PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

As Walmart aims to grow profits at its online shopping business and cut discord between units, the retailer is bringing together its store and eCommerce product-buying teams, The Wall Street Journal reported.

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MAY 22, 2020

The government of Dubai is planning to create an $870 million free trade zone for eCommerce named Dubai CommerCity (DCC). The need for world-class eCommerce services has never been greater,” said Mohammed al Zarooni, director general of DAFZA, as per a CNN report on Friday (May 22).

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Innovations in 3D and augmented reality (AR) eCommerce are leveling the playing field and bringing conversion-centered visual technology to any online retailer. Future visual tech is coming to eCommerce in the form of 3D imaging, AR applications and virtual reality (VR) technology. First, it can create better initial decisions.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

The eCommerce landscape is shifting on multiple fronts, with sellers embracing digital channels and adjusting their business models to a new reality of customer demands. This may be a challenge for organizations that already have experience with eCommerce. On the other side of the eCommerce ecosystem is the business-to-business model.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

In the months to come, Alibaba subsidiary UCWeb intends to roll out an eCommerce service in India. According to reports, a UCWeb spokesperson said the company is looking to create an eCommerce service centered on platforms for content in the country. However, it is not aiming to rival the eCommerce operations already in India.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Merchants are optimizing their eCommerce operations, but this is posing challenges for some, including luxury merchants. This trend is especially important for retailers in these industries to consider as the pandemic nudges more consumers toward eCommerce rather than brick-and-mortar shopping. Around The Buy Now, Pay Later World.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

What began as an eCommerce site has grown to include social elements, such as allowing users to upload photos and videos, tag products, and follow brands and other users, announced in a company press release. According to the release, Verishop believes it has identified the most important social features for an eCommerce app.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2018

growth, IKEA is reining in its brick-and-mortar expansion efforts: The furniture retailer cancelled planned stores in North Carolina, Tennessee and Arizona. Instead, IKEA is focusing its efforts on eCommerce sales, USA Today reported. Following years of U.S. Amazon has two new furniture brands with which the company must contend.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

In a move planned to simplify B2B eCommerce, Hong Kong-based Freightos.com has grown its online B2B digital infrastructure. Even though the B2C eCommerce boom has arguably already happened, the coronavirus situation is bringing about another tide of online commerce adoption. trillion created in the B2C market.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 26, 2020

Ambani, Asia’s richest man, is now a bit closer to his goal of establishing an eCommerce platform to rival Amazon or Walmart’s FlipKart in India’s ripe market for that field. KPMG said India’s appetite for eCommerce is set to grow by $200 billion from now until 2027. Vikraman P.N.,

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Chinese authorities have made a series of arrests alleging more than $2 billion was laundered at offshore gambling sites through faux eCommerce purchases. The Financial Times (FT) reported police acknowledged that in a scheme to avoid China’s tough financial regulations, thieves have targeted sites including Pinduoduo Inc.,

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

introduced a new social eCommerce app. His company, however, flipped the strategy on its head as it made an eCommerce website initially with complimentary returns as well as two-day shipping. It sounds like a boring eCommerce company,’” he said, according to Bloomberg. The news comes as Instagram plans its own shopping features.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

MyTheresa , the online luxury fashion retailer, plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange to take advantage of robust equity markets. People familiar with the issue said MyTheresa owner Neiman Marcus would be working with Morgan Stanley on the listing.

eCommerce 57

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PYMNTS

MARCH 3, 2020

Already eCommerce figured to play a major part in the various fashion weeks across the globe this week and next due to new technology and a willingness for designers to make their clothing more accessible. But now eCommerce will get a star turn rather than a supporting role. Says the Business of Fashion, “times are changing.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2020

is moving to get tough on the sale of counterfeit merchandise online, notifying eCommerce marketplaces and warehouses that they will get hit with fines if they don’t pull knockoffs out of circulation, The Wall Street Journal reported. . The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is planning to release a report on Friday (Jan.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2021

Although hopes are high that the COVID-19 vaccine will bring the nearly yearlong saga to a close, P&G is planning on many of the lifestyles and purchasing changes borne of the pandemic to last after it's gone. eCommerce Soars.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2020

There were several notable rounds, including high-value deals for supply chain management, B2B eCommerce and small business banking. Snap Accounts Payable, otherwise known as SnapAP, has announced the completion of the first stage of funding from angel investors as it continues on its way toward a planned $2 million seed investment round.

B2B 84

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Yet subscription eCommerce is still a youthful industry, one that, in the words of Emma Clark, chief of staff at Recurly , “is maturing,” with the lessons learned along the way set to influence the next generation of those increasingly popular retail offerings. The findings of the PYMNTS research provided a foundation for the discussion.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2020

It’s a simple concept, but one that is quickly revolutionizing how consumers buy from eCommerce. New research says it may be the key to leveling the future eCommerce playing field for Amazon competitors. It’s a nuanced but important addition to the eCommerce experience. It’s called headless commerce.

