BigCommerce says it has made it easier for merchants to use Amazon’s Buy With Prime tool. The eCommerce Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company said Tuesday (Jan. 10) it had launched an app that lets U.S. merchants put Buy with Prime on their BigCommerce storefront with no coding...
Fifty-five percent of shoppers say checkout friction is frustrating enough for them to quit a purchase mid-process. That potential lost opportunity could represent a significant share of lost revenue for any eCommerce site, but especially small businesses running on tight margins. As online merchants evolve...
As grocers seek to extend eCommerce options across income brackets, the USDA is getting involved. On Thursday (Jan. 5), the National Grocers Association (NGA) Foundation, which supports independent grocers, announced that it has received $5 million from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to...
Online consumer-facing wholesale retailer Boxed is considering selling the company as eGrocers face economic challenges. The eTailer announced Thursday (Jan. 5) that its board and advisors are exploring the possibility of selling the company as well as looking into new ways to access additional capital,...
Months of declining sales have led Stitch Fix to impose layoffs and replace its CEO. Katrina Lake, founder of the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered personal styling site, told employees in a message Thursday (Jan. 5) that the company would cut 20% of its salaried staff. In...
For payments platforms, big retail’s eCommerce efforts beckon as a growth market. For Shopify, big retail may be a tailwind for top-line momentum. To that end, Shopify said on Tuesday (Jan. 3) that it had launched a new tech stack service available in a la...
Shopify says it is opening its eCommerce infrastructure to some of the world’s biggest retailers. That’s the goal behind Commerce Components by Shopify, which the company debuted Tuesday (Jan. 3), describing it as a “modern, composable stack for enterprise retail.” “We’ve always approached innovation at...
Shopify is aiming to grow its revenue by helping retailers deliver targeted ads. The eCommerce platform is using its recently announced partnerships with Meta and Google to identify and help retailers reach potential customers, the Financial Times (FT) reported Monday (Jan. 2). “Especially right now,...
The fast-growing Turkish eCommerce market is catching the attention of global online businesses. According to Guillaume Tournand, vice president of growth and digital commerce at Worldline, Turkey is one of the “high-growth markets” globally where eCommerce growth potential is significantly larger than growth rates in...
