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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.

Sally Beauty Plans Move Away From B2B Distribution
Sally Beauty Plans Move Away From B2B Distribution
November 14, 2024  |  Earnings

Sally Beauty Holdings is taking steps to refresh its brand and modernize its customer experience. “We want the Sally Beauty refresh to be a move...

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Apple’s AI-Powered Smart Home Hub May Be Able to Order Groceries
Apple’s AI-Powered Smart Home Hub May Be Able to Order Groceries
November 14, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Apple’s reported upcoming artificial intelligence (AI)-powered display, launching as early as March, could shake up the connected device market by giving the tech giant its first...

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Meta to Appeal EC Decision in Facebook Marketplace Antitrust Case
Meta to Appeal EC Decision in Facebook Marketplace Antitrust Case
November 14, 2024  |  Meta

Meta said Thursday (Nov. 14) that it will appeal the European Commission’s (EC) decision in a case alleging practices involving Facebook and Facebook Marketplace that cause competitive harm....

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MoneyLion CEO: Checkout Extends Our Evolution From Neobank to Financial Services Marketplace
MoneyLion CEO: Checkout Extends Our Evolution From Neobank to Financial Services Marketplace
November 14, 2024  |  Payments Innovation

Call it a financial services ecosystem or even a financial services marketplace. But don’t call MoneyLion a neobank. As CEO Dee Choubey told Karen Webster...

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Amazon Launches $20-or-Less Discount Store ‘Amazon Haul’
Amazon Launches $20-or-Less Discount Store ‘Amazon Haul’
November 13, 2024  |  Amazon Commerce

Amazon introduced a new store for products priced at $20 or less. “Amazon Haul” offers U.S. customers a chance to find more affordable products in...

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Grocery Giant Ahold Delhaize’s Cyber Incident Signals Wider Digital Achilles’ Heel
Grocery Giant Ahold Delhaize’s Cyber Incident Signals Wider Digital Achilles’ Heel
November 13, 2024  |  Cybersecurity

Digital infrastructures now sit at the heart of almost every business operation. While this interconnectedness has introduced efficiencies, it has also created new vulnerabilities. A...

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Shopify Boosts AI and Unified Commerce Tools for Merchants
Shopify Boosts AI and Unified Commerce Tools for Merchants
November 12, 2024  |  eCommerce

A major focus for Shopify has been ensuring its merchants are equipped to reach consumers wherever they are, Shopify President Harley Finkelstein noted Tuesday (Nov. 12)...

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Online Grocery Prices Dip for First Time Since Pandemic
Online Grocery Prices Dip for First Time Since Pandemic
November 12, 2024  |  Economy

Online grocery costs reportedly fell last month, their first dip since the COVID-19 pandemic. The cost of food declined by 0.1% in October compared to...

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AI Photography Wave Reshapes eCommerce Visuals
AI Photography Wave Reshapes eCommerce Visuals
November 12, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

A growing crop of AI photography tools is promising to help online retailers create new kinds of product images at a fraction of traditional studio...

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