Amazon Prime Day creates halo effect for large rival retailers, email marketing
Amazon's Prime Day lands as the economy is reopening and outdoor activities, travel and brick-and-mortar regain wallet share.
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GoDaddy delivers strong Q1 sales, ups Q2 outlook amid e-commerce, Web site, marketing demand
GoDaddy's first quarter delivered strong growth in Websites + Marketing with a beta test of GoDaddy Payments on tap.
Podium CEO on SMB tech needs, scaling, and why messaging and payments go together
Vendor profile: ZDNet's Larry Dignan catches up with Podium CEO Eric Rea to talk strategy, the nuances of the SMB market, and how the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated digital transformation for smaller companies.
Vendor profile: Podium aims to be the SMB tech stack across messaging, payments
Podium has a starter edition with free options and then payment plans that meld messaging, transactions and now hardware via a card reader.
Amazon Prime Day moves to Q2
Amazon CFO says Amazon Prime might have better timing later in the second quarter--especially since July is going to be a heavy vacation month.
Shopify Q1 revenue up 110%, profits surge due to digital commerce, stake in Affirm
Shopify said it expects growth rates to normalize as economies reopen, but it hasn't happened yet. Shopify's platform continues to surge.
Wayfair's Q4 strong as repeat orders surge
Wayfair said repeat customers placed 72.5% of total orders in the fourth quarter, up from 68.6% a year ago.
Best Buy sees strong tech demand into Q1 2021, but uncertainty after that
Like other companies that benefited from COVID-19 technology demand for remote work and education, Best Buy sees uncertainty ahead as the new normal emerges.
Shopify preps 2021 investments, sees more normalized growth amid COVID-19 vaccinations
Shopify's 2020 was one for the record books, but the company is seeing more normalized growth rates in 2021 as it invests in R&D and building out its e-commerce services.
Tesla's $1.5 billion bitcoin purchase points to crytocurrency as tech company reserve currency
Tesla is following in the footsteps of MicroStrategy when it comes to acquiring bitcoin for the balance sheet. Others are starting to wade into the cryptocurrency pool.