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.

eCommerce Takes 17.1% of Retail Sales as Online Growth Accelerates

eCommerce Takes 17.1% of Retail Sales as Online Growth Accelerates
eCommerce Takes 17.1% of Retail Sales as Online Growth Accelerates
August 18, 2026  |  eCommerce

For every $100 Americans spent at retailers in the second quarter, $17.10 went through eCommerce, extending a gradual but persistent redirection of retail spending toward...

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IKEA Prepares UK Resale Marketplace Launch
IKEA Prepares UK Resale Marketplace Launch
August 18, 2026  |  Retail

IKEA plans to launch an online marketplace in the United Kingdom that will allow consumers to buy and sell pre-owned IKEA products, the company said in...

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Malachyte Turns Spotify’s Skip Signal Into a Merchant’s Agentic Edge
Malachyte Turns Spotify’s Skip Signal Into a Merchant’s Agentic Edge
August 18, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

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Albertsons AI Assistants Drive Immediate 26% Basket Growth Among Early Adopters
Albertsons AI Assistants Drive Immediate 26% Basket Growth Among Early Adopters
August 17, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Grocery retailer Albertsons Companies found that the customers who begin using its artificial intelligence-powered online shopping experience make larger purchases almost immediately, Jill Pavlovich, senior...

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Amazon Wants Alexa to Look Inside the Fridge and Fill the Cart
Amazon Wants Alexa to Look Inside the Fridge and Fill the Cart
August 13, 2026  |  Retail

Amazon’s latest Alexa demonstration looked almost trivial: photograph a refrigerator, ask what groceries are missing, and let artificial intelligence assemble the shopping list. Get the...

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Grocers Drop Online Markups to Turn Delivery Into a Habit
Grocers Drop Online Markups to Turn Delivery Into a Habit
August 11, 2026  |  Retail

A grocery retailer can collect an extra dollar by marking up an online order, or it can give up that dollar and try to win...

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Amazon Markets to Student Shoppers With College Campus Locker Additions
Amazon Markets to Student Shoppers With College Campus Locker Additions
August 11, 2026  |  Amazon

Amazon has added 750 Locker locations at more than 500 college and university campuses across the United States, the company said in a Tuesday (Aug. 11) press release. Get...

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Rakuten Turns Profit as Ecosystem Revenue Hits Record High
Rakuten Turns Profit as Ecosystem Revenue Hits Record High
August 10, 2026  |  Earnings

Rakuten Group achieved its first quarterly profit in six years in the second quarter as it saw revenue growth across its three segments: Internet Service,...

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