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.

Target Teams With Affirm, Sezzle for BNPL
Target Teams With Affirm, Sezzle for BNPL
October 06, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Affirm share prices surged 20% on news that mega-retailer Target is integrating the buy now, pay later (BNPL) solution at checkout for purchases of over...

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Wizard Snags $50M in Series A Funding for Conversational Commerce Platform 
Wizard Snags $50M in Series A Funding for Conversational Commerce Platform 
October 06, 2021  |  Investments

Former Walmart head of U.S. commerce Marc Lore is now co-founder, chairman of the board and investor in “conversational commerce” B2B startup Wizard Commerce, which...

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‘Mystery Box’ Subscriptions Solving Inventory Issues With Curated Box Drop Surprises 
‘Mystery Box’ Subscriptions Solving Inventory Issues With Curated Box Drop Surprises 
October 06, 2021  |  Subscriptions

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ChowNow Joins Tech Providers Aiming to Alleviate Restaurants’ Digital Growing Pains
ChowNow Joins Tech Providers Aiming to Alleviate Restaurants’ Digital Growing Pains
October 06, 2021  |  ResTech

Restaurant operators are fed up with managing their disparate mess of digital solutions, and tech providers are noting the opportunity. On Tuesday (Oct. 5), online...

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SMBs Look for Leg Up in Competing on Digital Marketplaces
SMBs Look for Leg Up in Competing on Digital Marketplaces
October 06, 2021  |  Retail

At the beginning of 2021, optimistic prognosticators said the U.S. would be out of the pandemic’s depths by the fall, but with vaccination rates slowed...

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Social Media Influencers, Once Mocked, Now ‘A Core Strategy’ for Brands
Social Media Influencers, Once Mocked, Now ‘A Core Strategy’ for Brands
October 06, 2021  |  Retail

Social media has taken over much of the way people interact with the world, as demonstrated by the panic induced by Facebook’s recent hours-long outage,...

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Bringing UAE’s SMBs Into the Digital Economy
Bringing UAE’s SMBs Into the Digital Economy
October 06, 2021  |  SMBs

Small and midsized businesses (SMBs) have faced the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although governments have made efforts to provide relief, more needs to be...

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Report: Afterpay’s BNPL Services Boost Incremental Sales by $8.2B to US Merchants
Report: Afterpay’s BNPL Services Boost Incremental Sales by $8.2B to US Merchants
October 05, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Afterpay, a buy now, pay later (BNPL) company, has driven $4.5 billion in net benefits to merchants in 2021, per research from Accenture, according to...

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Today in Retail: Target Offers Bonuses for Working Holiday Rush; Rent the Runway Prepares for Public Debut
Today in Retail: Target Offers Bonuses for Working Holiday Rush; Rent the Runway Prepares for...
October 05, 2021  |  Retail

In today’s top retail news, Target plans to boost the hourly pay of employees working certain high-traffic hours ahead of the holidays, while Rent the...

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