Shipping by Amazon may cause over half of sellers to switch

The e-commerce company's new logistics service for Marketplace sellers will launch soon, and a majority report they plan to use it.

By Dan Alaimo • Feb. 15, 2018

The RealReal opens Las Vegas pop-up shop

Resale e-commerce is booming, and the luxury consignment e-tailer has snagged the upscale end of the market as it dabbles in brick and mortar.

By Daphne Howland • Feb. 15, 2018

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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

Why generational marketing could send retailers back to the drawing board

While there's generally some truth in stereotypes, retailers that rely on generational marketing alone could be missing out on both the channels and customers they should be targeting.

By Cara Salpini • Feb. 14, 2018

EBay charts tech-heavy 2018 with new AI chief and upcoming AR tools

Advanced technologies are the next stage of eBay's "multi-year journey to replatform," which includes a focus on AI, machine learning, AR and VR.

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 14, 2018

Amazon reportedly speeding up Alexa responses with AI chip

Near zero response time is key to closing deals as the smart speaker competition heats up between the e-commerce giant, Google and Apple.  

By Dan Alaimo • Feb. 14, 2018

Alibaba throws $1.3B into brick-and-mortar strategy

The Chinese retailer continues to balance its e-commerce dominance with growing, diversified investments in brick-and-mortar retail.

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 13, 2018

7 retail execs envision the future of stores

Executives from Best Buy, The Home Depot and MM.LaFleur share their visions for the future of retail at Future Stores Miami. 

By Corinne Ruff • Feb. 13, 2018

Target and Honeyfund enhance registries with actual experiences

The retailer is bulking up baby and wedding registry options, and another partnership with Pinterest is adding visual search technology to the registry app. 

By Dan Alaimo • Feb. 12, 2018

Forrester: What CMOs can learn from Amazon's success

Marketers should build "entangled customer relationships," as the e-commerce giant does through emotion-driven interactions before, during and after purchasing moments. 

By Erica Sweeney • Feb. 9, 2018

Alibaba pays $486M for 38% of Chinese big data firm

Competition is heating up in China's stalled retail market, so Alibaba bought into a retail data company hoping to jump start sales.

By Dan Alaimo • Feb. 9, 2018

Walmart and Covergirl partner on AR-enabled mobile web sales

Shoppers can visit Covergirl's mobile website to try on five new looks using immersive technology.

By Robert Williams • Feb. 8, 2018

Walmart reportedly pushing for higher-margin goods to boost online profits

The retailer's digital business is growing rapidly, but margins are suffering amid the inefficiencies of e-commerce.

By Daphne Howland • Feb. 8, 2018

Birchbox leads the way in website performance

Many e-commerce retailers have improved site performance with a new focus on speed, but still need to be more diligent about monitoring other aspects of website health, according to a study by Shoppimon.

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 8, 2018

BJ's hires Lonely Planet exec for new digital commerce role

Naveen Seshadri will lead the membership retailer’s digital customer experience strategy, e-commerce merchandising, digital marketing, and digital insights and analytics.

By Daphne Howland • Feb. 8, 2018

81% of retailers will use unified commerce platforms by 2020

This marks a big increase from prior years as retailers step up efforts to create and support omnichannel operations.

By Dan Alaimo • Feb. 6, 2018

JD.com and Fung align for AI development

Walmart's partner is increasing its commitment to developing technology as the retailer eyes new markets.

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 5, 2018

30 minutes with 35-year retail veteran Mike Edwards

The former CEO of Lucy, Borders and eBags recalls how the demise of the second largest bookseller was "the ultimate wake-up call." Those lessons and more have made Edwards a believer that technology is the path to retail success. 

By Corinne Ruff • Feb. 5, 2018

EBay, Mashable launch shoppable content

The online marketplace partnered with Mashable to embed shoppable icons in stories and images, which lead the customer to similar items sold on eBay.

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 5, 2018

Less selection will define retail in 2018

The market for unique, high-quality goods remains a highly competitive and increasingly saturated playing field with no clear winners yet, according to Canadian retail tech firm Hubba.

By Daphne Howland • Feb. 5, 2018

Analyst: Walmart a ‘logical buyer’ for Blue Apron

The troubled meal kit company is starting to turn things around and could make for another valuable e-commerce purchase by the world's largest retailer, according to Gabelli & Co. analyst Matthew Trusz.

By Dan Alaimo • Feb. 5, 2018

Apple takes a page out of Amazon’s e-book market share

The tech giant's update to its e-book app is the latest move by a major competitor to challenge Amazon's content stronghold.

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 2, 2018

30 minutes with retail’s top executives

In this executive interview series, Retail Dive talks with industry thought leaders about everything from marketing strategy to in-store technology and the future of retail. 

By Retail Dive Staff • Updated April 21, 2022

Retail spending on AI to reach $7.3B by 2022

Personalization technologies top merchant's shopping lists and could send software spending up by 300%, according to a report by Juniper Research.

By Dan Alaimo • Feb. 1, 2018

Amazon Q4 sales soar 38% to $60.5B

Jeff Bezos is pumped up about Alexa's fourth quarter performance. "Expect us to double down," he said.

By Daphne Howland • Feb. 1, 2018

Alibaba takes stake in Ant Financial as revenue surges 56%

CEO Daniel Zhang deemed it "another great quarter" driven by the continued strength of the Chinese consumer and the wide reach the company is achieving.

By Daphne Howland • Feb. 1, 2018