component of the Zalando platform. 600 stores prove that the integration of online and offline channels has very positive effects for

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