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Saks turns to GXO fulfillment center to meet e-commerce demand
The 400,000-square-foot facility is another example of direct-to-consumer retailers outsourcing logistics.
By Colin Campbell • Oct. 28, 2021 -
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Opinion3 rules for holiday 2021 success: Be first, be mobile, be flexible
Given supply chain issues, retailers should promote what they know is in stock, writes Vincent DeSantis, director of Retail Facebook Business Group.
By Vincent DeSantis • Oct. 27, 2021 -
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TrendlineWhat's shaping the e-commerce landscape?
From pivots in digital strategies to challenges retailers must overcome with reverse logistics, here are some of the forces shaping online retail.
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Google eyes ‘long-term opportunity’ in commerce as retail drives blowout ad revenue
As rivals like Facebook contend with headwinds from Apple, Google has kept up momentum through strengths in its shopping business and YouTube.
By Peter Adams • Oct. 27, 2021 -
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Poshmark lets big brands sell on its platform
Big names can now directly sell through the secondhand apparel platform as well as manage campaigns and inventory.
By Ben Unglesbee • Oct. 27, 2021 -
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Nearly 20% of consumers plan to shift holiday spending online: Coresight
But physical stores will remain a key channel this season as concerns over e-commerce orders arriving on time arise.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Oct. 27, 2021 -
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Hodinkee names former Goat CTO its chief product, technology officer
The luxury watch company is hoping to tap into Andy Shin's extensive e-commerce expertise, which includes CTO roles at two other marketplaces.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Oct. 27, 2021 -
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PayPal douses reports of a Pinterest purchase
With one sentence, the fintech company dismissed a bevy of reports last week that it's pursuing a purchase of the social media site.
By Lynne Marek • Oct. 27, 2021 -
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Amazon debuts Alexa tech for senior living communities, hospitals
The e-commerce giant sees an opportunity for its voice-enabled devices to help healthcare staff communicate with patients and senior residents.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Oct. 27, 2021 -
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Klarna delivers buy now, pay later to Wix sellers
The partnership allows merchants to offer installment payment options at checkout, including the Pay in 4 and Pay in 3 options.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Oct. 27, 2021 -
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Target adds new features to same-day services
The changes allow consumers to list backup grocery items and add missing products to their original order, among other things.
By Maria Monteros • Oct. 26, 2021 -
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Sponsored by PPROThe top 5 local payment methods for global e-commerce
Fintech's latest unicorn shares how companies like Stripe grow across borders using local payments.
By Claire Gates, Chief Commercial Officer, at PPRO • Oct. 25, 2021 -
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Sponsored by CGTrader ARsenalWill 2022 be the year of the great switch to 3D product visuals?
Online shoppers want more interaction, convenience, and a better customer experience overall. Could 3D be the answer?
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Amazon to release search analytics tool for sellers
The company will provide anonymized data to those in its Amazon Brand Registry so they can better understand their customers' shopping choices.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Oct. 21, 2021 -
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Is PayPal pining for Pinterest?
A reported $45 billion PayPal purchase of Pinterest would cap a big year for deal-making fueled by the payments industry.
By Lynne Marek • Oct. 21, 2021 -
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How store closures pushed Jane Iredale to test AR lipstick sampling on YouTube
Supporting its goal of meeting new consumers, the beauty brand's immersive ad drove 11% of viewers to virtually try on a shade.
By Robert Williams • Oct. 21, 2021 -
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Target more than doubles Apple shop-in-shops in time for the holidays
Just months after its initial rollout, the retailer is expanding the number of dedicated stores from 17 to 36 locations.
By Maria Monteros • Oct. 20, 2021 -
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Instacart buys smart cart maker Caper AI for $350M
The e-commerce company said its acquisition will help bridge in-store and online shopping for consumers while making it easier for its workers to fulfill orders.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Oct. 20, 2021 -
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Moncler debuts new collections through virtual pop-up with Mytheresa
The luxury companies teamed up on the experience, which allows shoppers to view and purchase the new products in a virtual setting.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Oct. 20, 2021 -
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Pinterest adds AR try-on, shopping recommendations to Idea Pins
Tech companies, brands and retailers have been flocking to augmented reality to improve the online shopping experience for remote consumers.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris and Cara Salpini • Updated Oct. 20, 2021 -
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Amazon touts 1.8M jobs created by sellers as it comes under more congressional scrutiny
The e-commerce giant says small businesses have thrived using its services. But reports found the company prioritizes its own brands at others' expense.
By Ben Unglesbee • Oct. 19, 2021 -
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Fast Simon debuts visual search tool
The technology can recognize other objects in an image, allowing merchants to "complete a look" for shoppers by offering related products.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Oct. 19, 2021 -
Gen Z plans to holiday shop via Facebook, retailer apps: report
Nearly 70% of young consumers plan to use nontraditional shopping channels for their Black Friday and Christmas purchases.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Oct. 18, 2021 -
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Sponsored by Bolt3 mistakes retailers should avoid with social commerce
Selling on social media channels can be a powerful tool to reach new customers. But done wrong, it could hurt your brand more than not being on social media.
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Walmart tests text-to-shop tool
The pilot comes about two years after the mass merchant discontinued Jet Black, a shop-by-text service geared toward higher-income New Yorkers.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris and Caroline Jansen • Oct. 15, 2021 -
Poshmark acquires sneaker verification startup Suede One
The acquisition is Poshmark's first — and marks a deeper commitment to scalable product verification.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Oct. 14, 2021
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