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Tencent Buys Stake In Chinese eCommerce Co Youzan

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Tencent Holdings is buying over 1 billion shares of Hong Kong-listed eCommerce platform Youzan. That will bring Youzan’s net proceeds to $910 million HK, which will be used to fund system upgrades, product development, marketing, promotion of services and general working capital. In fact, it posted a loss of $839.4

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Levi Goes ‘Soft And Stretchy’ In A Rigid Retail Market

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The company also announced Nina Barjesteh as the new marketing chief and the creation of a new position of chief customer officer. Fitch names rue21 as a retailer at a “high risk of default” because of its bond debt, declining foot traffic, competition from eCommerce and other retailers and “a lack of a compelling product line.”.

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Walmart Shares Up Across The Board On Big Earnings Beats

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The planet’s largest retailer by sales crushed their way through Q2, with bigger than expected gains in revenue, earnings, same-store sales and eCommerce sales than analysts were predicting before the numbers hit the wires. Also a highlight was eCommerce, with Walmart reporting 40 percent growth during the second quarter.