eCommerce
Walmart to drop plastic mailers, let customers bring their own bags to order pickup
Walmart announced this morning it will be reducing plastic across its e-commerce operations in a number of ways, including shifting from plastic mailers to recyclable paper bag mailers and allowing cu
‘Ted Lasso’ and other Apple TV+ merch could arrive in the Apple Store, report says
The Apple Store could be expanding beyond tech products. As the company continues to invest in its original Apple TV+ content, a recent Bloomberg report indicates that Apple plans to introduce a new p
Retail media targeting on the AI maturity curve
Let’s look at the three most important milestones along the road to predictive analysis in the retail media context.
eBay appoints new head of emerging markets, covering regions like Southeast Asia and India
eBay announced today that it has appointed Vidmay Naini as its general manager for global emerging markets, a role that covers the company’s growth in Southeast Asia, India, Eastern Europe, Israel,
Easyship strikes agreement to support eBay’s new International Shipping program
Easyship, the New York- and Singapore-based startup that enables e-commerce sellers to integrate with more than 250 courier services, announced today it has expanded its partnership with eBay to suppo
Snapchat’s AR technology comes to the real world with ‘AR Mirrors’
Snap today offered an update on its AR Enterprise Services (ARES), the company’s recently announced initiative focused on providing AR tools and expertise to businesses that want to leverage Sna
Walmart-backed payments giant PhonePe makes e-commerce push
In a move reminiscent of its successful early bet on the government-backed UPI network seven years ago, PhonePe, India’s leading mobile payments app, is now setting its sights on the e-commerce
Snap is offering its AR tools to enterprise customers
Snap users are already quite familiar with the company’s expertise in AR thanks to Lenses and Filters. Now, the social media company is unveiling AR Enterprise Services (ARES) to offer those tools t
Ex-Flipkart exec’s Flash app wants to be an inbox for your e-commerce needs
India-based startup Flash wants to reduce the spam you get by providing an email ID that you can use for all e-commerce needs, and it will even reward you to use the service.
DoorDash is adding support for cash — but not in its main app
Restaurant delivery service DoorDash announced today it will begin to support the ability for customers to pay with cash for their online orders. But there’s a catch — the feature is only
Target will allow you to return items from your car starting this spring
Curbside pickup of groceries and other big-box retailer goods had been growing for years, then boomed during the pandemic, reaching mainstream adoption. Now, Target is taking the opportunity to offer
Hexa raises $20.5M to turn images into 3D objects for VR, AR and more
Hexa, a 3D asset visualization and management platform, today announced that it closed a $20.5 million Series A round from Point72 Ventures, Samurai Incubate, Sarona Partners and HTC. CEO and co-found
Walmart sells e-commerce outdoor retailer Moosejaw after acquiring it in 2017
Walmart is selling e-commerce outdoor retailer Moosejaw to Dick’s Sporting Goods after purchasing it six years ago. The financial terms of the deal, which is expected to close in March, were not
Highbeam secures $10M loan to provide credit, spend monitoring and more to e-commerce retailers
Highbeam, a startup that provides banking features, credit and cash flow insights to e-commerce customers, today announced that it raised $10 million in debt from TriplePoint as it looks to expand the
Triple Whale raises $25M for its smart Shopify data platform
Shopify powers a massive number of e-commerce sites, so it’s also no surprise that there is a vast ecosystem of tools around it that help these merchants manage all aspects of running their stor
ThriveCart, which sells tools to build e-commerce carts, raises $35M
Often, first-time e-commerce entrepreneurs don’t know what they need to build an effective funnel and cart experience for their platforms. It’s not their fault; the problem’s challenging
DoorDash expands Starbucks partnership with plans to reach all US states by March
Starbucks will become available for delivery via DoorDash across all 50 U.S. states by March, in an expansion of a partnership with the delivery service announced last year. In September, Starbucks an
Wristcheck wants to make used luxury watches more affordable
In an age when almost everything can be bought online, watch resale is done in a surprisingly archaic way, namely, face-to-face with little price transparency. Wristcheck, a startup based out of Hong
Embracing digital commerce may be retailers’ best bet for staying ahead of a fast-moving industry
It’s time to take a look at where the digital commerce industry is headed, who the dominant players will be, what the challenges to adoption are and what brands will have to do to keep up.
As its fashion empire booms, Shein wants an ESG makeover
Shein, the world’s largest fashion e-commerce site, has taken significant steps to ramp up its environmental, social and governance — or ESG — efforts. But responsible fast fashion s