Gap, a once-dominant force in American retail that has faced challenges in recent years, is undergoing a years-long effort to reclaim its position in a highly competitive market — a journey that serves as an indicator for how legacy apparel brands can hold their own...
America’s love of online shopping has transformed communities like Shippensburg. The college town in the heart of Pennsylvania is the subject of a Bloomberg Businessweek piece published Monday (July 1) that examines the rise of boomtowns that have sprung up around eCommerce fulfillment warehouses. In...
With consumers unwilling to trust eCommerce channels to complete their car-buying journeys, the online auto sales industry is seeing shifts. For instance, Bloomberg reported this week that private equity firm Thoma Bravo is looking into selling Canadian digital automotive marketplace Trader, which it acquired in...
This week in the ongoing battle between retail giants Amazon and Walmart, the two companies are upping their discounting efforts in an effort to secure the loyalty of cost-conscious consumers. Amazon, for its part, is reportedly taking a tip from such eCommerce giants as Temu...
July 04, 2024
Amid the sun-soaked days of July, a surprising holiday has taken gained popularity over the last 90 years: Christmas in July. Once one summer camp’s whimsical tradition, it has become a more widespread phenomenon, with eCommerce merchants and digital streaming platforms taking advantage of the opportunity to win connected consumers’ engagement by harnessing their year-round […]
June 28, 2024
With consumers unwilling to trust eCommerce channels to complete their car-buying journeys, the online auto sales industry is seeing shifts. For instance, Bloomberg reported this week that private equity firm...
June 28, 2024
This week in the ongoing battle between retail giants Amazon and Walmart, the two companies are upping their discounting efforts in an effort to secure the loyalty of cost-conscious consumers....
June 19, 2024
As has played out over and over across the payments landscape, end-users ultimately want simplicity. After all, no payment innovation can scale if it isn’t easy and intuitive to use....
July 01, 2024
America’s love of online shopping has transformed communities like Shippensburg. The college town in the heart of Pennsylvania is the subject of a Bloomberg Businessweek piece published Monday (July 1) that examines the rise of boomtowns that have sprung up around eCommerce fulfillment warehouses. In the case of Shippensburg, it’s the 1.8 million-square-foot Walmart center […]
June 26, 2024
Amazon will reportedly add a section to its shopping site that aims to compete with Temu and Shein, featuring items that are cheap and are shipped from China to overseas consumers. The new marketplace...
June 20, 2024
LTK has enhanced its Creator Commerce platform with a new automatic direct message (DM) tool that makes it easier for creators to share the shopping details of their Instagram posts...
June 11, 2024
TikTok is reportedly testing image search capability for TikTok Shop. This capability allows users to use a photo that they have taken or uploaded to find similar items in TikTok Shop, TechCrunch reported Tuesday...
