Tag: e-commerce

August 4, 2021

Like new CEO Fidji Simo, Everson spent a decade at Facebook and brings extensive experience with building advertising relationships as Instacart ramps up its digital ads division. At Facebook, Everson led the company’s relationships with top advertisers and agencies. She […]

July 30, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted not only daily routines, jobs, and the way we spend our free time, but also multiple industries across the world. From healthcare to IT, businesses in most countries have started to experience the ever-growing need […]

July 27, 2021

In much of the world, cash in hand is no longer king. In emerging markets, the penetration of smartphones means that consumers with smartphone digital wallet capabilities now outstrips those with bank accounts. That development has fostered mobile money growth […]

July 9, 2021

During her time at Facebook, Simo helped the company transition from private to public — potentially key experience as Instacart eyes an initial public offering. As a consumer technology industry veteran, who spent 10 years at Facebook and four at […]

June 23, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted consumers’ spending and payments pattern, taking transactions to a digital landscape that includes digital wallets, BNPL and social media commerce, according to the recent research published by digital payments company PayPal and the e-commerce platform […]

June 22, 2021

Tools, platforms, and flawless online shops. Growing online shopping trends during the last decade have increased the necessity for e-commerce. And it’s no surprise that regardless of what is going on in the world and how work models are shifting, […]

May 27, 2021

E-commerce sales account for 14.3% of all retail sales worldwide and the e-commerce share of total global retail sales is expected to hit 23% by 2023.  However, thriving in such a growing, competitive industry requires certain knowledge and tools. In […]

April 30, 2021

Customer service is often considered the backbone of an ecommerce business, and it’s no surprise. With growing buyer expectations, customer service is crucial now more than ever for a business to remain competitive in the ecommerce marketplace. There were 263 […]

April 29, 2021

As the pandemic pushed buyers towards e-commerce channels, platforms like Shopify enjoyed exponential growth. Shopify’s net income for Q1 2021 was $1.2 billion, or $9.94 per diluted share, compared with a net loss of $31.4 million, or $0.27 per diluted […]

April 16, 2021

If there is one thing we’ve learned from the past 13 months of shutting our cameras off during virtual meetings, it’s that we all want to been seen less on and watch more cartoons. Vyond, the animation software company for […]

March 19, 2021

E-commerce B2B juggernaut Amazon Business has surpassed $25B in worldwide annualized gross merchandise sales, approximately half of which are from third-party sellers. The B2B portion of Amazon is on track to rival its B2C component in terms of sales, providing […]

March 17, 2021

Multinational companies have capitalized on the globalization phenomenon by expanding to several foreign markets over the last two decades. For many of these companies, globalization has been the primary focus and source of profit. But that’s certainly not the case […]

January 29, 2021

Either you have an online business or a physical one, in order for your business to flourish, you need to offer your customers multiple modes of payment – one of which is mobile billing or payment. This post lists some […]

November 10, 2020

The rise in consumer adoption of e-commerce in the wake of the pandemic is pushing the rebirth of brick-and-mortar stores as potential bastions of interactionless in-store shopping that resembles an e-commerce experience. But these redesigns are not for all shoppers. […]

September 14, 2020

E-commerce is experiencing rapid growth with no sign of slowing down. Retailers and brands are finding that the new normal in retail and e-tail marketing is much like trying to hit a moving target. They have to take a refined […]

June 2, 2020

Building emotionally-resonant marketing campaigns was hard enough before COVID-19. Now, brands face a landscape fraught with questions: What are the right messages when the world has turned upside down? Are we being sensitive? What do people want to hear right […]

May 18, 2020

It is true that the U.S. economy never has faced the challenges it faces now, but the implications for e-commerce and direct-to-consumers’ fulfillment functions are particularly significant. This is clearly demonstrated by the federal government’s determination that companies that ship […]

February 6, 2020

Are you looking for a way to systematize your e-commerce content marketing? Would you like to be able to more easily delegate the keyword research and content creation tasks to one of your subordinates? Would you like to turn all […]

January 22, 2020

Two weeks before the start of basketball season, my son went online to buy a pair of customized sneakers. He selected his team color, put his number on the side, and added the important “C” for captain. He had everything […]

January 7, 2020

Using predictive analytics to power up email marketing is nothing new, but it is becoming increasingly popular these days – particularly for e-commerce businesses. The reason for this is that predictive analytics help companies make smarter and faster decisions. Check […]