Shopping on a traditional, narrowly focused eCommerce site is one thing. Consumers are dealing with a single merchant, and the working assumption is that the retailer is vetting suppliers and products, and has invested the time and money to provide a secure environment in which...
Robots, including those working in retail, “shipped to North American companies in record numbers last year,” according to a new report from the Robotic Industries Association. The new numbers underscore the advance of automation in commerce, though there are still significant question about how these...
The chairman of Reliance Industries has run into a hitch in his quest to take on Amazon in India and become the biggest eCommerce company in the country, according to reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Among the main virtues of this golden era of eCommerce and digital payments is speed. Seemingly instant access to extremely specific product pages. Quick browsing. Fast checkout and transactions — the fewer buttons the better. Have-it-yesterday delivery. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
eBay is close to reaching a settlement with Elliott Management and Starboard, the two activist investors that have been calling for change at the online auctioneer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
India is gearing up to put new policies on the books when it comes to eCommerce and social media and rolled out a new draft policy this weekend laying it all out. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
The U.K.’s Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee is calling on internet retailers to pay higher taxes to help struggling offline retailers in the country’s shopping districts. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
In some ways, we are in a golden age of used car sales, mainly because of the way digital technology is not only removing friction from those transactions, but taking away the pain long associated with buying a pre-owned vehicle (the poor used-car sales person,...
Ikea, the furniture retailer, is reportedly looking at launching an online site that sells its own products as well as furniture from competitors. According to a report in The Financial Times citing Torbjörn Lööf, chief executive of Inter Ikea, the retailer is finishing up the details...
