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.

72% of UAE Shoppers Used AI for Their Latest Purchase

72% of UAE Shoppers Used AI for Their Latest Purchase
72% of UAE Shoppers Used AI for Their Latest Purchase
September 03, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

The UAE shopper has little patience for yesterday’s checkout. A phone can serve as a storefront, research assistant and wallet before a merchant’s website has...

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Shopline Taps Splitit for Card-Linked Installment Payments
Shopline Taps Splitit for Card-Linked Installment Payments
September 02, 2026  |  BNPL

Commerce Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform Shopline has chosen Spilit as its card-linked installment payments partner, according to a Wednesday (Sept. 2) press release. Get the Full...

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YouTube’s Amazon Deal Pushes Social Commerce Closer to Checkout
YouTube’s Amazon Deal Pushes Social Commerce Closer to Checkout
September 01, 2026  |  Social Commerce

YouTube is integrating Amazon into its creator-driven shopping, potentially accelerating the integration of eCommerce into the videos, feeds and communities where consumers already spend their...

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Amazon and Walmart Test Whether Drones Can Make Rural Delivery Pay
Amazon and Walmart Test Whether Drones Can Make Rural Delivery Pay
August 27, 2026  |  Retail

Retail, since the category’s inception, has embraced the maxim that population density equals sales destiny. That calculus has largely held steady in the age of...

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Lowe’s AI Assistant Turns Questions Into Sales
Lowe’s AI Assistant Turns Questions Into Sales
August 27, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Lowe’s AI shopping assistant, Mylow, has fielded more than 25 million questions from customers and store associates since launch, and shoppers who engage with it...

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Instacart’s AI Assistant Turns Chitchat Into Cha-Ching
Instacart’s AI Assistant Turns Chitchat Into Cha-Ching
August 24, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Instacart’s advertising business is already one of the largest in retail media. The company generated more than $1 billion in ads and other revenue in...

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57% of SMBs Now Sell Through Their Own Websites
57% of SMBs Now Sell Through Their Own Websites
August 24, 2026  |  SMBs

Small businesses increasingly see growth coming from the digital channels that extend their reach without requiring another storefront. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Payment Choice Helps Decide Where Nearly Two-Thirds of US Shoppers Buy
Payment Choice Helps Decide Where Nearly Two-Thirds of US Shoppers Buy
August 24, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

A merchant can win the product search, the price comparison and the trip to checkout, only to discover that how a customer wants to pay...

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