Ecommerce news and trends

EBay Rides Luxury, Collectibles and AI to 15% Growth in Q2

August 05, 2026
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Shopify’s AI Traffic Triples as Shoppers Skip the Search Bar
Earnings // August 05, 2026

The agentic shopping shift is most visible at Shopify. Artificial intelligence (AI)-referred traffic to Shopify stores tripled year over year in the second quarter, and orders through those AI channels tripled right along with it. New buyer orders from AI channels are arriving at nearly...

AI Finds the Deal, Shoppers Still Make the Call
Retail // August 05, 2026

When it comes to retail shopping, consumers are largely using artificial intelligence as a shortcut through the growing complexity of eCommerce rather than as a replacement for making their own decisions. While AI is finding its strongest role in tasks that save time and simplify...

Payment Choice Now Defines The New American Shopper
Consumer Insights // August 05, 2026

American shoppers aren’t waiting for retail to catch up. They’re already using mobile devices and AI to find products, compare choices and decide where to spend. Their shopping habits are outpacing many merchant systems. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Pinterest’s AI Push Pays Off in Record Users and Revenue
Earnings // August 04, 2026

Pinterest set out to reinvent itself as an artificial intelligence-driven shopping destination, and its second quarter results suggest the strategy is working. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Payment Choice Now Defines The New American Shopper

August 05, 2026
American shoppers aren’t waiting for retail to catch up. They’re already using mobile devices and AI to find products, compare choices and decide where to spend. Their shopping habits are outpacing many merchant systems. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — […]

Amazon Narrows AI Ambitions as Retail Rivalry Intensifies

July 30, 2026
Amazon’s decision this week to scale back parts of its homegrown artificial intelligence portfolio has been taken by the marketplace as a retreat from the frontier-model competition. Get the Full...

The World Cup’s Other Final: Platforms, Pizzas and a Planet Hitting ‘Buy Now’

July 25, 2026
Spain took home the trophy. The digital economy took everything else: our attention, our sleep, our snack budgets and, apparently, our remaining sense of distance. Uber data supplied to PYMNTS...

Lithic Says Everything Payments Assumes About Shopping Is About to Break

July 24, 2026
For the past 25 years, card-not-present payments have been built around a defensive premise: Prove the buyer is human, authorized and in control of the transaction. Fraud systems, merchant controls...

Quick Reads
Carvana Slashes Customer Service Costs Through AI Agent

July 30, 2026
Automotive eCommerce firm Carvana’s continuing rollout of software platforms across its operations contributed to the company’s record second-quarter results, Carvana President, CEO and Chairman Ernie Garcia said during a Wednesday (July 29) earnings call. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — […]

Shein Discloses US FTC Probe Ahead of Hong Kong IPO

July 28, 2026
Shein is cooperating with a U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigation into the company’s U.S. business operations, it said in a document related to its planning Hong Kong initial public offering and filed with The Stock...

Michaels Debuts Google-Powered AI Shopping Assistant

July 22, 2026
Arts and crafts retailer Michaels has introduced an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered shopping assistant dubbed “Ask Mike.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

South Korea Defends Record $422 Million Coupang Fine as US Alleges Protectionism

July 20, 2026
South Korea’s decision to fine American-owned eCommerce firm Coupang is straining relations between the two countries, Reuters reported Friday (July 20). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...