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eBay Expands With Spring Partnership
Retail // September 14, 2017

These days in retail it seems like everyone is arming up and picking sides. And eBay wants in — why should Amazon, Walmart and Target have all the fun? Hence the newest announcement: eBay is partnering with Spring, a fashion retailer with a pile of big-name fashion...

Mobile May Help Top eCommerce Markets Double To $985B By 2018
International // June 10, 2015

A new study released by PayPal, Google and OC&C Strategy Consultants found that the world’s largest eCommerce markets — the U.K., U.S., China and Germany — can expect to double in size by 2018. The search and transactions data and online shopping habits of consumers...

Macy’s Buys Beauty Retailer Bluemercury for $210M
Merchant Innovation // February 05, 2015

In an effort to grow the company’s beauty retail portfolio, Macy’s announced on Feb. 4 that it will purchase beauty business Bluemercury for $210 million in cash, according to The Drum. The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of Macy’s first fiscal quarter...

Indian E-retail Giant Flipkart Pockets More Investment
International // December 23, 2014

Indian e-retail giant Flipkart announced yet another round of funding totaling $700 million after raising an investment of over $1.2 billion over the summer this year. With the latest round of funding, Flipkart has held its position of the most popular online shopping site in...

Quick Reads
Curbside Gets Acquired By Rakuten

June 11, 2018
Providing Curbside with resources to grow its platform globally, Rakuten has acquired the mobile ordering technology company. The deal’s terms were not made public, retail news source Chain Store Age reported. “Curbside is changing the way traditional brick-and-mortar retailers and restaurants are interacting with their customers,” Rakuten USA President Yaz Iida said in an announcement. […]

eBay Expands With Spring Partnership

September 14, 2017
These days in retail it seems like everyone is arming up and picking sides. And eBay wants in — why should Amazon, Walmart and Target have all the fun? Hence the...

Mobile May Help Top eCommerce Markets Double To $985B By 2018

June 10, 2015
A new study released by PayPal, Google and OC&C Strategy Consultants found that the world’s largest eCommerce markets — the U.K., U.S., China and Germany — can expect to double...

Macy’s Buys Beauty Retailer Bluemercury for $210M

February 05, 2015
In an effort to grow the company’s beauty retail portfolio, Macy’s announced on Feb. 4 that it will purchase beauty business Bluemercury for $210 million in cash, according to The Drum....