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.

Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: TikTok to Open Ghost Kitchens; RBI Expands Digital Efforts
Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: TikTok to Open Ghost Kitchens; RBI Expands Digital Efforts
December 20, 2021  |  ResTech

Today in restaurant and grocery tech news, TikTok teams up with Virtual Dining Concepts to open 1,000 virtual kitchens in the next year, and Burger...

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Grocers Can Leverage Contagion Concerns to Boost Digital Adoption
Grocers Can Leverage Contagion Concerns to Boost Digital Adoption
December 20, 2021  |  Retail

Around the world, grocers are transforming their omnichannel presences to adapt to consumers’ quickly evolving behaviors. As tech companies with products to sell make bold...

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Korean eGrocer Kurly Raises $210M in Pre-IPO Round as Global Competition Heats Up
Korean eGrocer Kurly Raises $210M in Pre-IPO Round as Global Competition Heats Up
December 20, 2021  |  Investments

Around the world, investors remain hungry for food eCommerce solutions. Seoul, South Korea-based grocery delivery startup Kurly has raised 250 billion won, or about $210...

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Higher eCommerce Demand Pushes DHL Supply Chain’s Growth
Higher eCommerce Demand Pushes DHL Supply Chain’s Growth
December 20, 2021  |  Delivery

The DHL Supply Chain is capitalizing on the booming eCommerce phenomenon, processing 3 million orders and more than 11 million packages shipped between Black Friday...

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Gupshup Unveils WhatsApp-Based eCommerce Tool
Gupshup Unveils WhatsApp-Based eCommerce Tool
December 20, 2021  |  eCommerce

The business-to-consumer messaging company Gupshup has launched a commerce solution that lets businesses create digital storefronts on WhatsApp. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Browsers, Banking and the ‘Extension’ of the Connected Economy
Browsers, Banking and the ‘Extension’ of the Connected Economy
December 20, 2021  |  Retail

‘Tis the season for spending. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Amazon Eyes the Skies for Deliveries with Electric Cargo Planes
Amazon Eyes the Skies for Deliveries with Electric Cargo Planes
December 20, 2021  |  Delivery

Amazon and UPS-backed Beta Technologies could change the future of package deliveries with Alia, an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft built for cargo,...

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2021 is the Year of the NFT and Omnichannel Auction Houses
2021 is the Year of the NFT and Omnichannel Auction Houses
December 20, 2021  |  Retail

The year was 1744. The place? London. Here, Sotheby’s had its very first auction where a few hundred rare and valuable books of Polite Literature...

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Deep Dive: How Localizing Cross-Border Payment Experiences Helps Merchants Attract International Customers
Deep Dive: How Localizing Cross-Border Payment Experiences Helps Merchants Attract International Customers
December 20, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

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