International Strategy

As Indians increasingly move to e-commerce to do their shopping, Amazon.com is giving domestic companies a big reason to worry. Company CEO Jeff Bezos on Tuesday announced that his company will be investing an additional $3 billion in India. This takes Amazon's total investment in the country to $5 billion. India's e-commerce space continues to grow, and…

Historically, Apple hasn't been shy about its inclusivity and support of LGBT rights. Most recently, on Mother's Day, it debuted an ad featuring a same-sex couple. But the company has come under fire recently for being selective about where it's preaching support for gay rights. The Guardian and 9to5 Mac recently reported that new cuts…

While eBay continues to build out its core marketplace for physical goods, it’s also investing to expand its other businesses and brands, too. Yesterday the company announced that it has acquired Ticketbis, an online ticket marketplace based out of Bilbao, Spain, which it plans to roll into StubHub, its own ticket marketplace. The deal will…

Gap Inc said it would shut 75 Old Navy and Banana Republic stores in overseas markets as the struggling apparel retailer focuses on North America to revive its fortunes. Shares of the San Francisco-based company were up 4.2 percent in after-hours trading on Thursday. The store closures include all its 53 Old Navy outlets in Japan, the…

As your company expands its e-commerce efforts into international markets, understand that your global websites must do more than speak the language. You need financial fluency, too — i.e., a clear understanding of your new customers’ buying habits, particularly their preferred payment platforms. MotionPoint Corporation localizes e-commerce sites for retailers around the world. Based on…

Gap Inc. said it would take steps to streamline its business, including evaluating its Banana Republic and Old Navy operations outside North America, as it posted comparable sales declines across its brands. The company also said it expects earnings for the first quarter to come in much weaker than analysts had expected — the company forecast…

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Footwear brand Crocs has undergone significant organizational and management changes in the last 18 months as it works to reverse years of stagnant sales and declining profits. Founded in 2002, Crocs impressively reached $1 billion in sales within its first 10 years of operation. However, that growth trajectory has slowed considerably in recent years. The…

When Japan's cheap-and-cheerful clothing brand Uniqlo raised its prices in 2014, it was an endorsement of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's efforts to stimulate a lacklustre economy: with confidence high, even purveyors of affordable jumpers became price setters. But as Abe's expansionary policies struggle to rekindle growth, Uniqlo has reversed those rises, lowering prices last year and…

When you think of millennial brands, Carter's, the manufacturer and retailer of baby apparel and accessories, doesn't immediately spring to mind. Yet that's just what Carter's is, catering to new and expectant moms who more often than not fall into the coveted millennial demographic. In fact, 80 percent of all babies are born to millennial…