E-commerce news and archive

Will a new open-source marketplace revolutionise direct to consumer platforms?

Shopify’s sacking of 10,000 employees last week, the equivalent of 10 percent of its workforce, has left questions, if not holes, in the future of DTC platforms, where soaring costs, supply chain bottlenecks and a slowdown in consumer spending is hampering sales. For many small fashion businesses, advertising on Instagram and Facebook is no...

5 Aug 2022

Business

Zalando reportedly eyeing US expansion

European e-tailer Zalando is potentially looking into entering the US market through a major, secret project said to be dubbed “Project Kangaroo”. According to a German report via Business Insider, the multi-brand fashion giant has been planning the move for months, with the goal to start on the expansion by the beginning of 2023. However, the...

1 Aug 2022

Business

How e-commerce data solutions can help brand growth

The global e-commerce market is set to exceed 5 trillion dollars this year and increase to over 7 trillion dollars by 2025. This is in part due to the growth of next-generation artificial intelligence and machine learning analytics tools, along with software-assisted supply chain management. Next-generation e-commerce data analytics stand to...

27 Jul 2022

Business

Shopify boosts app offering with new additions Printful and Airwallex

E-commerce customisation platform Shopify has announced two new additions to its app site and Shopify Plus, in a bid to boost its offering. On-demand print app Printful, which is already available on Shopify, will be expanding its offer to the site’s Plus Certified App Programme in the hope of reaching enterprise-level businesses. The company,...

22 Jul 2022

BusinessFeatured

Lululemon eyes China expansion, launches through JD

Lululemon has officially debuted its digital flagship store through China’s JD, bringing its yoga and fitness products to the e-commerce site’s J Shop. According to the platform, the new addition falls in line with the current growth in popularity of fitness and sports in the country, as well as the increasing demand for sports equipment. It...

21 Jul 2022

Business

Riskified partners with Axerve to aid in SCA compliance

Fraud management platform Riskified has revealed a new partnership with Axerve allowing for its machine learning solutions to be used by the Italian payment hub’s clients. The partnership includes Riskified’s PSD2 Optimize solution, which aims to help brands navigate the European Union’s (EU) Payment Services Directive (PSD2), a revised European...

15 Jul 2022

Business

BNPL provider Afterpay partners with Sephora

Sephora is set to join the growing number of retailers introducing the flexible ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ (BNPL) service to their platform in a new partnership between Afterpay and the beauty retailer. The omnichannel platform will now allow customers to pay in four instalments when shopping through Sephora’s website in the US, building on its goal...

14 Jul 2022

Business

TikTok Shop will focus on UK, Southeast Asia for now

Last year, Chinese platform TikTok launched TikTok Shop, a livestream shopping option in the UK, its strongest market outside of Asia. This option was supposed to be introduced in strong European markets like Germany, France, Spain and Italy too, but this has not happened so far. Contrary to earlier reports, however, TikTok has not abandoned to...

13 Jul 2022

Business |Interview Featured

“Shopping is about fit, not size”: Bods founder Christine Marzano talks virtual avatars and sexy tech

As returns and fit become increasingly evident issues within fashion, brands are looking into innovative ways to avoid playing a part in these areas. Los Angeles-based start-up Bods is hoping to help drive this change in the industry through digital-first fit solutions. The fashion-forward tech company, which was launched in June 2021 by former...

6 Jul 2022

Retail

Revstance launches as new marketplace for indie designers and jewellers

A new marketplace for independent designers and jewellers has launched as a response to the current economic environment and the swathes of fast fashion in the industry. Revstance looks to provide consumers with the tools needed to make conscious and sustainable purchasing decisions, offering pre-purchase, purchase and post-purchase cycles...

5 Jul 2022

Business

New technology platform helps fashion industry tackle greenwashing

Tech platform startup Impactbytes helps companies meet their commitments to recently proposed EU legislation and substantiate their sustainability claims. It also provides e-commerce insights and connects sustainable brands with a large audience. According to Impactbytes, it is the first company worldwide to provide easy access to the...

20 Jun 2022

Retail

Personalization is the future of e-commerce

Retailers are investing heavily in data collection, but as e-commerce sales stagnate, brands are reconsidering their next evolution of digital growth. Just being able to order online isn’t enough anymore. Practically everyone is doing e-commerce, so going digital isn’t helping anyone stand out. It’s a standard expectation nowadays. With...

15 Jun 2022