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Facebook Boosts eCommerce Platform With ‘Accelerator’
Facebook Boosts eCommerce Platform With ‘Accelerator’
August 03, 2020  |  Social Commerce

Facebook is intensifying its push into eCommerce as demand grows for online shopping amid the coronavirus pandemic. The social media giant is launching an initiative...

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Bezos To Testify That Amazon Competes In ‘Strikingly Large’ Worldwide Retail Market
Bezos To Testify That Amazon Competes In ‘Strikingly Large’ Worldwide Retail Market
July 29, 2020  |  Retail

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos will testify before a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee on Wednesday (July 29) that his eCommerce company comprises just a small...

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Livestreamed Commerce Goes Glam(hive)
Livestreamed Commerce Goes Glam(hive)
July 14, 2020  |  Retail

Livestreaming eCommerce is finally picking up steam in the U.S., care of an evolving business model from a three-year-old startup called Glamhive. The company has...

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Insurance Marketplace GoHealth Seeks $100M In Potential IPO
Insurance Marketplace GoHealth Seeks $100M In Potential IPO
June 29, 2020  |  IPO

GoHealth, Inc. is seeking to raise $100 million in Class A common stock during a proposed upcoming initial public offering (IPO), according to a filing with the...

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Nike Leads Retail Into The Great Reboot
Nike Leads Retail Into The Great Reboot
June 29, 2020  |  Retail

Welcome to the great reboot. Physical retail’s return to business was previously known as the “great reopening” or the “great resettling.” But it’s becoming apparent...

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Helping Merchants In A World Where Digital Is The New Normal
Helping Merchants In A World Where Digital Is The New Normal
June 25, 2020  |  Digital Payments

For a CEO, a successful meeting with the board — where they congratulate him or her on a profitable year and authorize bonus money for...

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Bidders For eBay Classifieds Unit Ready To Pay Up To $2.6B
Bidders For eBay Classifieds Unit Ready To Pay Up To $2.6B
June 24, 2020  |  Investments

With the last bids due in early July for eBay Inc.’s classified advertising business, private equity companies seeking to win the auction could arrange for...

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eCommerce Marketplace Bids.com Raises More Than $1.7M
eCommerce Marketplace Bids.com Raises More Than $1.7M
June 09, 2020  |  Retail

eCommerce marketplace Bids.com notched more than $1.7 million in funding, exceeding its initial funding goal of $1 million for a first-round valuation of $10 million,...

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Newegg Connects Electronics Vendors Directly To Consumers
Newegg Connects Electronics Vendors Directly To Consumers
May 28, 2020  |  Retail

In what appears to be an unprecedented move, a major eCommerce retailer is connecting its suppliers directly to consumers. Newegg, which is arguably the largest...

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