In a shakeup that may impact the digital initiatives of retailing giant Target Corp., the firm said on Friday (Sept. 23) that its chief digital officer has left the company amid an eCommerce shakeup that Reuters said is designed to bring online sales into greater...
Mobile devices may know better when it comes to purchases — at least, that’s what a lot of consumers in the U.K. think, based on new research from Salmon Ltd., a digital commerce consulting company. According to a report that highlighted the study, 54 percent of residents...
In the latest installment of what makes a great online marketplace experience, Hyperwallet’s Michael Ting tells PYMNTS’ Karen Webster that support is crucial — even if it is behind the scenes.
In the latest battle between Amazon and eBay for the hearts and minds — and products — of sellers, eBay has been sharpening its focus. Bloomberg reported on Monday (Sept. 19) that the one-time giant of online auctions has, in past years, been fighting an uphill battle to make...
In what has been, thus far, a rapid and persistent push for greater monetization in 2016, Instagram has continually been rolling out new upgrades to its ad platform, hoping to make said ads more desirable for their virtual army of users, lucrative for their advertisers...
The European Commission, which operates as the antitrust watchdog in the European Union, said on Thursday (Sept. 15) that there may be probes into eCommerce practices across a wide range of companies, from digital firms to consumer product enterprises. The warning, The Wall Street Journal...
Barclaycard is trying customization to promote its bPay contactless payments and has partnered with case manufacturer Case Station. Consumers can go online and design their own smartphone case with an embedded bPay chip.
“It is getting out of hand,” a mailman recently told The Wall Street Journal of the explosion in rural commerce spurred on by the rise of Amazon and others that have made millions of goods previously out of reach for these consumers suddenly available with a...
The ripple effects of increasing eCommerce and consumer demand for fast deliveries is heralding new supply chains and logistics models. Retailers such as Target and Walmart are storing merchandise in warehouses for faster response to customer orders. Meanwhile, port and other transportation activity is slowing...
