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Temu Gains Following Among Older eCommerce Shoppers 
January 23, 2024

Temu has reportedly defied expectations by attracting a significant number of baby boomers and Generation X shoppers in the United States.  Contrary to its reputation as a platform for younger consumers, the Chinese eCommerce app’s first year of operation in the U.S. has seen older shoppers...

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Vroom Exiting Car Sales, Focusing on Finance and AI Services
January 22, 2024

Vroom is winding down its eCommerce operations and discontinuing its used vehicle dealership business.  The company aims to preserve liquidity and maximize stakeholder value through its remaining businesses, Vroom said in a Monday (Jan. 22) press release.  This move comes after the company tried to raise additional...

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Three-Quarters of Grocers’ App Users Are Highly Satisfied
January 22, 2024

When it comes to executing on in-house eCommerce channels, PYMNTS Intelligence reveals, grocers are pulling it off, despite ongoing skepticism in the industry. By the Numbers The new PYMNTS Intelligence report “The Online Features Driving Consumers to Shop With Brands, Retailers or Marketplaces,” created in...

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Failed Payments in Cross-Border Sales Is an Unresolved Problem
January 22, 2024

Online commerce carries a number of risks related to digital fraud and payment failure that can result in lost sales and an erosion of brand reputation. This is common to any company that operates online, regardless of its industry and size. However, PYMNTS Intelligence data...

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Pretty Links Introduces Branded Checkout Links for Online Sellers
January 18, 2024

Pretty Links, a link management WordPress plugin, has unveiled its latest feature, a built-in payment-link function that allows online sellers to create branded checkout links for selling products across various channels. This new feature, PrettyPay, was developed in collaboration with the Stripe payments platform, Pretty...

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Gen Z Preference for Shopping Brands’ Sites Presents a $72B Opportunity
January 18, 2024

For consumers shopping online, selecting an item to buy is not the end of their decision-making. Brands’ sites, retailers’ sites and online marketplaces are each fighting desperately to become consumers’ preferred shopping channel. Although retailer sites and online marketplaces tend to show higher levels of...

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Online Customers’ Shopping Mantra: Faster Shipping, Free Returns
January 15, 2024

The appeal of faster services has become an integral component of the modern eCommerce experience, influencing purchasing decisions and shaping customer expectations. With shipping, for example, the need for speed is now a critical factor, as consumers increasingly prioritize businesses that can deliver their purchases...

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commercetools Launches Solution to Streamline Retailers’ Adoption of Composable Commerce
January 15, 2024

Composable commerce firm commercetools has unveiled commercetools Foundry. This solution aims to help business-to-consumer (B2C) retailers unlock the advantages of composable commerce more efficiently, enabling them to gain a competitive edge, the company said in a Monday (Jan. 15) press release. Foundry draws on the collective success of...

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Algolia Launches Merchandising Studio With AI Shopping Features
January 15, 2024

Algolia has launched an artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced, data-driven Merchandising Studio that delivers improved data and visibility functionality and provides enhanced recommendations. This new offering eliminates the need for merchandisers, digital marketers and eCommerce professionals to manually merchandise their category and product landing pages, the company...