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• 1 in 3 UK retailers don’t offer next-day delivery - While 45 percent of British consumers say that next-day delivery would make them more likely to shop with a merchant, 66 percent of retailers offer this kind of service. Also, some retailers fail to meet consumers’ needs regarding free delivery. This retail expectation gap is the title of a report… Continue reading
  Topics: payment, uk, offer, think, shop, whitepaper, say, free, retailers, dont, delivery, nextday, consumers.
• 13 Examples of Sustainable Ecommerce - Here is a list of sustainable ecommerce sites, for inspiration. These sites create change through environmental, economic, and social action and awareness.
  Topics: green, create, shop, products, ecommerce, sustainable, responsible, impact, partner, ethical, product, examples.
• 15 Creative Examples of Branded Pop-Up Shops - Marketers spend a lot of time trying to nail down abstract concepts. They're tasked with turning brainstorming sessions and comments sourced during focus groups into campaigns that sum up everything about a brand's identity in a neat, tidy, and most importantly, interesting way.
  Topics: credit, experience, temporary, brand, agency, space, branded, shops, creative, shop, food, popup, examples.
• 1K Kirana raises $25 million for its hyperlocal shopping and distribution platform - 1K Kirana, an Indian startup that operates an eponymous hyperlocal shopping app and retail distribution network, has raised $25 million in a new financing round as it attempts to help brands and neighborhood stores reach more consumers. The three-year-old startup’s Series B financing was led by Alpha Wave Global, Info Edge Ventures and Kae Capital. […]
  Topics: distribution, raises, million, hyperlocal, consumers, startup, shopping, techcrunch, items, partner, supply, 1k, retail, platform, kirana, stores, shop.
• 20 Top Selling Shops on Etsy - Etsy is the go-to marketplace for sellers of unique, handmade jewelry, crafts, gifts, and creative supplies. Here are the top 20 shops on Etsy.
  Topics: selling, shop, sale, jewelry, shops, sells, offers, leather, supplies, products, etsy, transactions.
• 20 Top Selling Shops on Etsy - Here is a list of the top-selling shops on Etsy, along with the number of each shop’s sales and admirers. Etsy’s top sellers offer products to get organized, favors for celebrations, design patterns to build from, and supplies for making your own jewelry.
  Topics: jewelry, sells, supplies, transactions, sales, products, selling, etsy, charms, sale, shops, shop.
• 21 New Social Media Tools for Merchants in 2021 - New and updated social media tools can enhance an ecommerce business. Here is a list of new social media tools and platform updates in 2021. There are tools for shopping, influencer marketing, live streaming, payments, dynamic advertising, and more.
  Topics: instagram, facebook, api, product, tiktok, introduces, launched, shop, merchants, social, creators, tools, content, media.
• 3 Reasons the Future is Still Bright for Small Retail - Brick and mortar retail will survive and thrive post-pandemic. Here's how they can compete with the e-commerce market.
  Topics: shop, brickandmortar, future, close, large, retailers, small, retail, customers, reasons, stores, bright.
• 42% of Austrians shop online at least every week - Online shopping has become increasingly popular in Austria. The corona pandemic has, of course, intensified this trend. Currently, 85 percent of Austrian consumers shop online at least once a month, while 42 percent buy products online at least once a week. A recent study among 3500 Austrians aged 18 and… Continue reading
  Topics: austrians, week, shop, online, austria, payment, buy, comes, study, popular, ecommerce, consumers.
• 43% of Swiss want to shop less after corona - Many people in Switzerland have permanently changed their shopping behavior due to the corona pandemic. Almost half of Swiss consumers want to consume less in the future. In several product and service categories, the amount of money spent is expected to decline. In recent months, a lot of consumers in… Continue reading
  Topics: shopping, shop, travel, switzerland, online, future, clothing, swiss, corona, behavior, money, spending.
• 5 Ways to Drive Native Mobile Sales with Shop - Consumers are spending more time in fewer apps, meaning brands need to have a mobile shopping strategy in order to remain competitive and relevant. Here's how brands can drive mobile sales with Shop.More
  Topics: shopping, shop, buyers, drive, native, customers, store, strategy, mobile, ways, sales, merchants, pay.
• 6 Shopify Store Examples to Inspire Your eCommerce Website Design - There are more than 20 million eCommerce stores in operation across the planet. So the e-entrepreneur has to think hard about how to stand out from the competition. It’s no easy task to shine through a sea of competitive and established e-stores. But the first step is to provide a good user experience. A good […]
  Topics: design, website, stores, ecommerce, site, products, product, online, inspire, examples, shopify, shop, user, store.
• 69% of Germans only want to shop online on Black Friday - Black Friday 2020 is gonna be very different from earlier editions. A recent survey, for example, shows that 69 percent of shoppers in Germany only want to shop online on Black Friday, with just 11 percent shopping exclusively in-store. Black Friday 2020 takes place on November 27 and means all… Continue reading
  Topics: black, shoppers, germany, shows, shopping, online, shop, familiar, germans, respondents, plans.
