Ecommerce/page/2 news and trends

Mercado Libre Free Shipping Converts Monthly Shoppers Into Daily Active Users

August 06, 2026
Spotify Vets’ eCommerce-Focused AI Startup Raises $10 Million
Investments // August 06, 2026

Behavior intelligence company Malachyte has closed a $10 million seed funding round. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this...

ThredUp Navigates K-Shaped Economy as Revenues Climb 17%
Earnings // August 06, 2026

Online secondhand marketplace ThredUp is adjusting its marketing tactics while navigating a “K-shaped” economy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...

EBay Rides Luxury, Collectibles and AI to 15% Growth in Q2
Earnings // August 05, 2026

Despite its status as a founder of the category, eBay has traditionally been viewed by the rest of eCommerce’s tech platforms as the industry’s red-headed stepchild. It was profitable but often viewed as a mature marketplace overshadowed by Amazon’s logistics network, Shopify’s merchant ecosystem and...

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...

Interviews & Exclusives
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
Mercado Libre Free Shipping Converts Monthly Shoppers Into Daily Active Users

August 06, 2026
A year after lowering the threshold for free shipping in Brazil, Mercado Libre has seen the offering drive “a structural change in behavior,” the eCommerce and FinTech company said in a Wednesday (Aug. 5) press release reporting its second-quarter earnings results. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited […]

Spotify Vets’ eCommerce-Focused AI Startup Raises $10 Million

August 06, 2026
Behavior intelligence company Malachyte has closed a $10 million seed funding round. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

ThredUp Navigates K-Shaped Economy as Revenues Climb 17%

August 06, 2026
Online secondhand marketplace ThredUp is adjusting its marketing tactics while navigating a “K-shaped” economy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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...