online marketplace

Amazon Suit Challenges Product Safety Watchdog’s Constitutionality
Amazon Suit Challenges Product Safety Watchdog’s Constitutionality
March 23, 2025  |  Amazon

Amazon has filed a lawsuit in response to a regulator’s ruling governing product recalls. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in January found that...

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Ulta Beauty to Expand eCommerce Presence by Adding ‘Curated’ Marketplace
Ulta Beauty to Expand eCommerce Presence by Adding ‘Curated’ Marketplace
March 13, 2025  |  Retail

Digital acceleration, personalization and a new marketplace are on the agenda at Ulta Beauty, the company’s new CEO said Thursday (March 13) during a quarterly...

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Instacart CEO Says It Has 70% Share in Digital Grocery Baskets $75 and Higher
Instacart CEO Says It Has 70% Share in Digital Grocery Baskets $75 and Higher
February 25, 2025  |  Aggregators

Instacart has solidified its leadership in the grocery industry by driving digital transformation and integrating online and in-store shopping experiences to meet changing consumer needs,...

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Airbnb Overhauls Mobile App to Be ‘Similar to Amazon’
Airbnb Overhauls Mobile App to Be ‘Similar to Amazon’
February 13, 2025  |  Earnings

Airbnb is accessed by about 1.6 billion devices per year, according to CEO Brian Chesky, “but we’re not a frequently used app.” To address this,...

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Sotheby’s Shuts Down 2-Year-Old eCommerce Business in China
Sotheby’s Shuts Down 2-Year-Old eCommerce Business in China
February 02, 2025  |  eCommerce

Auction house Sotheby’s reportedly shut down its Buy Now eCommerce business in mainland China, though it will continue that business in Hong Kong. The Buy...

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AI Firms Join Forces With eCommerce Giants to Improve Shopper Conversion
AI Firms Join Forces With eCommerce Giants to Improve Shopper Conversion
November 07, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Coveo’s recent partnership with Shopify highlights a trend of artificial intelligence (AI) companies teaming up with eCommerce platforms to enhance customer engagement. Through this new...

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AliExpress Launches Promotion to Draw US Retailers to Online Marketplace
AliExpress Launches Promotion to Draw US Retailers to Online Marketplace
October 30, 2024  |  eCommerce

AliExpress has launched an initiative designed to invite U.S.-based retailers to sell on its international online marketplace. The initiative, AliExpressDirect, offers U.S. sellers AliExpress’ 0%...

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Gone in 60 Seconds: The Metals Market Moves Online
Gone in 60 Seconds: The Metals Market Moves Online
October 30, 2024  |  Digital Payments

Industrial sectors have been feeling the weight of a slow-moving, high-friction procurement process for decades. Endless supplier coordination, manual paperwork, lengthy wait times, and the countless...

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Shoplazza and Sezzle Partner to Offer BNPL Options to Merchants
Shoplazza and Sezzle Partner to Offer BNPL Options to Merchants
October 24, 2024  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Shoplazza merchants doing business in the United States will be able to offer buy now, pay later (BNPL) options through Sezzle. This offering follows a...

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