• 8 Ways to Drive Product Sales on Instagram - More than 130 million users tap on an Instagram shopping post at least monthly. That activity, combined with new shopping features, confirms that Instagram is quickly turning into one of the largest mobile shopping platforms. In this post, I'll review the top avenues for getting your products in front of an Instagram audience.
  Topics: feed, user, shop, shopping, product, swipe, instagram, post, drive, ways, sales, tag, posts, products.
• A new YouTube feature will make its connected TV ads more shoppable - YouTube today gave advertisers a sneak peek at its plans to make its video platform more shoppable. The company will soon be introducing a new interactive feature aimed at advertisers, called brand extensions, which will allow YouTube viewers to learn more about a product they see on the screen with a click of a button. […]
  Topics: youtube, website, shoppable, tv, feature, connected, brand, ad, video, ecommerce, shopping, viewers, shop, ads, techcrunch.
• After testing, Instagram launches ads in the Instagram Shop tab globally - Last year, Instagram unveiled Shops as part of Facebook’s larger pivot toward e-commerce. Shops is front-and-almost-center on the app’s bottom navigation bar, even more readily accessible than the button to upload a new photo. Now, after testing in the U.S. earlier this month, Instagram will introduce ads on the Instagram Shop tab globally, rolling them […]
  Topics: ads, shops, techcrunch, ad, product, instagram, users, shop, tab, testing, tile, launches, globally, appear.
• Amazon opens local shop for Germany and Austria - Amazon is also jumping on the local train. In an effort to offer a more regional shopping experience, Amazon has launched a separate website section where small and medium-sized businesses from Germany and Austria can present their goods on Amazon. With Amazon Kleine Unternehmen customers can specifically discover products from… Continue reading
  Topics: smes, stage, mediumsized, sales, customers, separate, austria, local, germany, small, shop, amazon, opens.
• Ankorstore raises $29.9 million for its wholesale marketplace - French startup Ankorstore has raised a $29.9 million Series A round (€25 million) with Index Ventures leading the round. Existing investors GFC, Alven and Aglaé are also participating. Ankorstore is building a wholesale marketplace that connects independent shop owners with brands selling household supplies, maple syrup, headbands, bath salts, stationery items and a lot more. […]
  Topics: order, techcrunch, startup, ankorstore, products, raised, round, wholesale, million, marketplace, brands, selling, shop, raises.
• Charts: Social Media’s Impact on Ecommerce Revenue - Social media's impact on global ecommerce revenue varies depending on the platform. Almost half of Pinterest users shop on the site. Pinterest users also generate the highest average order value, at $154, versus other social media channels. Less than 10 percent of Snapchat and Twitter users shop for goods or services on those sites.
  Topics: male, charts, potential, medias, social, snapchat, pinterest, x, impact, revenue, shop, users, order, ecommerce.
• De Bijenkorf launches in France - Dutch department store De Bijenkorf has launched its online shop in France. In February this year, word came out that the omnichannel retailer was looking to expand its business across Europe by opening a French ecommerce website. De Bijenkorf has launched the French online store under the same name it… Continue reading
  Topics: market, looking, retailer, launches, store, online, revealed, bijenkorf, offers, shop, launched, france.
• Dropbox Shop launches in open beta to allow creators to sell digital content - Dropbox Shop, a platform that allows creators to sell digital content directly to their customers, is now available in open beta, Dropbox announced on Tuesday. The company is also introducing new updates to the platform and adding tipping capabilities. You can now also customize your storefront and URLs and embed HTML codes. Dropbox Shop launched […]
  Topics: available, open, digital, creators, content, backup, launches, techcrunch, beta, shop, users, sell, dropbox.
• Ecommerce Briefs: Walmart; Amazon Logistics; Holiday Shopping - "Ecommerce Briefs" is my occasional series on news and developments that impact online merchants. In this installment, I'll focus on Walmart's ecommerce activity, Amazon's parcel delivery, and consumers' holiday shopping intentions.
  Topics: ecommerce, shopping, consumers, announced, walmart, holiday, stores, shoppers, shop, briefs, parcel, amazon, logistics.
• Ecommerce Product Releases: August 31, 2021 - Here is a list of product releases and updates for late August from companies that offer services to online merchants. There are updates on social commerce, cybersecurity, global tax management, omnichannel advertising, and buy now, pay later.
  Topics: tax, releases, product, business, announced, shop, amazon, shopify, ecommerce, customers, tiktok.
• Ecommerce Product Releases: June 15, 2021 - Here is a list of product releases and updates for mid-June from companies that offer services to online merchants. There are updates on pay-later financing, social commerce, B2B solutions, affiliate marketing, fraud prevention, and sales tax.
  Topics: shop, instagram, tax, ecommerce, product, b2b, merchants, pay, fraud, platform, releases, wix.
