E-commerce giants Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) and Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) need no introduction. AMZN retails consumer products and subscriptions online and operates Amazon Web Services (AWS), one of the biggest cloud platforms in the digital computing space. It also offers personalized shopping services, web-based credit card payment, and direct shipping.
On the other hand, China-based BABA provides technology infrastructure and marketing reach to merchants, brands, retailers, and other businesses to engage with their customers internationally. It operates through China commerce; International commerce; Local consumer services; Cainiao; Cloud; Digital media and entertainment; and Innovation initiatives, and other segments.
