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Smartphone Shopping Driving 70% Of Mobile eCommerce
October 19, 2016

The mobile eCommerce wave has continued to grab top of mind — and top of consumer wallets — having made impressive inroads into the way people spend, as well as when and how. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Walgreens Shipping Online Orders To Stores
October 19, 2016

Another mainline retailer is joining the buy online, pick up in-store parade. Walgreens has launched its ship-to-store program that allows customers to order online and pick up their orders in a physical Walgreens or Duane Reade store for no extra charge and no minimum purchase. Get...

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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: China’s Cross-Border Ecommerce A Huge Opportunity for Entrepreneurs
October 19, 2016

Entrepreneurs take note. The trends in the Chinese cross-border eCommerce market represent a huge opportunity for small businesses, according to Cleveland Brown, CEO of Payscout, a global payments provider. The appetite in China for goods from abroad is growing at an unfathomable rate, and one-quarter...

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Cross-Border eCommerce Set To Explode By 2020
October 19, 2016

Cross-border eCommerce — internet purchases from merchants in other countries — is gaining in popularity in China. A quarter of the Chinese population will be shopping either directly on foreign-based websites or through third parties, like Alibaba’s Tmall Global and JD.com’s JD Worldwide, by 2020,...

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Google Flights Makes It Easier To Hunt Down The Best Rate
October 18, 2016

Google Flights, in general, is programmed to make it easier for customers to book the lowest possible airfares — but as of today, it is upping the level of its game.  Consumers will be able to see when prices are expected to bounce up for certain...

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EBay Gets Into Home Decor
October 18, 2016

There are many things one might think about when hearing the word “eBay” — auctions, collectables, the best place to find Happy Meal toys cataloged over the last 30 or so years — at this particular juncture, high-end furniture is probably not appearing on all that many...

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Slight September Slowdown In US eCommerce Sales
October 17, 2016

The latest retail sales statistics from the United States Commerce Department show that eCommerce is still growing, albeit at a slower pace than has been seen recently. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Alibaba To “Upgrade” China’s Retail
October 14, 2016

Alibaba is warning China’s retailers that it plans to revolutionize the nation’s retail sector. According to Internet Retailer, in a letter to shareholders sent on October 13, CEO Daniel Zhang outlined plans to make product manufacturing, distribution and service more efficient by “upgrading” traditional systems...

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eBay Unloading Stake In MercadoLibre
October 14, 2016

MercadoLibre, a Latin American eCommerce technology company, announced on Thursday (Oct. 13) that it is commencing an underwritten public offering of shares of its common stock offered by its existing stockholders, eBay and eBay’s subsidiary, eBay International Treasury Center. MercadoLibre will not receive any proceeds from the...