• Ecommerce Product Releases: November 16, 2020 - Here is a list of product releases and updates for mid-November from companies that offer services to online merchants. There are updates on product videos, social commerce, holiday promotions, live-streaming, logistics, shipping, and wearable payments.
  Topics: businesses, woocommerce, shop, product, app, products, video, videos, releases, shopify, delivery, ecommerce.
• Extended Marketing Mix: What It Is and Why It's Useful - Cooking is my favorite pastime. It's so much fun to find new recipes and learn about new ingredients. Plus, (usually) the results are delicious. Finding new recipes and ingredients is nothing short of delightful.
  Topics: mix, product, extended, marketing, company, shop, useful, sell, promotion, physical, price.
• FTC orders online shop to pay $4M for hiding reviews below 4 stars - We all know online reviews must be taken with a grain of salt, but generally you’d like to think that a product with a 4.5-star average is better than one with a 3.5-star average. You might be wrong, since the site you’re looking at might not even permit bad reviews to appear — like Fashion […]
  Topics: pay, online, reviews, ftc, review, hiding, shop, orders, fashion, appear, stars, million, 4m, site, nova, techcrunch.
• Facebook Shops launched - Facebook has launched its own ecommerce platform called Facebook Shops. The service can be used on both Facebook and Instagram, with the products displayed through pages, stories and advertisements. In the future, placing an order in WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram Direct will also be possible. It’s actually a great timing… Continue reading
  Topics: order, facebook, online, products, launched, collections, whatsapp, instagram, shops, view, shop.
• Facebook Shops: What Is It and How Brands Can Use It - This year, brands are increasingly bringing shopping experiences online.
  Topics: ecommerce, business, add, page, facebook, brand, online, shop, products, brands, shops.
• Facebook and Instagram roll out Shops, turning business profiles into storefronts - Starting today, you’ll be able to browse and buy products directly from a business’ Facebook Page or Instagram profile. Both Facebook and Instagram already supported a degree of e-commerce — for example, Facebook has its Marketplace and will likely make a bigger push through its Libra cryptocurrency initiative, while Instagram allows users to buy products […]
  Topics: business, turning, businesses, shops, shopify, profiles, roll, techcrunch, storefronts, products, directly, instagram, ads, facebook, feature, shop.
• Facebook debuts ‘Live Shopping Fridays’ featuring beauty, fashion and skincare brands - Facebook wants to whet consumers’ appetite for live streamed shopping with this week’s launch of “Live Shopping Fridays” event series, which will see larger brands live streaming beauty, skincare, and fashion content on a weekly basis. The event begins Friday, May 22nd and runs through mid-July, with streams from brands like Abercrombie and Fitch, Bobbi […]
  Topics: youll, shop, streams, events, live, skincare, techcrunch, fridays, fashion, shopping, facebook, debuts, stream, series, featuring, brands.
• Facebook is bringing a Shop section to its app, while Instagram expands Live Shopping - Facebook is announcing a number of new e-commerce features both within the main Facebook app and on Instagram. The pandemic has forced many businesses to shift online, and Facebook made a big announcement in May around the ability of merchants to create Facebook Shops that are viewable on both Facebook and Instagram. More recently, Instagram […]
  Topics: facebook, expands, instagram, techcrunch, live, shopping, bringing, company, businesses, products, united, shops, app, shop.
• Food Union now delivers in four European countries - Food Union, a dairy production and distribution company from Latvia, has launched an ecommerce distribution service in four markets across Europe. The Riga-based company now delivers ice cream, dairy products, pastry and frozen food to customers in Latvia, Lithuania, Romania and Denmark. The products will be delivered straight from production… Continue reading
  Topics: shop, union, ecommerce, online, countries, ice, european, delivers, products, dairy, food, romania, launched.
• Former Stitch Fix COO Julie Bornstein just took the wraps off her app-only e-commerce startup, The Yes - After teasing the launch of their new startup last year, e-commerce veteran Julie Bornstein and her technical co-founder, Amit Aggarwal, are today launching The Yes, a women’s shopping platform that they’ve been quietly building for 18 months and they say will create tailor-made experiences for each user, courtesy of its sophisticated algorithms. Bornstein’s experience and […]
  Topics: ecommerce, fix, coo, youre, lot, took, startup, brands, really, techcrunch, julie, wraps, fashion, brand, yes, stitch, shop.
• Get to Know the New WooCommerce Home Screen - The latest WooCommerce release introduced a new Home screen, which acts as the headquarters for your online store. See how it makes store management easier.
  Topics: screen, tasks, working, notifications, know, access, store, important, woocommerce, shop, sales.
• Google adds new ways to shop, like turning a website’s photos into shoppable products - Google today introduced new ways to shop through its platform, including both online and via its Google Search mobile app. In an update coming soon to the Google Search app for iPhone, the company will begin to leverage a new machine learning model using on-device processing to recognize the products found in images on a […]
  Topics: shop, photos, lens, adds, turning, google, images, today, results, products, mobile, search, website, websites, shoppable, techcrunch, ways.
