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E-commerce is the activity of electronically buying or selling of products on online services or over the Internet.
(source: en.wikipedia.org)
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RetailKroger Expands Omnichannel Options With ‘Seamless Shopping’
Kroger’s fourth-quarter earnings were a mixed bag. While the grocer’s earnings fell in line with analysts’ estimates, its projected 2018 earnings disappointed...
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RetailWarby Parker Has A $75 Million Fundraising Vision
Warby Parker is reportedly seeking $75 million in Series E funding. The company discussed the plans in a Wednesday (March 7) filing...
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RetaileBay Expands Cross-Border Logistics Network With New Joint Venture
Online retailer eBay has launched a joint venture with a unit of Citic Private Equity Funds Management Co. Ltd., eyeing a boost...
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AmazonAmazon Expands Discounted Prime Membership To Medicaid Recipients
As Amazon competes with Walmart for low-income shoppers, the eCommerce retailer is rolling out discounted pricing of its Prime program to more...
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DeliveryThinking Outside, And Inside, The (Cardboard) Box
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EarningsTarget Logs Earnings Miss, Despite 25 Percent eCommerce Growth
The retail outlook was bleak when, on the first earnings call of 2017, Target announced plans to invest more in digital, fulfillment...
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AmazonAmazon Toured Sites In Washington, DC, Area Last Week
Washington, D.C., could be the home of Amazon.com’s second headquarters: Officials from the eCommerce giant toured potential sites in the area last...
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PersonnelAmazon Prime Chief Leaves For Airbnb
Amazon’s Vice President of Amazon Prime, Greg Greeley, is leaving the eCommerce giant after working for the company for 18 years. According...
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Amazon DeliveryPrime Members In San Francisco And Atlanta Get Free Whole Foods Delivery
Adding to the sundry benefits of Prime, Amazon is launching free two-hour delivery of Whole Foods groceries in Atlanta and San Francisco...
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RetailAthleisure, Fast Fashion And Gap’s ‘Cross-Channel, Cross-Brand’ 2018
After a long trip out in the earnings wilderness — and an increasing conviction from market watchers that Gap Inc. might simply...
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RetailBrick-And-Mortar Merchants Breathe New Life Into Cabs In Calgary
Uber Eats or Grubhub? Postmates or Instacart? For last-mile delivery, there are several choices for consumers to get take out, household products...
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RetailGamification: A Growth Driver For Online Apparel?
To some, shopping online for clothes is a chore. To others, it’s fun. But how often does it feel like a game?...
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eCommerceWho’ll Win When Facebook Advertisers Flee?
Procter & Gamble made headlines last week when its Chief Brand Officer, Marc Pritchard, confirmed that the world’s largest advertiser cut $200...
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Partnerships / AcquisitionsAlibaba Is Hungry For Food Delivery Service Ele.me
In a possible deal to strengthen its delivery network in China, Alibaba reported plans to buy out Baidu and other investors in...
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RetailWalmart Launches BuzzFeed-Branded Kitchen Tools
Using BuzzFeed’s extensive online reach, Walmart will debut a new line of kitchen tools that carry the website’s Tasty brand. The items will...
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EarningsWorldpay Beats 4Q Estimates, Eyes eCommerce Growth
Worldpay reported results on Wednesday (Feb. 28) that beat analyst expectations, as transactions grew in the mid-single digits. Vantiv, based in the...
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BlockchainOverstock Shares Fall Amid Token Sale Probe
After a U.S. regulator asked Overstock.com for information related to its planned sale of digital tokens, the eCommerce retailer’s shares tumbled more than...
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RetailThe Secret To A Better Fit? Fighting Arbitrary Sizing
The “What’s your size?” shuffle is a specialized horror that female consumers from all walks of life complain bitterly about. It’s the...
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RetailAmazon, Walmart And Target Woo All Channel Consumers With Delivery, New Payment Options
It’s not enough to build a large store and expect shoppers to come. In the omnichannel age, even superstores such as Target...
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RetailCasper Opens First Brick-And-Mortar Store
After experimenting with pop-up shops, mattress retailer Casper has decided to open a permanent store. The company’s first brick-and-mortar location will be...
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RetailWalmart Fashions New Private Label Apparel
As Walmart seeks to elevate its line of apparel, the retailer is launching new fashions for women, men and children. The clothing...
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RetailThe Sweet Side Of Building A Luxury eCommerce Brand
While most startups are a labor of love, love is rarely the starting point for a business venture. Couples go into business...
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Data DiveData Dive: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Edition: Discover, JPMC And Toys R Us
Last week had plot twists in the payments and commerce ecosystem. We found out Google was hitting reset on its mobile payments ambitions. We learned,...
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RetailOmnichannel Gifting: Because Digital Isn’t Enough Anymore
There are few verticals where business is a guaranteed — basically just food, healthcare, and funerary services. And even those spaces are...
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RetailTarget CEO Still Bullish On Brick-And-Mortar Retail
Even with increasing eCommerce sales, Target CEO Brian Cornell still believes brick-and-mortar stores are central to the company’s strategy, according to news from CNBC....
