ecommerce

eCommerce (also known as electronic commerce) is a process of buying and selling of products or services, making money transfers, and transferring data over an electronic medium (Internet). This network allows people to do business with no barrier of distance and time.

Amazon Boosts Its Logistical Strength With Freight Service
Amazon Boosts Its Logistical Strength With Freight Service
April 30, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon is delivering another potential blow to other companies that do logistics. The eCommerce operator has launched its digital freight brokerage platform, freight.amazon.com, where it...

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Chewy.com Gears Up For IPO
Chewy.com Gears Up For IPO
April 30, 2019  |  Retail

Following its acquisition by PetSmart approximately two years ago, Chewy.com filed papers to gear up for an initial public offering (IPO). The eCommerce pet supply merchant...

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Is A Biometric Backlash Brewing?
Is A Biometric Backlash Brewing?
April 30, 2019  |  Authentication

The biometrics backlash has already begun. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Ayala To Launch Fund Focused On FinTech, eCommerce, Healthcare
Ayala To Launch Fund Focused On FinTech, eCommerce, Healthcare
April 29, 2019  |  Investments

Ayala, the Philippines-based conglomerate, is raising money for a new capital fund that will invest in technology companies. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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How Children’s Clothing eTailers Are Treasure Hunting
How Children’s Clothing eTailers Are Treasure Hunting
April 29, 2019  |  Retail

To help parents buy affordable children’s clothing without committing to a subscription or hunting for bargains, eCommerce innovators are offering style boxes of nearly new...

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Why Amazon Bet (Almost) A Billion On Certainty
Why Amazon Bet (Almost) A Billion On Certainty
April 29, 2019  |  Retail

Amazon announced last week that it would spend $800 million to make one-day shipping the default for Prime members. Much of the coverage was about...

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Amazon’s One-Day Shipping Sends Target, Walmart Shares Toppling
Amazon’s One-Day Shipping Sends Target, Walmart Shares Toppling
April 26, 2019  |  Delivery

Amazon announced on Thursday (April 25) that it was going to make one-day shipping standard for all Amazon Prime members. Shares in retail giants Walmart...

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Alibaba Aims To Double Tmall Transaction Volumes
Alibaba Aims To Double Tmall Transaction Volumes
April 26, 2019  |  International

With ambitious aims for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Jiang Fan wants to increase transaction volume by two times in three years. Fan, who is one...

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The Whole Paycheck Tracker: One-Day Shipping, Online Pharmacy And AI-Enabled Stores
The Whole Paycheck Tracker: One-Day Shipping, Online Pharmacy And AI-Enabled Stores
April 26, 2019  |  Walmart Amazon whole paycheck

In the race for the consumer’s whole paycheck, Amazon was the busier runner this week with a host of announcements on quarterly earnings, upgraded shipping...

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