• Google now lets you virtually try on makeup using AR, shop from influencer videos - If you’ve ever used a Snapchat or Instagram filter, you know that one of the popular use cases for AR (augmented reality) is to change up your appearance with virtual makeup — like a different shade of lipstick or eyeshadow, for example. Today, Google is moving into this space, as well, with the launch of […]
  Topics: try, virtually, techcrunch, ar, lets, shopping, social, feature, videos, shop, product, google, tryon, using, makeup, influencer, search, googles.
• Hornbach let store employees deliver online orders - German DIY-store Hornbach saw its online turnover increase significantly during the Covid-19 outbreak in Europe. The company quickly changed its click-and-collect model and also tested a home delivery model where its own store employees took care of the deliveries. Just like many do-it-yourself businesses, Hornbach was quite late to the… Continue reading
  Topics: europe, hornbach, let, employees, online, shop, deliver, physical, ecommerce, started, orders, stores, store.
• How 3 New Facebook & Instagram Shopping Features Could Help Marketers Boost Sales - For years, millions of brands have flocked to Instagram and Facebook to spread awareness to millennials, Gen Z, and members of other generations on the app.
  Topics: facebook, product, checkout, shop, products, features, live, content, shopping, instagram, boost, brands, help, marketers, sales.
• How 500 Marketers are Leveraging Instagram Shopping Tools [Data] - Does anyone remember the days when all we saw on Instagram were poorly lit pictures our friends took and memes we didn’t want our parents to see on Facebook? Well, we’re long gone from then.
  Topics: data, instagrams, tools, surveyed, shop, product, social, instagram, shopping, brands, marketers, leveraging.
• How COVID-19 Could Shift Holiday Shopping Behaviors This Year [New Data] - In 2020, B2C businesses all over the world pivoted their strategies as consumers dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Topics: business, consumers, holiday, youre, covid19, shopping, data, shop, online, plan, behaviors, shift, stores, products.
• How to Make Instagram Your Not-So-Secret Sales Weapon - Year after year, the social media platform continues to prove one of the strongest, most reliable marketing channels for product-driven brands.
  Topics: weapon, feature, creative, consumers, shop, product, ads, video, notsosecret, products, sales, instagram, brands.
• How to Sell More with Facebook for BigCommerce: Your Guide to Success - More than 3.4 billion people use Facebook every month to connect with friends and the brands they love. And as…
  Topics: shop, catalog, instagram, facebook, success, business, tag, tags, products, sell, bigcommerce, product, guide.
• How to Take Advantage of Instagram's New 'Shop' Feature for Black Friday - Brands will look to drive more early holiday sales on the platform.
  Topics: shop, feature, product, black, shopping, tags, prairie, shoppable, advantage, products, instagram, creators, instagrams.
• Hulu launches its own online shop, with ugly holiday sweaters and other merch - This summer, Netflix launched its own shopping site that allowed fans to purchase apparel, accessories and other lifestyle products from their favorite shows, like “Stranger Things.” Now, Hulu is doing the same thing. The Disney-owned streamer announced the launch of Shop Hulu, which will feature limited-edition collections of apparel and lifestyle products from Hulu Originals […]
  Topics: apparel, shop, shows, merch, available, products, hulu, sweaters, purchase, online, ugly, holiday, launches, techcrunch.
• Imran Khan’s Verishop adds Verified Shops, a way for emerging brands to set up shop in its digital mall - Verishop, the Los Angeles online retailer founded by former Snap executive Imran Khan, launched a little over a year ago to change the way people shop online. Now the company is launching a new initiative called “Verified Shops” which looks to change the way that up-and-coming retail brands can sell their wares.  As direct-to-consumer and […]
  Topics: verishop, way, shops, khan, khans, brands, retailers, verified, sell, techcrunch, set, imran, shop, online, brand, mall.
• Instagram Shops: Tips and Strategies - Instagram shops are an extra ecommerce storefront and offer the opportunity to convert viewers into customers. Here are a few in-the-trenches selling tips.
  Topics: instagram, posts, shops, products, tags, users, features, view, pdps, product, tips, strategies, shop.
• Instagram adds affiliate and shop features for creators - As Apple hosts their annual Worldwide Developers Conference, Instagram and Facebook chose this moment to pilot their first-ever Creator Week. This three-day event is geared toward aspiring and emerging digital creators, complete with 9:45 AM virtual DJ sets and panels on “Algorithm Mythbusting” and raising “zillions for a nonprofit you care about.” During the first […]
  Topics: money, shop, views, youtube, techcrunch, earn, creators, features, adds, zuckerberg, facebook, instagram, tiktok, affiliate, creator.
• Instagram and Google Launch Interactive Online Shopping Portals - Browse Instagram Shop and Shoploop and say goodbye to your savings.
