Commerce

Commerce relates to "the exchange of goods and services, especially on a large scale". It includes legal, economic, political, social, cultural and technological systems that operate in a country or in international trade.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

eCommerce
Half of Luxury Shoppers Prefer Resale, and The RealReal Saw It Coming 
May 07, 2026

Luxury resale used to be a secondary consideration. The numbers say it isn’t anymore. Nearly half of luxury consumers now factor resale value into primary market purchases. Almost 60% prefer the secondary market outright. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Snap and Perplexity Cancel AI Integration Plans
May 06, 2026

Snap and Perplexity said Wednesday (May 6) that they amicably ended a partnership that would have integrated Perplexity’s artificial intelligence-powered answer engine into Snap’s Snapchat social media platform, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Wednesday. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Pattern’s Non-Amazon Sales Surge 119% on TikTok and Walmart Growth
May 06, 2026

As artificial intelligence-powered shopping tools and social commerce platforms redraw online retail, Pattern Group executives said they are positioning the company at the center of that shift as its partner brands look to grow sales online. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Etsy Pilots Conversational AI to Ignite Marketplace Sales
May 05, 2026

Etsy is working to offer conversational search both in OpenAI’s ChatGPT and on its own platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

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Pinterest’s AI Bet on Visual Search Begins Paying Off in Revenue
May 04, 2026

A decade of visual search data. A taste graph trained on hundreds of billions of interactions. Eighty billion monthly searches every month, half of them commercial. Pinterest has built the shortest path between inspiration and purchase of any platform online. The users are there. The...

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Carvana Sets Records as Inflation Drives Used Car Demand
April 30, 2026

The used car market could get a boost from the rising costs of goods and services, Carvana Founder and CEO Ernie Garcia said Wednesday (April 29). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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TikTok Shop on Track to Seize 10% of Retail Sales
April 29, 2026

TikTok Shop could increase its share of overall retail sales from 1% today to 10% in 2028, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday (April 29), citing data from Marshal Cohen, chief retail adviser at market research firm Circana. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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PayPal Debuts Tool to Help Advertisers ID Customers
April 27, 2026

PayPal has debuted PayPal Ads ID, which it calls an “advertising identifier” rooted in verified commerce relationships. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...

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X Money Tests Whether Social Commerce Can Hold Consumer Deposits
April 17, 2026

Social platforms have long influenced what consumers browse and buy, but the next step is to determine whether they can also hold the money that enables those decisions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...