Tag: e-commerce

February 26, 2021

Etsy CEO Josh Silverman told CNBC on Friday that nobody knows what’s going to happen with the coronavirus pandemic this year, but he hopes the company will “outpace e-commerce overall.” “None of us have a crystal ball,” Silverman said on […]

February 23, 2021

TikTok and Shopify have significantly expanded their partnership allowing UK sellers to engage with the platform’s 100 million users. Shopify, which now provides the ecommerce platform for 1.7 million retailers, has further expanded its tie-up with the social media giant […]

February 11, 2021

Prologis’ research suggests that supply chains could increase capacity by improving productivity at existing facilities without moving into a larger location. That ability becomes critical with the industrial real estate market expected to remain tight. Over the next five years, […]

January 26, 2021

In 2020, more than any year since the advent of online and mobile commerce, consumers lost a sense of control. Online shopping became a refuge, not because of overwhelming convenience, but because contactless commerce was necessary. And because necessity births […]

January 25, 2021

Imagine that it’s the first week of January 2020 again. Justin Bieber has a new song. Impeachment is the talk of Washington, D.C. There is news of a flu-like virus outbreak in China, but unless you’re an epidemiologist or travel […]

January 19, 2021

Staying relevant has never been harder, given the rapid pace of innovation, driven by the number and variety of new technologies and, not to mention, the global pandemic that created additional economic and operational strain. The COVID-19 pandemic changed consumer […]

January 11, 2021

The Brexit transition period has officially ended and many small businesses, particularly e-commerce businesses and other retailers, are facing the reality of new regulations. Many are having to navigate through complex new requirements around tax and customs charges that have […]

January 6, 2021

Business leaders and consumers alike have observed the ubiquity of e-commerce brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. At this juncture, that is not news. Well, how about this: According to IBM’s U.S. Retail Index, the coronavirus accelerated the shift toward […]

December 30, 2020

IBM’s 2020 U.S. Retail Index reports that the pandemic has accelerated the shift to digital shopping by roughly five years. The consequences are real: there is now even more pressure on retailers to keep up with the new consumer trends. […]

December 22, 2020

After a year of explosive e-commerce growth and shopper behavior upheaval, the retail playing field has been leveled and startups are getting noticed like never before. Global investors pumped $3.3 billion into 301 deals this year for e-commerce startups. In […]