  Topics: shoploop, poojary, real, instagram, shop, google, tab, launch, interactive, products, store, instagrams, online, shopping, portals, look.
• Instagram expands shopping on IGTV, plans test of shopping on Reels - Instagram this morning announced the global expansion of its Instagram Shopping service across IGTV. The product, which lets you watch a video then check out with a few taps, offers creators and influencers a way to more directly monetize their user base on Instagram, while also giving brands a way to sell merchandise to their […]
  Topics: test, users, plans, reels, shop, way, tiktok, igtv, social, shopping, instagram, website, expands.
• Instagram launches its redesigned Shop, now powered by Facebook Pay - Earlier this month, Instagram began testing new navigation in its app that gave its shopping destination a more prominent position. Today, the company is moving forward with its plans to promote Instagram as a place to shop with the launch of its new Instagram Shop, a place to shop from inside Instagram Explore, as well […]
  Topics: users, redesigned, brands, techcrunch, launches, company, today, shop, products, instagram, app, powered, tab, place, facebook, pay.
• Instagram swaps out its ‘Activity’ tab for ‘Shop’ in new global test - Instagram today is starting a small global test of the Instagram Shop tab, first announced this May, which allows Instagram users to shop from top brands and creators via a new tab in the app’s navigation bar with just one tap. Here, users will be able to filter products by categories, as they can today […]
  Topics: tab, swaps, small, icon, shop, global, brands, instagram, test, users, experience, techcrunch, activity.
• Instagram tests ads in its Shop tab - Instagram is further investing in its e-commerce business, Instagram Shops, with the launch of a new advertising product, Ads in Instagram Shop. The company says it’s currently testing the new format, which includes both single images and the option for an image carousel, with select U.S.-based advertisers ahead of an expansion to other markets in […]
  Topics: ads, advertising, shops, advertisers, shop, techcrunch, company, brands, tests, tab, users, instagram.
• KaDeWe’s online shop is live - In April it was announced that KaDeWe wanted an online shop. And now it’s there. The ecommerce website from the famous Berlin department store starts with 3,000 articles from 100 different suppliers. For now, it’s not clear if the KaDeWe online shop will only be available to customers temporarily, as… Continue reading
  Topics: shop, reinvented, kadewes, store, near, website, berlin, department, rinascente, kadewe, online, live.
• Klarna launches in Poland - Swedish fintech company Klarna has entered Poland this week with the launch of its ‘buy now, pay later’ service in collaboration with H&M. This is the latest expansion of Klarna, which has been gruadually building its presence in Europe in the last years. Klarna is now officially active in Poland.… Continue reading
  Topics: shop, pay, payments, klarna, option, service, later, poland, study, online, launches.
• Liverpool FC opens online shop in Japan - Liverpool FC has partnered with soccer shop Kamo to launch its first online store in Japan, offering replica kits and the brand’s authentic merchandise.
  Topics: shop, liverpool, kamo, football, online, including, fc, store, opens, club, supporters, japan.
• Livestream e-commerce: Why companies and brands need to tune in - Livestreaming is a new pillar that brands must consider when building omnichannel marketing strategies, joining the trinity of in-store experiences, traditional e-commerce and social media.
  Topics: livestream, brands, shop, techcrunch, buy, million, shopping, china, raised, companies, livestreams, ecommerce, commerce, products, need, tune.
• Maxeda DIY Group launches marketplace - The Benelux-based Maxeda DIY Group, a group of DIY retailers, is launching its own marketplace. It is the first DIY marketplace within the Benelux. At the launch, the marketplace already offers 10,000 new products on top of the current product assortment. The Maxeda DIY Group consists of Brico, BricoPlanit and…
  Topics: maxeda, products, group, shop, range, launches, diy, customers, marketplace, product, websites.
• Moomin Shop: Licensing and Merchandising For An Iconic Global Brand - Moomins are characters created by the Swedish-speaking Finnish illustrator Tove Jansson in 1945. These adorable characters have since gathered global fanfare and its merchandise became collectibles. In this episode of Shopify Masters, we chat with Jonas Forth of the Moomin Shop on the intricacies of licensing a global brand, the importance of content marketing, and the management of partnerships.More
  Topics: way, brand, sort, actually, shop, content, moomin, global, lot, really, licensing, iconic, work, merchandising, think.
• Morocco’s Chari valued at $100M in bridge round as it looks to pilot BNPL services - Moroccan B2B e-commerce and retail startup Chari confirmed to TechCrunch that it has secured a bridge round at a $100 million valuation. The bridge round welcomed new investors Khwarizmi Ventures, Air Angels and Afri Mobility, the venture capital arm of AKWA Group. They join existing investors (Y Combinator, Rocket Internet, Global Founders Capital, Plug n […]
  Topics: looks, moroccos, shop, pilot, company, valued, round, chari, services, money, techcrunch, owners, bnpl, bridge, debt.
