TikTok is reportedly planning to roll out in-app shopping for users in Spain and Ireland. The launch could come as soon as October, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday (July 23), citing sources familiar with the matter. Those sources say the launch will be smaller than previously...
Wind the clock back just a few years, and online transactions were a disjointed experience. After filling a cart at a merchant’s site, upon checking out a user would be directed to another website to enter the same payment details. Cart abandonment inevitably followed. Enter...
JTL-Software and Mollie have partnered to provide enhanced payment options to the merchants using JTL’s eCommerce solutions. Mollie’s payment services will be integrated into JTL’s eCommerce solutions to provide both online and offline payment solutions, including the ability to processes transactions directly in the JTL enterprise...
eCommerce invoice funding firm Clearco has teamed with small-business-focused capital marketplace Boundless. The partnership, announced Tuesday (July 16), is designed to provide working capital to eCommerce brands, with Clearco offering businesses outside their core target direct access to Boundless’ marketplace, and Boundless connecting eCommerce brands...
Ocado CEO Tim Steiner said his company is benefitting from a resumption in online grocery buying. Consumers have gone back to eGrocery following a post-pandemic rise in brick-and-mortar buying, Steiner told Bloomberg Tuesday (July 16) after the grocery technology company reported earnings showing it nearly...
As specialty retailers look for ways to hold their own against Amazon’s growing lead, many are rethinking their tech efforts to be more competitive. Take, for instance, Guitar Center, which announced Tuesday (July 9) the appointment of Adolfo Rodriguez, who has held leadership positions at...
Online car marketplace Carvana has introduced new features for buying and selling electric vehicles (EVs). The company says its new streamlined process highlights vehicles qualifying for the Clean Vehicle Tax Credit in the search experience and lets eligible customers apply the up to $4,000 in...
Without the limits of physical shelf space, direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands can offer a wider range of products that may be more niche or less universally appealing, allowing for greater personalization. Sophia Edelstein, co-CEO and co-founder of D2C customizable glasses brand Pair Eyewear, discussed in a...
As eCommerce titans Amazon, Temu and Shein expand their reach, Etsy is attempting to reclaim its niche by emphasizing its original mission to support artisans and crafters, but the fine print shows considerable wiggle room for less handmade products. The company posted a policy update...