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B2B PaymentsB2B FinTechs Top Up Funding With Series B Rounds
It was repeat success for most of the B2B FinTechs that landed funding in this week’s B2B Venture Capital roundup, as Series...
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Startup Check-InJewel Paymentech Takes On Marketplace Counterfeits
Amazon and Alibaba may be the most high-profile eCommerce marketplaces, but they are far from the only ones, especially in smaller international...
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RetailQuick Swiping, Long Learning And A Better Way To Build A Fashion Marketplace
Since its launch in 2013, Mallzee has been informally designated the “Tinder of fashion” in the U.K., where the company is headquartered (specifically...
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Retail70 Percent Of Merchants Use Progress Bars To Drive Checkout Conversions
Big merchants have many strategies, but they often lack an online checkout strategy. As a result, merchants may lose millions a year...
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PersonnelMarc Lore Denies Rumors He’s Leaving Walmart
With rumors swirling that CEO and President of Walmart eCommerce U.S. Marc Lore may be departing, the executive announced on Wednesday (Feb. 21) he...
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InnovationThe Drag-And-Drop Future Of Developing For Voice
In the era of Wix, Squarespace and GoDaddy, it can be hard to remember that once upon a time building a quality...
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RetailGap Brand CEO Stepping Down
Gap Brand announced that its CEO Jeff Kirwan was leaving the company, just as the retailer gets ready to reveal its fourth-quarter...
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Today In DataToday In Data: Trade Finance Gaps, Brand Texting And Loyalty Spending Habits
Today in PYMNTS data, trade finance gaps left by traditional banks are highlighting deeper underlying issues, millennials are texting more than ever...
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RetailRetailers Take Sides In Battle Between Alibaba And Tencent
Alibaba and Tencent, which are locked in a battle to win over consumers, have invested more than $10 billion in retailers since...
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AmazonAmazon Plans Private Label Expansion In India
As Amazon seeks to take on Flipkart in India, the eCommerce retailer is looking to offer more private label products. The news...
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Retailers Roll Out Presidents Day Sales To Clear Old Inventory, Full-Priced Spring Fashions
Ever since the Uniform Monday Holiday Act took effect in 1968, “Presidents Day” has been observed on the third Monday in February....
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Merchant InnovationWhy Retail Wishes Every Year Could Be The Year Of The Dog
Yesterday marked the beginning of the Chinese New Year, and this year it’s the Year of the Dog. The Chinese zodiac is a bit...
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RetailHow Home Depot’s Hedging Against A Downturn With Digital
While much of physical retail struggled in 2017 from rapidly realigning consumer shopping habits, the team at Home Depot had an incredibly...
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RetailWarby Parker Expands Brick-And-Mortar Presence
To help gain exposure and customer insights, Warby Parker is expanding its brick-and-mortar portfolio. The eyeglass retailer is aiming to have approximately...
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RetailShping Incentivizes Consumer Engagement With Brands For Digital Coins
To research a product, potential customers may turn to Google. But finding product information can be a bit of a cumbersome process....
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RetailBehind BJ’s Digital Double Down
Headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts, BJ’s Wholesale Club doesn’t always attract the same level of interest as its larger counterparts at Costco or Sam’s Club —...
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RetailDiscounts And Price Compare On Grocery Apps Can Drive Higher Customer Satisfaction
Third-party apps such as Instacart have long served grocery customers. With their popularity, grocers want in — and software companies are happy...
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RetailDelivery Hero Faces Crowded Market
The CEO of a German food delivery service is aiming to break even in 2018, despite competition from Amazon and Uber. Still, Delivery...
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Amazon InvestmentsAmazon Wants To Be A Medical Supplier To Hospitals
Amazon‘s Business unit wants to be a supplier of medical products to hospitals and clinics around the country. According to news from The...
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RetailWeak Holiday Sales Force Barnes & Noble To Reduce Staff
After weak holiday sales, Barnes & Noble has laid off an unspecified number of experienced workers, such as lead cashiers and digital...
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RetailHow Adore Me Wants To Bring The Love Back To Lingerie
Lingerie is not always an easy thing to purchase. The size ranges are limited, the prices are high and the selection is...
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AmazonAmazon Cuts Consumer Biz Heads At Seattle HQ
Amazon is reducing its headcount at its corporate office in Seattle, with the eCommerce giant reportedly laying off several hundred employees in...
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Amazon Steps Up In Brazil With Potential New Warehouse
As Amazon gears up to compete with rivals in Brazil, the eCommerce retailer is reportedly seeking to lease a 50,000-square-meter warehouse near...
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DataIn The Age Of Big Data, Why Are We Still Flying Blind?
In a world where we’re bombarded daily — even hourly — by data points on everything from stock prices and market cap to...
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RetailWhy A Chicago Startup Is Tying Its Future To Physical Retail
Brick-and-mortar retail oftentimes gets a bad rap in 2018. It’s not wholly undeserved, of course. Last year saw store closures spike 200...