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DECEMBER 27, 2022

In the filings, Tata Digital said the authorised capital was increased considering its business plans, repayment of debt and the investments to be made from time to time.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2020

In addition, the survey found eCommerce in the U.S. The plan urges governors to issue statewide protocols for retailers to adopt as they reopen stores and keep employees and customers safe. The first phase plans for eCommerce to rise with curbside pickup and home delivery.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Corporations would often rather hand that planning and management work off to professionals. . This demand is evidenced by the $5 billion the United States’ B2B and B2C events and party planning space generated in 2019. Prospective customers’ speed demands have made self-serve eCommerce a valuable sales channel, she added.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes the latest way Instagram wants to appeal to online shoppers, along with fresh data about how fraudsters might attack on Thanksgiving Day. Instacart raises new capital, Berkshire takes a stake in Chase and bitcoin has a bad day.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2020

The evolution of B2B eCommerce has historically been driven by the effort to bring a consumer-like experience a-la-Amazon into the corporate procurement world. Yet using the consumer eCommerce framework as the launchpad for digitizing B2B trade isn’t always going to suit enterprise needs. It’s not an unfounded strategy.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2020

Deutsche Bank recently released an API that Sri Lankan businesses can use to connect their eCommerce direct sales platforms with the bank’s foreign exchange (FX) offering. Buyers with limited finances can then quickly get payment plans to afford larger purchases. How APIs Are Helping FIs Power Clients’ eCommerce Journeys.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

CanIDeal has announced that vendors of cannabis-related products can now start listing their merchandise on its eCommerce portal. We are thrilled to be able to offer the industry’s first national eCommerce solution for everyone,” Joseph Farruggia, CEO of CanIDeal, said in a press release.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2020

Call it the retail gap that eCommerce can only partly fill. But at least one thing is for certain: eCommerce now is becoming not just a preferred way to shop — it’s the only way many can shop. But eCommerce can only go part way, not the whole distance, in offsetting a devastating hit to retail as we have known it.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The eCommerce marketplace Ozon , considered to be Russia’s answer to Amazon, has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States. It added that the Russian eCommerce market has grown by 41 percent during the same period. In an SEC filing made on Monday (Nov. In an SEC filing made on Monday (Nov.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Amid the continued shift to eCommerce, peak season is getting redefined to the point that platforms and even countries are “manufacturing” their own huge events spanning borders and currencies. The conversation came as eCommerce is growing five times faster than in-store sales, at a compound annual growth rate of 9.5 percent versus 1.4

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

That’s right – no eCommerce. eCommerce represented just 0.5 Burlington, after all, could have announced it was doubling down on eCommerce to compete with Walmart. “In These new locations are part of the company’s plans to add 100 new stores – 75 Ross and 25 dd’s DISCOUNTS locations – during fiscal 2020.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Facebook is accelerating its push into eCommerce as the coronavirus pandemic upends shopping habits across the world. 17) unveiled plans for a new app aimed at helping small businesses that rely on the social media giant to hawk their wares and services to operate more efficiently online. The company on Thursday (Sept.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

The popular video app TikTok is testing out a new feature that will give certain video creators the option to add links to videos for eCommerce purposes, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. No specific information has been shared about how TikTok plans to collect fees or how certain users were chosen.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2019

The move comes as the firm is adjusting to the rise of deliveries for eCommerce, Bloomberg reported. UPS Network Planning Tools Initiative Program Manager Rob Papetti said, according to the outlet, “It’s not a typical one-time project.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2019

Riskified does not comment on its financial plans,” a representative for the company said. Fraud is becoming an increasingly more common problem in the eCommerce sector, and is estimated to cost merchants about $130 billion over the next five years. “At In a blog post , the company outlined its views on fraud in eCommerce.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2020

To solve the healthcare payments puzzle — look to eCommerce. Ketchel noted that the industry has migrated to “an out of pocket plan design,” where high deductible plans are the most prominent offerings in the country. tied to those plans, where deductibles start at $3,000 — and can be significantly higher.

Healthcare 80

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2020

Facebook is intensifying its push into eCommerce as demand grows for online shopping amid the coronavirus pandemic. 3), Facebook unveiled plans for a Commerce Accelerator that will work with 60 startups picked from a pool of applicants from Europe, the Middle East and Africa, as well as Latin America. On Monday (Aug. On Monday (Aug.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2020

Hodara said the eCommerce firm — at one time valued at nearly $4 billion — will move to increase earnings from third-party merchants. The firm’s online payment channel — JumiaPay — is pivotal in its expansion plans, according to Hodara. But Hodara said that as Jumia grows, its expenses will drop.

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