E-commerce

Via YourStory : The e-commerce industry has grown massively in the past few years and it’s expected to grow even bigger in the near future. However, as the e-commerce industry expands the e-commerce platforms that manage the various operations of the different web stores available online need to evolve as well. …

Via Economic Times Retail : By this bill, the government has minimized the incentives of tax evasion thus bringing a lot of illegal transactions to a halt. The e-Commerce industry is booming with many start-ups coming up every now and then. From apparels to gadgets, there are startups catering to every …

Via Forbes : For companies adapting to a digital generation that uses mobile devices to stay connected, make purchases, and manage their daily lives – building an online business is key to both surviving and winning big in the new economy. In 2015, online sales of physical goods generated over $294 …

Via Marketing Tech : What role do brands play in today’s world of eCommerce? As commerce changes to conform to the new world of marketplaces and networks, brands are losing their steam. Historically, brand has been the primary way retailers differentiated themselves when products were very similar. Over time, customers’ habits …

Via Huffington Post : Most people know that launching a business, especially online, has never been easier. However, few realize how true this is in the ecommerce space. Today there are fantastic resources available that allow for the relatively seamless development and maintenance of e-stores. In my experience, working only nights …

Via Adweek : After slowly testing more interactive ads in recent months, Snapchat is open for ecommerce. Lancome and Target started running shoppable ads today within Cosmopolitan’s Discover channel—the hub of the app where media brands publish daily stories. Like Discover’s other ads, Lancome and Target’s promos appear between Cosmo’s articles …

Via The Motley Fool : Amazon Payments is expanding with the help of some key partners. Watch out, PayPal: Amazon wants in on the online payments business. The retail giant is expanding its Amazon Payments platform with a new program — the Amazon Payments Global Partner Program. Amazon will partner with …

Via Mashable : Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba just announced it sold 3 trillion yuan ($462 billion) worth of goods on its various sites in the past year. It hit its milestone with 10 days left in its fiscal year ending in March, said executive vice-chairman, Joe Tsai. The 3 trillion yuan …

Via The Business Journals : While you may not be able to put in your 2 cents towards an offline conversation, you can do your best to manage online content and conversations pertaining to your brand. As an e-commerce retailer, engaging with your audience is key to converting browsers into customers. …

Via LinkedIn : E commerce industry continues to be a darling of investors. Almost 5 Bn $ of investments was committed to this sector in 2014 alone and 2015 is not lagging behind. Technology has been something always very close to me heart and e commerce very fascinating. I am today …

Via Tech Co : The vast majority of Internet retail startups fail miserably. One of the reasons for this is because the people who start them don’t understand how important their product is to the success or failure of their e-commerce business. They think that if they build a great e-commerce …

Via NEWSBTC : Japanese startup Orb has launched a digital currency named ‘Smartcoin’ and is touting it as the ‘own private currency for Ecommerce.’ Quiet similar to Bitcoin, the currency is specifically aiming at ecommerce and to help these companies Orby has also announced several features that promise to win loyal …