ecommerce

eCommerce (also known as electronic commerce) is a process of buying and selling of products or services, making money transfers, and transferring data over an electronic medium (Internet). This network allows people to do business with no barrier of distance and time.

French Food Delivery Startup Epicery Shuts Down
French Food Delivery Startup Epicery Shuts Down
December 31, 2024  |  Delivery

Epicery, a 9-year-old French food delivery startup, will not ring in 2025. A message posted to the company’s website informs visitors that Tuesday (Dec. 31)...

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45% of US Online Merchants Want One-Click Checkout Solutions
45% of US Online Merchants Want One-Click Checkout Solutions
December 30, 2024  |  Checkout Conversion

One-click checkout solutions top the wish list of U.S. online merchants when it comes to checkout and payment technologies. Forty-five percent of these merchants have...

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Retailers Resolve to Even Up Online and In-Store Experiences in 2025
Retailers Resolve to Even Up Online and In-Store Experiences in 2025
December 27, 2024  |  Retail

While holiday spending may have filled merchants’ coffers, the challenge will be to keep consumer momentum going at the registers, particularly at brick-and-mortar stores. The...

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How Buyers and Suppliers Rewrote the Rules of B2B Payments in 2024
How Buyers and Suppliers Rewrote the Rules of B2B Payments in 2024
December 27, 2024  |  B2B Payments

As the dust settles on a transformative year in B2B, 2024’s advancements hint at a future where B2B payments become more seamless, intelligent and integrated....

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The Year in Amazon vs Walmart, and a Look Into 2025
The Year in Amazon vs Walmart, and a Look Into 2025
December 27, 2024  |  Retail

As 2024 comes to a close, the retail sector remains defined by the intense rivalry between Amazon and Walmart. Over the course of the year,...

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Alibaba Reportedly Plans $4 Billion eCommerce Venture With Korea’s E-Mart
Alibaba Reportedly Plans $4 Billion eCommerce Venture With Korea’s E-Mart
December 26, 2024  |  Partnerships

Alibaba is reportedly establishing an online shopping venture with South Korean retailer E-Mart. The two companies are set to combine the assets of their respective...

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Retail Returns Have Reportedly Jumped 60% Since 2012
Retail Returns Have Reportedly Jumped 60% Since 2012
December 26, 2024  |  Retail

There’s good news and bad news for online retailers this year. The good is consumers are expected to spend almost $241 billion on eCommerce purchases...

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Open Air Mall Vacancies Hit Lowest Level on Record
Open Air Mall Vacancies Hit Lowest Level on Record
December 26, 2024  |  Retail

Was the threat of an eCommerce-driven retail real estate apocalypse just a mirage? Vacancies at open-air shopping centers have fallen to historic lows, while new...

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Mastercard: Holiday Shoppers Chase Value as Online Spending Jumps 6.7%
Mastercard: Holiday Shoppers Chase Value as Online Spending Jumps 6.7%
December 26, 2024  |  eCommerce

This year, the holiday shopping season belonged to digitally savvy consumers. New data from Mastercard showed that while total retail sales from Nov. 1 to...

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