• Must-Know Tips for Taking Advantage of a Black Friday Unlike Any Before - As malls across the nation are still shut down and small businesses are holding on for dear life, the best way we can make an economic impact is through online shopping and putting our money where it's most needed.
  Topics: sales, help, shop, unlike, businesses, paton, black, shopping, sure, online, taking, advantage, tips, mustknow, gift.
• My Jewellery expands to Germany - Dutch retailer My Jewellery expands to Germany. Tomorrow, the omnichannel retailer will launch its first online shop abroad. In time, My Jewellery wants to open physical stores in Germany as well.   “Just in these uncertain times I think it’s important to continue to develop ourselves as a brand”, founder… Continue reading
  Topics: germany, expands, jewellery, online, wants, retailer, omnichannel, physical, stores, jewelry, shop.
• Need a Catchy Online Store Name? Find Ideas With These Tips and Free Name Generators - A snappy, memorable brand name gives you an immediate advantage when you start your business—it makes your brand easy to remember and shapes the associations a customer makes with your products. Today, we’re sharing the key traits of catchy business names—along with a few modern examples.More
  Topics: tips, business, store, domain, need, brand, shop, ideas, online, catchy, free, names, list, generators, generator.
• Offerman Woodshop & WooCommerce: Community, Craft, Quality - Nick Offerman works with more than words. He’s also the founder of a woodshop with unwavering standards. Catch a glimpse of the magic behind the online store.
  Topics: community, wood, products, woodshop, work, ows, offerman, shop, quality, site, woocommerce, craft, custom, product.
• Paysafe acquires SafetyPay - Paysafe has announced that it has singed a definitive agreement to acquire SafetyPay. The London-based online payments company will pay about 375 million euros for SafetyPay in an all-cash transaction. SafetyPay, founded in 2007, is an ecommerce payments platform that enables online transactions via several open banking and electronic cash… Continue reading
  Topics: paysafecard, paysafecash, safetypay, payment, acquires, shop, online, solutions, platform, payments, paysafe.
• Pinterest adds a ‘Shop’ tab to its Lens Camera search results to showcase matching in-stock products - As more retailers are bringing their products online via Pinterest, the company this morning is launching a new “Shop” tab in its Lens camera search results that will show the matching in-stock merchandise similar to a photo you take of something offline in the real world or even uploaded as a screenshot. To use the […]
  Topics: products, tab, camera, instagram, shopping, showcase, lens, techcrunch, shop, pinterest, consumers, search, matching, results, product.
• Primark CEO: there’s no permanent shift to ecommerce - Paul Marchant, CEO of Irish fast-fashion retailer Primark, doesn’t agree with claims that the coronavirus has made shoppers move permanently to online shopping. He calls people claiming there’s an inevitable and permanent shift to ecommerce “wrong and naïve”. The CEO of Primark used these words in an article, called “Anyone… Continue reading
  Topics: retail, online, shops, town, ecommerce, physical, sales, shopping, permanent, shop, primark, feel, ceo, theres, shift.
• Rakuten is shuttering the online shop formerly known as Buy.com - Japanese conglomerate Rakuten has pulled the plug on its U.S. online retail store, originally known as Buy.com, and will wind down its operations over the next two months, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. The shutdown means that the U.S. headquarters will lay off its staff as well, meaning 87 people will lose their jobs, according […]
  Topics: shop, buycom, months, business, company, rewards, known, site, online, shuttering, techcrunch, store, retail, marketplace, rakuten.
• Retail Will Never Go Back to Normal. That's a Good Thing. - Many people wished for things to go back to normal during the pandemic, but new research shows that alternative consumer habits are here to stay.
  Topics: retail, consumers, pandemic, shop, order, way, normal, shoppers, shopping, thats, good, thing, social, stores, online.
• Rinascente launches online store - Italian department store Rinascente has launched its first online store. The ecommerce website is part of parent Central Group’s omnichannel strategy. Rinascente’s online shop is only aimed at Italian customers for now. For a long time, Rinascente has been skeptical of ecommerce. But now, due to the omnichannel plans of… Continue reading
  Topics: central, shop, website, department, store, launches, omnichannel, rinascente, online, ecommerce, physical.
• Shopify Editions 101 – Everything You Need to Know About Editions Winter ’23 - Shopify Editions, the much anticipated collection of 100+ new product updates from Shopify (released twice a year), has an onslaught of riveting new software and even some hardware this time around. We’re talking tools to find your best customers, an… Continue reading Shopify Editions 101 – Everything You Need to Know About Editions Winter ’23
  Topics: editions, customers, promise, youtube, merchants, shop, pos, influencers, need, product, products, know, winter, shopify.
• Shopify expands its one-click checkout, Shop Pay, to any merchant on Facebook or Google - E-commerce platform Shopify announced this morning its one-click checkout service known as Shop Pay will become available to any U.S. merchant that sells on Facebook or Google — even if they don’t use Shopify’s software to power their online stores. That makes Shop Pay the first Shopify product offered to non-Shopify merchants, the company notes. […]
  Topics: checkout, techcrunch, shop, shopify, facebook, merchant, including, shopping, oneclick, merchants, pay, expands, app, google.
