shopping

How consumers find what they want to buy and buy it in a world that is no longer defined by a physical place but what a consumer wants to buy and how she wants to buy it. Connected devices and the integration of payments into this now digital-led shopping journey is creating new ways for merchants and consumers to interact and disrupting traditional retail business models.

Amazon to Debut TVs Using Alexa Voice Controls
Amazon to Debut TVs Using Alexa Voice Controls
September 10, 2021  |  Amazon Entertainment

Amazon’s next product will be a Fire TV that is fully integrated with Alexa, as the company makes a bid to be more present in...

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Thrasio Buys SafeRest, Wise Owl Outfitters and Danjor Linens
Thrasio Buys SafeRest, Wise Owl Outfitters and Danjor Linens
September 08, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Thrasio, which is a consumer goods company working on omnichannel commerce, has made three new acquisitions, buying mattress protector company SafeRest, camping equipment company Wise...

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Beauty Buyers’ Club Beauty Pie Lands $100M
Beauty Buyers’ Club Beauty Pie Lands $100M
September 08, 2021  |  Investments

The beauty buyers’ club Beauty Pie has closed a $100 million funding round and said it is planning to expand its reach beyond its direct-to-consumers...

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CVC Could Sell Its Stake in Watchmaker Breitling
CVC Could Sell Its Stake in Watchmaker Breitling
September 03, 2021  |  Retail

CVC Capital Partners could sell a substantial minority stake in Breitling SA, one of the last independent watchmakers in Switzerland, according to a Bloomberg report...

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Back-to-School/Holiday Shopping, Wedding Experiences, Amazon Store Plans
Back-to-School/Holiday Shopping, Wedding Experiences, Amazon Store Plans
August 23, 2021  |  Today In Data

Engaged couples want experiences more than any other gift. Plus, shoppers are already thinking about the holiday season as they do back-to-school shopping, and we’ve...

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Study: How 73 Million Highly Connected Consumers Are Pioneering The Connected Economy
Study: How 73 Million Highly Connected Consumers Are Pioneering The Connected Economy
June 21, 2021  |  Commerce Connected

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Klarna Rolls Out CSS Tool To Help European Retailers Save
Klarna Rolls Out CSS Tool To Help European Retailers Save
June 15, 2021  |  eCommerce

Digital bank Klarna is rolling out a new Comparison Shopping Service (CSS) solution to help its European partner retailers increase their return on Google ads....

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Amazon Moving Prime Now Ordering To Main App
Amazon Moving Prime Now Ordering To Main App
May 21, 2021  |  Amazon Commerce

Amazon customers in the United States using the company’s super-fast Prime Now delivery service will do so through the main Amazon app by year’s end,...

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Food Network’s Ree Drummond Headlines Walmart’s Next Live Shopping Event
Food Network’s Ree Drummond Headlines Walmart’s Next Live Shopping Event
May 20, 2021  |  Retail

Walmart is heading back to the live-shopping well later this month with the help of Food Network star Ree Drummond. Get the Full Story Complete...

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