Startup Getbee brings personal sales associates to shoppers' screensGetbee raised​ $1.8 million in first round, pre-series A funding in October.March 9, 2022 by Jonathan Greig in E-Commerce
Adobe: Black Friday spending in US falls to $8.9 billion as shoppers start earlier in NovemberAdobe's data said spending in the US either matched or fell below 2020 figures for Thanksgiving and Black Friday because shoppers and retailers are starting earlier.November 29, 2021 by Jonathan Greig in E-Commerce
$72 billion spent on e-commerce in October, but shoppers report 2 billion out-of-stock messages: AdobeAdobe's Digital Economy Index showed that the holiday shopping season has already started for many people.November 9, 2021 by Jonathan Greig in E-Commerce
Supreme Court ruling stifles FTC effort to penalize MoviePass for data mismanagement and user throttlingThe FTC and MoviePass settled a complaint that accused the company of blocking subscribers from using the service as advertised.June 10, 2021 by Jonathan Greig in E-Commerce
Online inflation rising, prices for electronics skyrocketing: AdobeThe Adobe Digital Economy Index found that online prices are up more than 3% after falling an average of nearly 4% each year from 2015 to 2019.August 26, 2021 by Jonathan Greig in E-Commerce
Walmart announces plans to purchase virtual fitting room company ZeekitThe Israeli company has created a virtual fitting room platform designed to make shopping easier.May 13, 2021 by Jonathan Greig in E-Commerce
Facebook partners with Coinbase for digital wallet initiativeThe project is being rolled out in the US and Guatemala.October 19, 2021 by Jonathan Greig in E-Commerce
Snapchat partners with Verishop to launch new e-commerce portalThe app will also allow users to try on items using augmented reality.July 20, 2021 by Jonathan Greig in E-Commerce
App Annie predicts TikTok to reach 1.5 billion active users in 2022The mobile market estimate service provider expects social apps to see $9 billion in app spending next year.November 10, 2021 by Jonathan Greig in E-Commerce
Stripe report tracks checkout changes, emergence of services like Klarna, Afterpay and moreNearly 20% of respondents said they would abandon the e-commerce experience altogether if it took more than one minute to check out.October 12, 2021 by Jonathan Greig in E-Commerce