Online shopping was invented and pioneered in 1979 by Michael Aldrich in the United Kingdom. He connected a modified domestic television via a telephone line to a real-time multi-user transaction processing computer. The system was marketed beginning in 1980 and offered mainly business-to-business systems that were sold in the UK, Ireland, and Spain. One the earliest consumer shopping experiences was Book Stacks Unlimited, an online bookstore created by Charles M. Stack in 1992. Stack’s store began as a dial-up bulletin board two years before Amazon was founded by Jeff Bezos. In 1994, Book Stacks Unlimited moved to the Internet as Books.com and was eventually acquired by Barnes & Noble.

What a moment for grocery retailers!

Pressure is ramping up in the grocery industry, which is known for razor-thin margins. In recent years, big changes in people mindset and the growth of new technologies are transforming the classic relation "customer in the store" versus a new approach with e-commerce at the centre of  purchase's habits.

Amazon Dash Button sbarca in Europa

Il Dash Button di Amazon è in arrivo in Germania, Austria e Regno Unito, la società ha annunciato oggi, la sua prima espansione al di fuori degli Stati Uniti. I dispositivi Wi-Fi-connessi, che consentono ai consumatori di ordinare alcuni prodotti con la semplice pressione di un pulsante, sono disponibili per gli abbonati Amazon Prime.

The ancient value of Privacy

A general definition of Privacy would be the right to determine whether, when, how and to whom, one's personal or business information is to be revealed, but this fundamental right is becoming at the same time more precious but very difficult to preserve.  Our right to select where we express ourselves has evaporated