• Shopify expands its payment option, Shop Pay, to its merchants on Facebook and Instagram - Shopify announced this morning it’s partnered with Facebook to expand its payment option, Shop Pay, to all Shopify merchants selling across both Facebook and Instagram. This is the first time Shop Pay will be made available outside of Shopify’s own platform, and represents a significant expansion for the e-commerce platform’s payments technology. The company tells […]
  Topics: pay, shopify, option, facebook, payment, available, shop, techcrunch, expands, shopifys, instagram, platforms, merchants, platform.
• Shopware Markets launched - Ecommerce software provider Shopware has released the latest version of its software. The most important new feature is Shopware Markets. This service enables shop owners to seamlessly connect their online shop to the Amazon and eBay marketplaces. Today, Shopware 6.4 is released. The company dubs this the biggest Shopware 6… Continue reading
  Topics: owners, feature, markets, amazon, products, edition, shopware, software, shop, launched, online.
• Shopware announces new features - Ecommerce software provider Shopware has announced that it will release two new software features: Flow Builder and Guided Shopping. This will make it easier for shop owners to customize the open source software. The new updates were announced yesterday at this year’s Shopware Community Day in Schöppingen, Germany. This was… Continue reading
  Topics: builder, software, shop, community, guided, features, flow, business, shopware, shopping, announces, owners.
• Søstrene Grene opens online store in Germany - This Monday, lifestyle brand Søstrene Grene will launch its online shop in Germany. It will be the first country with an online Søstrene Grene store outside of its home market Denmark. The upcoming launch of the German web shop follows just months after the launch of its first online store.… Continue reading
  Topics: opened, store, omnichannel, grene, launch, søstrene, online, stores, germany, shop, opens.
• The 2020 BigCommerce Holiday Gift Guide - The holiday season is underway which means it’s time to start shopping for your friends and families. Regardless of which…
  Topics: perfect, bigcommerce, guide, present, holiday, online, ideas, brand, shopping, gift, shop, season, post, products.
• This Simple Add-On Lets Your Customers Shop While on Facebook - This shopping tool makes it easy for customers to visit your store without leaving Facebook.
  Topics: shop, tabfu, tabs, users, facebook, website, site, right, lets, simple, purchases, customers, addon, social, tools.
• TikTok expands Shopify partnership, pilots TikTok Shopping in US, UK and Canada - TikTok is moving into e-commerce. The company announced this morning an expanded partnership with e-commerce platform Shopify, as well as a pilot test of TikTok Shopping among select Shopify merchants across the U.S., U.K. and Canada in the weeks to come. The social video platform first announced its plans to partner with Shopify last October, […]
  Topics: pilot, facebook, uk, merchants, techcrunch, pilots, shopify, expands, product, instagram, shop, canada, shopping, tiktok, partnership, ecommerce.
• TikTok is testing a new ‘Nearby’ feed to display local content - TikTok is testing a new ‘Nearby’ feed that is designed to display local content to users. A spokesperson for the company told TechCrunch that the new feed is being tested with select users in Southeast Asia and that the test is currently limited in scope. Users who are part of the limited test will see […]
  Topics: users, feed, testing, tiktok, nearby, spokesperson, local, display, videos, techcrunch, shop, tab, test, content.
• Tips for Successful Inventory Management - Stop manually counting stock and get rid of annoying spreadsheets. Start handling inventory management like a pro! See the six game-changing tools you need.
  Topics: products, youll, stock, tracking, sure, stressfree, inventory, management, business, tools, customers, shop, successful.
• Toolio bags $8M in new funding to keep your retail shop fully stocked with the right products - Just as the supply chain side was getting more analytical and sophisticated, the global pandemic disrupted it and gave retailers an insight into just how connected to China they really were.
  Topics: toolio, retail, techcrunch, products, shop, fully, retailers, walmart, supply, right, company, planning, funding, capital, bags, stocked, daniyalzade, inventory.
• Twitter expands e-commerce efforts with launch of mobile storefronts, Twitter Shops - Twitter today is introducing a new shopping feature called Twitter Shops, which will allow merchants to curate a collection of up to 50 products to showcase on their Twitter profile. The mobile-first feature, which is free to use, aims to encourage users to go from talking about products on Twitter’s platform to actually clicking through […]
  Topics: mobile, shops, efforts, merchants, shop, users, techcrunch, products, platform, feature, twitter, expands, video, storefronts, ecommerce, launch, shopping.
• Twitter launches US e-commerce pilot that lets users shop from profiles - Twitter this morning will launch a pilot in the U.S. aimed at testing the potential for e-commerce on its platform. The company is introducing a new “Shop Module” that offers brands, businesses and other retailers the ability to showcase their products to Twitter users directly on the business’ profile. Users will then be able to […]
  Topics: lets, users, pilot, shopping, shop, twitter, businesses, ecommerce, products, launches, techcrunch, profiles, online, company, product.
