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Editorial

Dropshipping in 2024: Harnessing B2B Strategies that Yield Growth

March 26, 2024

Via: Camila Mendes

One of the biggest trends in the B2B industry is dropshipping. Expected to reach a staggering $301 billion this year, there are no signs of the industry slowing down. Many have claimed that B2B dropshipping is an oversaturated market with […]


Apps & Sites, Mobile Commerce

Threads Launches Live Test of its API, Enabling Content Scheduling in Some Third Party Apps

March 1, 2024

Via: Social Media Today

Good news for social media managers, and a potentially significant update for Threads engagement overall, with Meta’s Twitter-like platform now live testing its API with selected partners, enabling, among other things, post scheduling in the app. As explained by Jesse […]


News

eBay Buyers and Sellers Raise $162 Million for Charitable Causes in 2023

March 1, 2024

Via: EcommerceBytes

eBay buyers and sellers raised nearly $162 million in 2023 for nonprofits around the world through the eBay for Charity program. That’s nearly flat from 2022 when the program helped raise $163 million – which had been a 12% increase […]


E-payment & Security, Technology

Cash-strapped consumers turn to BNPL: Fed survey

February 23, 2024

Via: Payments Dive

The Philadelphia Fed survey offered some demographic insights about the BNPL user base. More than a third of BNPL users (37.8%) were either Black or Hispanic in Q4 2023, down from 40% in Q4 2022. Less than half (48.5%) of […]


E-payment & Security, Technology

Why ‘pay-by-bank’ faces adoption hurdles in US retail

February 5, 2024

Via: Payments Dive

For U.S. merchants butting heads with card networks over card swipe fees, the answer might be to bypass cards altogether and allow funds to move directly from the payer to recipient via account-to-account payments — the so-called pay-by-bank method. The […]


Advertising & Marketing, Technology

Revolutionizing E-Commerce: The Game-Changing Role of AI in Content Creation

January 25, 2024

Via: B2B News Network

In the dynamic world of e-commerce, the introduction of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping how content is created and delivered. This article delves into the transformative impact of AI on e-commerce content development. We will explore how AI-generated content is […]


B2B

The Complete Guide to B2B E-commerce: Definition, Types, Benefits, and Business Building Stages

January 18, 2024

Via: B2B News Network

The digital transformation has included business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce. Buyers now anticipate doing a large portion of their business-to-business transactions online, and companies that cannot support e-commerce are beginning to fall behind their competitors. Knowledge about B2B e-commerce can help you […]


Shipping & Fulfillment

Consumers could return $82.1B worth of holiday merchandise, survey finds

December 29, 2023

Via: Retail Dive

The new report from Optoro and CBRE calls attention to the waste generated by returns: Returned inventory amounts to 9.5 billion pounds of landfill waste annually, the firms said. The rise of e-commerce, which the National Retail Federation predicts could […]


Shipping & Fulfillment

Charts: Shipping Priorities of Online Consumers

December 27, 2023

Via: Practical Ecommerce

Shipping impacts consumers’ online purchasing decisions and overall satisfaction with the buying experience. Shoppers prioritize free delivery as the most important shipping factor, according to Statista’s September 2023 survey of 6,000 U.S. consumers. The Statista survey also queried shipping preferences […]


News

Is It Time to Make CX and EX ‘One Experience’?

November 21, 2023

Via: CMSWire

April Ho-Nishimura, global head of employee and customer experience at onsemi, a NASDAQ100 semiconductor powerhouse, lives and breathes CX and EX. No, she really does. Just look at her title. We’ve heard about the importance of the intersection of customer […]


Editorial

How Social Media Platforms Are Reshaping e-Commerce

November 1, 2023

Via: Natalie Dunn

There is no question that social media platforms have grown to become an important part of people’s lives. They can help people connect across great distances, and they are also extremely useful in sharing ideas, news and opinions. Moreover, social […]


Editorial

Enhancing B2B E-Commerce: Strategies for Building Stronger Online Relationships

September 29, 2023

Via: Eileen Hill

In the dynamic world business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce, forging and nurturing strong online relationships is the key to long-term, lasting success. And as industries increasingly pivot toward digital platforms for procurement, collaboration, and sales, the importance of these connections in the […]


News

Amazon to hire 250,000 people for the holidays

September 20, 2023

Via: Retail Dive

The retail industry typically hires hundreds of thousands of people to support holiday operations. But it appears that some companies have pulled back on seasonal hiring so far this year, with plans at their lowest since 2008, CNN reported. But […]


Editorial

Innovations and Trends Shaping the Future of E-commerce

August 30, 2023

Via: Naomi Miles

As technology advances, so does the landscape of e-commerce. It’s only natural for businesses to seek innovative ways to connect with their customers and enhance their offerings. With the promise of growing revenues and expanding market reach, e-commerce enterprises are […]


E-payment & Security, Technology

Amazon expands BNPL offering to other retailers’ sites

August 17, 2023

Via: Retail Dive

The equal monthly payments offering is now available at tens of thousands of other online stores, including Lenovo, Tennis Express and Authentic Watches, according to the email. The company first began offering BNPL financing in 2018, according to a spokesperson. […]


B2B

B2B E-Commerce Relies Increasingly on In-Person Sales Calls to Businesses

August 3, 2023

Via: B2B News Network

In the digital age, the business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce landscape has been rapidly evolving. However, amidst the rise of digital platforms and online transactions, an unexpected trend has emerged: B2B e-commerce relies increasingly on in-person sales calls to businesses. This article […]


Editorial

Top Technologies That Will Shape E-commerce in 2023 & Beyond

July 18, 2023

Via: Eileen Hill

E-commerce, short for electronic commerce, refers to buying and selling goods and services over the Internet. Over the past few years, it has transformed how businesses operate—and revolutionized the shopping experience for consumers worldwide. In today’s digital age, e-commerce has […]


Editorial

US E-Commerce Sales Are on the Rise. How to Drive Growth Even Further

June 21, 2023

Via: Natalie Dunn

The e-Commerce sector in the United States has experienced remarkable growth, with sales in the first quarter of 2023 reaching $272.6 billion. These figures, adjusted for seasonal variation, but not for price changes, represent a 3.0 percent increase (±0.7%) compared […]


E-payment & Security, Technology

PayPal revamps SMB approach

June 9, 2023

Via: Payments Dive

The new service, which PayPal has nicknamed PPCP, is an attempt to bring small and mid-sized merchants the processing muscle of PayPal’s unbranded Braintree unit, which caters to larger global merchants. While Braintree can provide the customization that larger clients […]


Editorial

Will US e-Commerce Growth Stabilize in 2023?

April 27, 2023

Via: Natalie Dunn

The COVID-19 pandemic, an ongoing conflict in Ukraine, and inflation have severely disrupted many industries in the US, and e-Commerce is no exception. According to the Influencer Marketing Hub, online sales saw a dramatic surge during the pandemic.  While COVID-19 […]