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.

Synchrony Announces Strategic Investment in ePayments Platform Skipify 
Synchrony Announces Strategic Investment in ePayments Platform Skipify 
December 15, 2021  |  Investments

Financial services company Synchrony on Wednesday (Dec. 15) unveiled a strategic investment in digital payments company Skipify that gives merchants the opportunity to give their...

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Personalized Rewards Programs Encourage Customers to Make Buying a Habit 
Personalized Rewards Programs Encourage Customers to Make Buying a Habit 
December 15, 2021  |  Loyalty & Rewards

For many retailers, the biggest drop in customer retention happens after the first sale. In some cases, only 20% of customers return to make a...

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Dick’s Sporting Goods Debuts Afterpay Option 
Dick’s Sporting Goods Debuts Afterpay Option 
December 15, 2021  |  BNPL

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform Afterpay on Tuesday (Dec. 14) announced a collaboration with Dick’s Sporting Goods that brings flexible payments to the chain’s...

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Slumping Department Store and Electronics Purchases Cut Nov Retail Sales to 0.3%
Slumping Department Store and Electronics Purchases Cut Nov Retail Sales to 0.3%
December 15, 2021  |  Retail

Total retail sales slowed to a much weaker than expected 0.3% in November, as sharp declines at department stores and electronics and appliance dealers pulled...

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D2C Brands Buy Local, Build Local to Ease Supply Chain Woes
D2C Brands Buy Local, Build Local to Ease Supply Chain Woes
December 15, 2021  |  Retail

If you’re young and hip and environmentally aware, chances are you’ve already been introduced to the digitally native furniture startup Floyd, a 7-year-old privately held...

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Why Chile Is the Hot New Tech Testing Ground For LatAm Payment Providers
Why Chile Is the Hot New Tech Testing Ground For LatAm Payment Providers
December 15, 2021  |  Digital Payments

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JCB Broadens Planet Collaboration to Include In-Store and Digital Payments
JCB Broadens Planet Collaboration to Include In-Store and Digital Payments
December 14, 2021  |  Payment Methods

JCB International Co., Ltd., announced Tuesday (Dec. 14) that it has expanded its European partnership with global integration payments platform Planet, making Planet a JCB...

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Grocery Ordering, Curbside and Delivery Seeking Their Own Levels With Digital Shoppers
Grocery Ordering, Curbside and Delivery Seeking Their Own Levels With Digital Shoppers
December 14, 2021  |  Retail

In the grocery sector, with the digital shift comes the shopper’s slide, where we find consumers sliding between behaviors over time, based on changing inner...

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Talkable, Tapcart Offer In-App Referral Program to Online Retailers
Talkable, Tapcart Offer In-App Referral Program to Online Retailers
December 14, 2021  |  Retail

Tapcart, a mobile app provider for more than 20,000 Shopify brands, has debuted an integration with referral and loyalty solution provider Talkable to enable eCommerce...

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