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.

Omnichannel, Sans Store
Omnichannel, Sans Store
January 20, 2017  |  Omnicommerce

How do you design an omnicommerce strategy without a brick-and-mortar store? For this month’s Omniommerce Tracker cover story, PYMNTS spoke with Kristin Richmer, head of...

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BCBG Closes Stores, Faces Restructuring
BCBG Closes Stores, Faces Restructuring
January 19, 2017  |  Retail

BCBG announced plans to close stores and restructure the company due to mounting pressure from its debt burden and more consumers opting to shop online....

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Amazon Tracker: Souq Talks Go South
Amazon Tracker: Souq Talks Go South
January 19, 2017  |  Amazon

Amazon stock got a little boost after last week’s tracker was written, moving from trading between the 790s and the 800s in the second week...

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Omnicommerce Tracker: Omnichannel For The ‘Sole’
Omnicommerce Tracker: Omnichannel For The ‘Sole’
January 19, 2017  |  Omnicommerce

It’s looking like a very omni new year, so far. If the early goings in 2017 are any indication, with several companies debuting new features...

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UK eCommerce Sales Jumped 16% In 2016
UK eCommerce Sales Jumped 16% In 2016
January 18, 2017  |  eCommerce

Last year was a good one for online retail sales in the U.K. According to data from U.K. eRetail association Interactive Media in Retail Group...

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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Holiday Spend
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Holiday Spend
January 17, 2017  |  Daily Data Dive

Retail spending in the months of November and December 2016 was the strongest in five years. Retail sales increased 4.8 percent during the holiday season when...

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Retailers, Consumers Differ On Brick-And-Mortar
Retailers, Consumers Differ On Brick-And-Mortar
January 16, 2017  |  Retail

A recent study from multinational management consulting company Capgemini’s Digital Transformation Institute has gained some surprising insight into the perceived necessity and value of brick-and-mortar...

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Walmart Shakes Things Up Again
Walmart Shakes Things Up Again
January 16, 2017  |  Retail

Last Friday, Walmart announced its second management shuffle in less than a year since it acquired eRetailer Jet.com back in Aug. 2016. The most recent...

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