ecommerce

eCommerce (also known as electronic commerce) is a process of buying and selling of products or services, making money transfers, and transferring data over an electronic medium (Internet). This network allows people to do business with no barrier of distance and time.

Five Years Post-COVID, We’re Really Not Shopping (or Doing Much Else) Like It’s 2019
Five Years Post-COVID, We’re Really Not Shopping (or Doing Much Else) Like It’s 2019
January 22, 2025  |  eCommerce

Turns out, we can learn a lot of things about people by studying rats. When the scientific world wants to better understand human behavioral psychology,...

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Generational Divide in Online Shopping? Not So Fast, Says New Report
Generational Divide in Online Shopping? Not So Fast, Says New Report
January 22, 2025  |  Credit Cards

Conventional wisdom is that younger generations are tech-savvy and the most willing to try new devices, apps and payment methods. However, PYMNTS Intelligence research from...

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66% of Consumers Look for Free Shipping When Online Shopping
66% of Consumers Look for Free Shipping When Online Shopping
January 21, 2025  |  eCommerce

When consumers are selecting an online store at which to make a purchase, free shipping is the offering that is most commonly on their checklist....

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Rakuten Says Mobile Provides ‘Extremely Powerful’ Data to Train AI
Rakuten Says Mobile Provides ‘Extremely Powerful’ Data to Train AI
January 20, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Rakuten Group expects the data gathered by its mobile business to help train artificial intelligence (AI) will deliver benefits across the conglomerate’s operations. For example,...

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EBay Aims to Boost Online Vehicle Sales by Acquiring Caramel
EBay Aims to Boost Online Vehicle Sales by Acquiring Caramel
January 20, 2025  |  Acquisitions

EBay plans to make it easier to buy and sell vehicles on its platform by acquiring online automotive transaction solution provider Caramel. Caramel’s platform facilitates...

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Fiserv Envisions ‘Future Forward’ Approach to Payments
Fiserv Envisions ‘Future Forward’ Approach to Payments
January 20, 2025  |  Opinion

Businesses need a payments strategy that extends beyond moving money, Fiserv SVP and GM, Global eCommerce and Carat Platform Casey Klyszeiko writes in a new...

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GrubMarket Settles SEC Charges That It Gave Investors Unreliable Financial Information
GrubMarket Settles SEC Charges That It Gave Investors Unreliable Financial Information
January 17, 2025  |  Regulation

GrubMarket, a private eCommerce food distributor, settled Securities and Exchange Commission charges that it violated antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws by providing investors...

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eCommerce Rocks December as Retailers Continue Digital Shift
eCommerce Rocks December as Retailers Continue Digital Shift
January 17, 2025  |  Retail

December’s retail sales, released on Thursday (Jan. 16) by the Census Bureau, were a snapshot of consumer resilience, buoyed by end-of-year sales. And beyond the...

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GenAI Helps Resale Move Secondhand to First Choice
GenAI Helps Resale Move Secondhand to First Choice
January 17, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

For retailers, the rise of artificial intelligence-driven tools presents not just an opportunity, but a mandate to evolve. With its ability to process immense datasets,...

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