Direct-to-consumer subscription providers and digital commerce brands aren’t out of the woods yet. After a year of hardships and headwinds, those merchants betting on long-term profitability could be in for a surprise, market watchers say, while projecting further challenges in 2023. As worsening economic conditions...
Increased online grocery shopping is a souvenir of the COVID shift, but supermarkets aren’t going anywhere. Now approaching three full years since the health emergency was declared and restaurant delivery aggregators became our go-to for grub, the grocery sector has shown the magnetism of in-store...
Expansion into the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region remains difficult because eCommerce merchants aren’t offering local payment methods. This came through clearly in the new study “The Emerging APAC Opportunity: Local Payment Methods Edition,” a PYMNTS and Citcon collaboration, where 500 executives surveyed said lackluster localization is...
For most people, a Christmas tree is a bulky, perishable item that is best acquired locally. But for Wes Brown, founder of the D2C site “A Tree To Your Door,” that is still true, except that he’s replaced “acquired locally” with “acquired easily.” “I had...
Despite all the growth of omnichannel retail, the inventory data needed to satisfy BOPIS demand is still behind. Among those pressures: Having the right inventory in place, and having the right tech stack in place to track that inventory and update the information in real...
As grocery shoppers seek more convenience, Ahold Delhaize sees eCommerce demand rising despite economic headwinds. In an interview with PYMTNS, Rom Kosla, executive vice president, information technology and chief information officer for Ahold Delhaize USA’s services company, Retail Business Services, discussed these trends. He noted...
The eCommerce platform Wish will use Eurora’s trade technology solutions to reduce operational costs. Announced in a press release on Tuesday (Dec. 20), the new partnership will see Wish deploy Eurora’s artificial intelligence (AI)-powered cross-border logistics and compliance software, which helps international retailers manage integration...
As the vintage home furnishings market moves online, bespoke luxury brands are driving growth. In fact, today’s vintage furniture sellers are tapping into demand for high-end, one-of-a-kind pieces and are using online marketplaces to reach a global audience. What’s more, in the clogged-up supply chains...
Furniture retailer Mathis Home has unveiled an online furniture marketplace. Mathis Marketplace, powered by Software-as-a-Service platform Mirakl, offers customers the choice of products from third-party sellers as well as Mathis’ collection, the company said in a news release. “The Mathis Marketplace offers us the chance...
