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.

Retailers Steer AI Traffic Back to Own Checkouts

Retailers Steer AI Traffic Back to Own Checkouts
Retailers Steer AI Traffic Back to Own Checkouts
August 07, 2026  |  Retail

Retailers are looking to market their products through artificial intelligence platforms while bringing the transactions and data that come with them to their own platforms,...

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Live Commerce Platform Whatnot Raises $545 Million to Speed AI Expansion
Live Commerce Platform Whatnot Raises $545 Million to Speed AI Expansion
August 07, 2026  |  Investments

Whatnot raised $545 million in a Series G funding round to grow its live commerce platform, the company said in a Friday (Aug. 7) press...

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Ninth Circuit Narrows CFAA Reach in Perplexity Agentic Commerce Ruling
Ninth Circuit Narrows CFAA Reach in Perplexity Agentic Commerce Ruling
August 06, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

A federal appeals court has handed the artificial intelligence (AI) industry a potentially significant early victory in the development of the law regarding agentic commerce....

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Etsy Uses AI to Fix Its Discovery Problem
Etsy Uses AI to Fix Its Discovery Problem
August 06, 2026  |  Earnings

Etsy CEO Kruti Patel Goyal said during a second-quarter earnings call Thursday (Aug. 6) that the company is applying artificial intelligence in three distinct ways:...

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Mercado Libre Free Shipping Converts Monthly Shoppers Into Daily Active Users
Mercado Libre Free Shipping Converts Monthly Shoppers Into Daily Active Users
August 06, 2026  |  eCommerce

A year after lowering the threshold for free shipping in Brazil, Mercado Libre has seen the offering drive “a structural change in behavior,” the eCommerce...

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Spotify Vets’ eCommerce-Focused AI Startup Raises $10 Million
Spotify Vets’ eCommerce-Focused AI Startup Raises $10 Million
August 06, 2026  |  Investments

Behavior intelligence company Malachyte has closed a $10 million seed funding round. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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ThredUp Navigates K-Shaped Economy as Revenues Climb 17%
ThredUp Navigates K-Shaped Economy as Revenues Climb 17%
August 06, 2026  |  Earnings

Online secondhand marketplace ThredUp is adjusting its marketing tactics while navigating a “K-shaped” economy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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EBay Rides Luxury, Collectibles and AI to 15% Growth in Q2
EBay Rides Luxury, Collectibles and AI to 15% Growth in Q2
August 05, 2026  |  Earnings

Despite its status as a founder of the category, eBay has traditionally been viewed by the rest of eCommerce’s tech platforms as the industry’s red-headed...

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