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.

Uber Eats Leverages Halloween to Launch In-App Specialty Stores
Uber Eats Leverages Halloween to Launch In-App Specialty Stores
September 30, 2021  |  Retail

In a move to capture a piece of holiday-themed merchandise sales — and more “last-mile logistics” market share in the process — Uber announced on Thursday (Sept. 30) that it’s launching...

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Etsy’s Virtual House, Amazon Embraces Fashion, Shipping’s Importance in Digital Commerce
Etsy’s Virtual House, Amazon Embraces Fashion, Shipping’s Importance in Digital Commerce
September 30, 2021  |  Today In Data

Transport providers face shipping cost pressures. Plus, Etsy launches a 12-room virtual house to provide crafting inspiration, and Amazon gets deeper into the fashion game...

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Social Commerce Is Retail’s New Inventory Headache
Social Commerce Is Retail’s New Inventory Headache
September 30, 2021  |  Retail

Retailers and brands have largely embraced the ability to meet consumers where they’re congregating on social networks, with Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat and others rolling out...

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BNPL Firm Zip Teams With Payments Processor Adyen for Wider eCommerce Reach
BNPL Firm Zip Teams With Payments Processor Adyen for Wider eCommerce Reach
September 30, 2021  |  BNPL

Global Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) firm Zip is teaming up with all-in-one payments processor Adyen in a strategic partnership to widen their eCommerce reach,...

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Report: AI and Transaction Notifications Help FIs Stop Payments Fraud Before Customers Get Scammed
Report: AI and Transaction Notifications Help FIs Stop Payments Fraud Before Customers Get Scammed
September 30, 2021  |  Authentication

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Alibaba to Offer B2B Services to Pakistani Merchants
Alibaba to Offer B2B Services to Pakistani Merchants
September 29, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Alibaba.com will be allowing Pakistani sellers more opportunities to grow their businesses by providing several B2B services, PhoneWorld reported. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Happy Returns by PayPal, Staples Team to Offer In-Person Returns
Happy Returns by PayPal, Staples Team to Offer In-Person Returns
September 29, 2021  |  Retail

PayPal’s Happy Returns will be working with Staples to offer in-person return services in over 1,000 retail locations around the U.S., according to a press...

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Square, TikTok Team up to Link Online Sellers via Social Media Platform
Square, TikTok Team up to Link Online Sellers via Social Media Platform
September 29, 2021  |  Social Commerce

Global software, payments and hardware platform Square has joined forces with short-form video platform TikTok to offer a new integration to connect online sellers to...

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Google Shopping Revamp Expands Opportunities For Merchants to Turn Search Into Sales
Google Shopping Revamp Expands Opportunities For Merchants to Turn Search Into Sales
September 29, 2021  |  Google

Google’s efforts to improve the omnichannel shopping ecosystem gets a new set of eyes today as the search giant rolls out enhancements to its Google Lens technology for iOS and Chrome...

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