eBay and Icahn settle proxy fightIcahn is withdrawing both his proposal to separate the company's PayPal business and his two nominees to the company's Board of Directors.April 10, 2014 by Natalie Gagliordi in E-Commerce
LivingSocial taps former eBay exec Gautam Thakar for CEOThe shakeup comes as LivingSocial works to transition itself into more of a marketing platform and away from daily deals.July 15, 2014 by Natalie Gagliordi in E-Commerce
Braintree intros one-touch payments, Bitcoin acceptanceThe PayPal-owned mobile and online payments company said developers that have integrated with its v.zero SDK will be able to begin accepting bitcoin in the coming months.September 8, 2014 by Natalie Gagliordi in E-Commerce
Twitter begins testing Buy button to increase e-commerce effortsThe button will allow Twitter users to complete an entire purchase within Twitter apps for iOS and Andriod, while also giving brands a new way to make sales.September 8, 2014 by Natalie Gagliordi in E-Commerce
Walmart.com gets a new, Amazon-like lookHelmed by @WalmartLabs, the website overhaul will bring features such as product personalization and recommendations in a layout that frequent Amazon shoppers might find familiar. August 4, 2014 by Natalie Gagliordi in E-Commerce
Staples snaps up retail personalization platform PNIThe purchase of PNI could serve both the online and in-store ends of Staples' business by bringing PNI's traditionally digital service to the physical store.May 5, 2014 by Natalie Gagliordi in E-Commerce
MasterCard doles out token service to store-branded cards, e-commerce merchantsThe payments giant is extending tokenization support to private-label credit cards and e-commerce merchants in a bid to become the de-facto facilitator of mobile payments.June 15, 2015 by Natalie Gagliordi in E-Commerce
eBay considers another corporate splitThe company said its board has approved a "strategic review" of eBay's assets, including StubHub and eBay Classifieds Group.March 1, 2019 by Natalie Gagliordi in E-Commerce
BigCommerce migrates to Google Cloud, aims to bolster speed of its SaaS platformThe move marks another retail industry win for Google as cloud vendors battle for customers.January 22, 2019 by Natalie Gagliordi in E-Commerce
Shopify inks commerce partnership with TikTokThe deal aims to help Shopify merchants reach TikTok's younger audience, while also expanding TikTok's portfolio of business services.October 27, 2020 by Natalie Gagliordi in E-Commerce