Google is launching a new ad format called Showcase Shopping ads, which are designed to help retail brands reach people searching for broad product terms with visual displays of their products. About 40% of shopping-related searches …
Nordstrom Inc. has acquired a minority stake in a supply-chain software firm, part of the luxury retailer’s effort to fulfill a growing number of online orders without sacrificing profits. DS Co., based …
In retailing, buyers aren’t necessarily keepers. According to a 2015 study by the Retail Equation and National Retail Federation, total merchandise returns accounted for more than $260.5 billion in lost sales …
Facebook Inc. wants to make chat bots on its Messenger app more effective at providing customer service and driving sales. A chat bot is interactive software that uses artificial intelligence …
Impulse purchases could soon be a thing of the past thanks to the internet, as shoppers are more likely to consider a purchase over a short period of time than …
The arrangement will launch a new “eBay Powered by MallforAfrica dedicated platform,” said eBay Business Development Director Fernando Saiz. “The platform will enable inventory from all eBay U.S. individual and …
Pinterest has announced a new tool that will allow users to shop online by taking photos with their smartphones, showing a continued effort to turn the site into an e-commerce …
Fruitbull director Santiago Alvarez told that the organization was currently in the process of international growth through Europe, and the U.S. was next in line. “With the opening of the U.K. and …
JD.com Inc., one of China’s biggest online retail players, generated more than 100 million orders June 18 during its annual midyear sale day, a 60% increase over last year. Overseas …
The deal will see the U.S. grocery giant swap its Yihaodian platform for a 5 percent stake in JD.com Inc, worth about $1.5 billion by the firm’s latest market value. …