Amazon launches live-streaming shopping

The e-commerce giant could be taking aim at QVC and Facebook Live as it leverages a video-driven shopping page.

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 13, 2019

Amazon to acquire Wi-Fi router company eero

The technology firm could become the newest game piece in the e-commerce giant's smart home strategy.

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 13, 2019

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What'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.

By Retail Dive staff

Amazon Lockers to debut at Coachella

The e-retailer's temporary pickup spot could be a game-changer for thousands of thirsty, undernourished, flower-hungry festival goers.

By Daphne Howland • Feb. 13, 2019

Facebook buys visual shopping startup GrokStyle

The startup's focus on artificial intelligence solutions for retailers could boost the social network’s e-commerce ambitions.

By Robert Williams • Feb. 11, 2019

Walmart unveils online furniture brand MoDRN

The move plays into the trend of major retailers expanding home goods offerings and displays the retail giant's growing emphasis on e-commerce.

By Caroline Jansen • Feb. 11, 2019

Markdowns cost retailers $300B last year

E-commerce is making inventory management more difficult, according to a report from Coresight Research and inventory analytics firm Celect.

By Daphne Howland • Feb. 11, 2019

Rebag to open 30 brick-and-mortar stores

The handbag resale startup on Thursday received a $25 million investment and will use it to fuel an ambitious expansion.

By Daphne Howland • Feb. 8, 2019

Pinterest automates Shop the Look curation

The updated feature is primed to boost the company's e-commerce performance. 

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 8, 2019

Walmart debuts size-inclusive jeans online

The retail giant expands its e-commerce options with a new denim line from actress Sofía Vergara.

By Daphne Howland • Feb. 7, 2019

EShakti offers apparel customization technology

Customer-driven personalization takes another step forward with a new tool that allows shoppers to modify clothing.

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 6, 2019

50% of retailers list a mobile shopping app as a top priority

A new survey by Shopgate shows that omnichannel retailing is a priority in 2019.

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 6, 2019

Visual search seen as more trustworthy than other online content, study finds

More than 85% of respondents placed more importance on visual information over text when shopping online for clothing or furniture.

By Erica Sweeney • Feb. 5, 2019

Echo Dot was Amazon's top-selling product during the holidays

The e-commerce giant also revealed that the device is priced to sell rather than to make money.

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 4, 2019

Casper unveils smart nightlight to help consumers sleep

The expansion beyond mattresses and bedding into tech shows how the company is positioning itself to become a sleep lifestyle brand.

By Caroline Jansen • Feb. 4, 2019

UPS said returns would peak early — and they did. But why?

Growing e-commerce sales and shifting consumer behavior signal a future with more returns and a greater need for reverse logistics. 

By Deborah Abrams Kaplan • Feb. 1, 2019

Returnly raises $8M for post-purchase payment management

The payments company looks to give instant credit on returns so customers can buy again.

By Dan O'Shea • Jan. 31, 2019

CNBC: Amazon planning Middle East expansion

The e-commerce giant bought Souq two years ago for $580 million, but its strategy in the region might be shifting.

By Dan O'Shea • Updated Feb. 1, 2019

Alibaba steadfast amid China turbulence

Executives again touted the strength of China's middle class, saying innovation will help it grab its share of growing consumption for years.

By Daphne Howland • Jan. 30, 2019

1-800-Flowers cashes in on conversational commerce, AR for Valentine’s Day

Mobile pay, voice ordering and a product recommendation engine highlight how brands are leaning in to mobile tech to lure shoppers around holidays.

By Robert Williams • Jan. 30, 2019

EBay faces year of transition

Efforts to smooth recent experiments in the user and seller experience are complicated by activist pressure to spin off its profitable StubHub and Classifieds businesses.

By Daphne Howland • Jan. 30, 2019

Billie lathers up $25M more in VC funding

The new funds will go toward expanding the brand's product line and innovating in the personal care category, the company said.

By Corinne Ruff • Jan. 30, 2019

Starbucks Rewards membership jumps 14% in Q1, highest gain in 3 years

Expanded delivery, mobile pay and better app personalization features were key to driving U.S. membership and sales.

By Robert Williams • Jan. 29, 2019

Contentsquare raises $60M to fuel user analytics

The company is preparing for another round of expansion after its latest influx of cash.

By Dan O'Shea • Jan. 29, 2019

Giant Foods to open its first e-commerce hub next month

The Pennsylvania location will offer a pickup option for pre-ordered groceries and a walk-up vestibule with tablets to place orders.

By Christopher Doering • Jan. 29, 2019

Taobao tech improves online shopping for visually-impaired

China's largest online marketplace is embracing accessibility initiatives, the latest of which uses technology to help blind shoppers.

By Dan O'Shea • Jan. 27, 2019