Square announced on Tuesday (April 9) the launch of the Square Online Store for U.K. sellers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...
Online auction and shopping company eBay has announced that it’s closing the Commerce Network, a platform where companies would advertise products that would take customers to third-party sites, according to report by TechCrunch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Instagram has launched a checkout feature designed to help the social media platform become a more attractive place for consumers to buy retail products, and to capture more sales via what is coming to be known as contextual commerce. The launch of Checkout by Instagram includes...
A new study by Marketplace Pulse showed that Amazon-owned private-label brands aren’t as successful as many think, according to a report in Bloomberg. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
MercadoLibre, the Latin America eCommerce technology company, announced Tuesday (March 11) that it intends to offer approximately $1 billion of common stock. In a press release, MercadoLibre said it will grant underwriters a 30-day offering to buy up to $150 million of additional shares of common...
JD.com, one of the biggest eCommerce retailers in China, has teamed up with Google to launch a store on Google Express, according to a report by Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Shopping on a traditional, narrowly focused eCommerce site is one thing. Consumers are dealing with a single merchant, and the working assumption is that the retailer is vetting suppliers and products, and has invested the time and money to provide a secure environment in which...
Robots, including those working in retail, “shipped to North American companies in record numbers last year,” according to a new report from the Robotic Industries Association. The new numbers underscore the advance of automation in commerce, though there are still significant question about how these...
The chairman of Reliance Industries has run into a hitch in his quest to take on Amazon in India and become the biggest eCommerce company in the country, according to reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
