Tag: Mail order companies
Building and planting is booming – How do-it-yourself stores benefit
Dusseldorf The temperatures are rising, the sun is beckoning: the first days of spring awaken many people’s spirits, people plan, work and plant their gardens. Garden centers and do-it-yourself stores…
“The department stores have completely overslept the development”
Michael Otto The owner of the Otto Group laments the increasing monotony in many inner cities. (Photo: IMAGO/SEPA.Media) Mr. Otto, many see online retail as the gravedigger of the inner…
“One must not only see the threat posed by new forms of distribution”
Hamburg Mr. Otto, many see online retail as the gravedigger of the inner city. Is your Otto Group complicit in the death of once-proud brands like Kaufhof and Karstadt?The high…
Softbank sells almost all stake in Alibaba
soft bank The Japanese company was once one of the most important investors in Silicon Valley, but has sold many holdings in recent years. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt According to a…
Zalando defends itself in a letter to retailers
Zalando A new fee schedule will result in higher commissions for dealers in the future. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf, Berlin With a new scale of fees for business partners who use…
Zalando defends itself in a letter to retailers
Zalando A new fee schedule will result in higher commissions for dealers in the future. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf, Berlin Zalando wants to become more inspiring and personal for its customers…
Alibaba plans to split into six companies
Alibaba Building in Beijing The group wants to split into individual companies for online trading and cloud business, among other things. (Photo: Reuters) Beijing China’s largest tech group Alibaba wants…
Alibaba plans to split into six companies
Alibaba Building in Beijing The group wants to split into individual companies for online trading and cloud business, among other things. (Photo: Reuters) Beijing China’s largest tech group Alibaba wants…
Alibaba plans to split into six companies
Alibaba Building in Beijing The group wants to split into individual companies for online trading and cloud business, among other things. (Photo: Reuters) Beijing China’s largest tech group Alibaba wants…
Alibaba plans to split into six companies
Alibaba Building in Beijing The group wants to split into individual companies for online trading and cloud business, among other things. (Photo: Reuters) Hangzhou The Chinese Amazon rival Alibaba wants…
Second wave of layoffs at Amazon: Online giant cuts 9,000 jobs
Amazon The online retailer is again cutting 9,000 jobs. (Photo: dpa) san francisco The world’s largest online retailer Amazon starts the second wave of layoffs within a few months. CEO…
Second wave of layoffs at Amazon: Online giant cuts 9,000 jobs
Amazon The online retailer is again cutting 9,000 jobs. (Photo: dpa) Seattle As the second major US technology group, Amazon is again putting thousands of employees out of the door.…
Zalando annoys business partners with fee increases
Zalando package in the shipping center With a new fee schedule, the Dax group is turning stationary fashion retailers against themselves. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf, Berlin Zalando is realigning its strategy…
The great selection in online trading begins
Dusseldorf, Berlin The Otto Group had tried everything to save the subsidiary Mytoys. As recently as February, Otto board member Sebastian Klauke said, referring to the wave of layoffs at…
Group closes Mytoys and lays off 800 employees
Headquarters of the Otto Group Despite high investments, the turnaround of the Mytoys subsidiary did not succeed. (Photo: imago/blickwinkel) Dusseldorf The Otto Group has decided to discontinue the business operations…
Zalando only ventures a cautious outlook – the share turns positive
Zalando is struggling with weak growth figures The days of double-digit sales growth for Europe’s largest fashion portal are over. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Dusseldorf The years of rapid growth are…
Zalando dares only a cautious outlook – share in the red
Zalando is struggling with weak growth figures The days of double-digit sales growth for Europe’s largest fashion portal are over. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Dusseldorf The years of rapid growth are…
Zalando dares only a cautious outlook – share in the red
Zalando is struggling with weak growth figures The days of double-digit sales growth for Europe’s largest fashion portal are over. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Dusseldorf The years of rapid growth are…
Otto closes the Mytoys subsidiary and lays off 800 employees
Headquarters of the Otto Group Despite high investments, the turnaround of the Mytoys subsidiary did not succeed. (Photo: imago/blickwinkel) Dusseldorf The Otto Group has decided to discontinue the business operations…
Amazon delays further construction of second headquarters near Washington
Presentation of the planned construction in Arlington It is unclear when construction will begin. (Photo: AP) Seattle Amazon is pausing the further construction of the second company headquarters near the…