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.

Alibaba and Ant Subsidiary Pay $600 Million to Settle DOJ Illegal Sales Claims

Alibaba and Ant Subsidiary Pay $600 Million to Settle DOJ Illegal Sales Claims
Alibaba and Ant Subsidiary Pay $600 Million to Settle DOJ Illegal Sales Claims
July 01, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

Alibaba Group Holding and its U.S.-based payment processor, Ant Group subsidiary AUS Merchant Services, have agreed to pay $600 million to resolve U.S. Justice Department...

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Retailers Turn to AI Agents to Meet Shoppers Before Checkout
Retailers Turn to AI Agents to Meet Shoppers Before Checkout
July 01, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Retailers have spent years enhancing digital shopping capabilities. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Amazon’s Alexa Offers Customers 365-Day View of Price History
Amazon’s Alexa Offers Customers 365-Day View of Price History
June 30, 2026  |  Amazon

Amazon has expanded the price history function of its agentic artificial intelligence (AI) shopping assistant. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Visa Says Online Deal Hunting Sustains Consumers’ Discretionary Spending
Visa Says Online Deal Hunting Sustains Consumers’ Discretionary Spending
June 30, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

Consumers around the world are continuing to make discretionary purchases despite rising prices, according to Visa. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Prime Day Sales Climb 9% as Fatigued Consumers Seek Deals
Prime Day Sales Climb 9% as Fatigued Consumers Seek Deals
June 28, 2026  |  Amazon

American shoppers spent more than $26.4 billion on this year’s Amazon Prime Day. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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70% of Consumers Pick Retailers Based on Payment Options
70% of Consumers Pick Retailers Based on Payment Options
June 26, 2026  |  Checkout Conversion

Only about 20% of businesses appear ready for the next phase of shopping, where AI agents may help consumers find, compare and buy products before...

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Walmart Wants to Turn the Living Room Into a Storefront
Walmart Wants to Turn the Living Room Into a Storefront
June 26, 2026  |  Retail

Amazon and Walmart are spending this week is summer sale mode. Amazon’s four-day Prime Day runs June 23 through June 26, while Walmart Deals started a day earlier and...

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Salesforce Pushes AI Into the Fulfillment Decisions Payments Can’t See
Salesforce Pushes AI Into the Fulfillment Decisions Payments Can’t See
June 25, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Salesforce on Wednesday (June 24) launched Agentic Order Management, a system that lets retailers control fulfillment through plain-language instructions instead of code or manual rule-setting....

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