India is making a move to tighten controls on big tech companies like Amazon and require them to turn over data and other requested information in a timely manner, Reuters reported on Friday (March 20), citing sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Ant Financial, a division of China’s eCommerce giant Alibaba, has launched a three-year strategy to make its Alipay mobile app platform available to 40 million service providers so they can digitize their offerings, Alipay said in a press release on Tuesday (March 10). Get the...
It’s a simple concept, but one that is quickly revolutionizing how consumers buy from eCommerce. It’s called headless commerce. Aside from the funny name, technically it’s a digital architecture that separates the back end and front end of a retail website to optimize search results,...
When eBay first introduced the “buy it now” button way back in Y2K, it was designed for the impatient online shopper who couldn’t wait for an auction to end. These folks had to purchase that thing now. It didn’t take long for eBay and PayPal...
Online marketplace eBay has announced that it’s going to expand its “management of payments” to the United Kingdom, which will mean more payment options for customers, according to a release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Speed is the name of the game in the eCommerce industry. The less time it takes shoppers to complete the checkout process, the less likely they are to abandon their carts and the higher the conversion rates a site is likely to have. Get the...
Target’s strategy to concentrate on its eCommerce business has moved the big-box retailer to the No. 8 position in eMarketer’s latest ranking of the nation’s top merchants by online sales. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Online marketplace eBay could be getting closer to selling off its classified advertising business, which is potentially worth about $10 billion, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Groupon is out of the business of selling consumer goods — an announcement that followed yet another disappointing earnings run from the eCommerce firm. The news took both consumers and marketwatchers by surprise. Consumers were mostly surprised to learn that Groupon was, in fact, selling...