• Twitter's Testing Social Commerce: What Marketers Need to Know - When you think of online shopping destinations, Twitter may not be the first place that comes to mind. However, with ecommerce sales continuing to rise due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic, social platforms want in on the action.
  Topics: testing, shop, brands, twitter, know, marketers, platform, twitters, users, social, commerce, product, need, feature, products.
• Viva Wallet: Seamless Payment Solutions for European Stores - For the first time, online stores can accept payments across Europe without fees, stress, or long waiting periods. Introducing Viva Wallet for WooCommerce.
  Topics: owners, wallet, solutions, european, woocommerce, online, merchants, local, viva, payment, payments, shop, stores, seamless.
• Walmart acquires virtual clothing try-on startup Zeekit - Retail giant Walmart announced this morning it’s acquiring the Tel Aviv-based startup Zeekit, which allows consumers to virtually “try on” clothing when shopping online. The company leverages a combination of real-time image processing, computer vision, deep learning and other AI technology to show shoppers how they would look in an item by way of a […]
  Topics: startup, brands, apparel, acquires, walmart, zeekit, clothing, customers, shop, techcrunch, technology, fashion, online, virtual, tryon.
• Walmart to pilot test livestreamed video shopping on TikTok - Walmart and TikTok announced this morning they will be partnering on the first pilot test of a new shoppable product experience on TikTok’s social video app. Walmart, as you may recall, had planned to invest in TikTok when the app was being threatened with a ban from the U.S. market unless it sold its U.S. […]
  Topics: walmarts, items, walmart, tiktoks, tiktok, techcrunch, ways, shopping, test, fashion, experience, livestreamed, shop, pilot, video.
• Walmart will be the first retailer to test Twitter’s new livestream shopping platform - Twitter’s e-commerce initiatives now include livestream shopping and Walmart will be the first retailer to test the new platform. Over the past year, Walmart has invested in live shopping by hosting events across social platforms like TikTok and YouTube, and soon it will debut Twitter’s first-ever shoppable livestream. On November 28, Walmart will kick off […]
  Topics: test, techcrunch, live, walmart, shop, event, twitters, shopping, retailer, tiktok, platform, twitter, livestream.
• Where StockX fits in the business of sneakers - E-commerce startups and tech companies have sprouted up to target this connected cultural consumer, and StockX has had to run quickly to maintain its product and marketplace lead.
  Topics: marketplace, culture, hype, shop, platform, market, sneaker, stockx, business, techcrunch, sneakers, fits, instagram.
• Where Will People Shop When Businesses Fully Reopen? [New Data] - For the last year and a half, many of us have gotten used to doing everything -- including shopping -- from home.
  Topics: shop, fully, stores, physical, businesses, customers, store, brand, youll, shopping, reopen, online, products, data.
• Where to Get Legal Advice: FAQs About the Legal Side of Setting Up Shop - Need legal advice for your online business? We've rounded up the best legal resources so you can get all your questions answered.
  Topics: youre, advice, shop, register, setting, faqs, lawyer, ask, need, online, insurance, business, legal, data.
• Wholesale marketplace Ankorstore raises €25 million - Ankorstore, a wholesale marketplace from France, has raised 29.9 million dollars (25 million euros) in a Series A round. Index Ventures led the round, while existing investors GFC, Alven and Aglaé participated. At the moment, Ankorstore is live in eight countries across Europe. It started in France last year, but… Continue reading
  Topics: order, ankorstore, round, wholesale, france, million, marketplace, retailers, brands, shop, independent, raises.
• Why Amazon isn’t a fashion leader - Amazon isn’t the fashion leader that it – and others –  might have expected. In Germany for example, the company only ranks sixth among the top-selling online fashion retailers. So, it’s far from a market leader. But why is this? What can Amazon learn from the real fashion leaders? Amazon… Continue reading
  Topics: schneider, online, amazon, leader, topselling, sixth, shop, isnt, shops, fashion.
• Why Local Marketing Still Matters in the Digital Age - When budgets are limited, local marketing creates better conversions and more reliable monthly earnings.
  Topics: local, store, matters, national, means, marketing, digital, potential, nationally, shop, online, market, age.
• Wine shop Neleman expands across Europe - Neleman, the online store of Dutch winemaker and merchant Derrick Neleman, is expanding further across Europe. The omnichannel company will soon open online shops in Belgium, Germany and Spain. Neleman previously operated online with the domain Neleman.org, but it is now expanding its portfolio with local ecommerce websites. Organic and… Continue reading
  Topics: europe, online, producesneleman, neleman, shop, sales, expands, sells, wine, tree, organic, company, vegan.
• YouTube plans week-long live shopping event, following tests of livestream shopping with creators - YouTube announced earlier this year it would begin pilot testing livestream shopping with a handful of select creators. Now, the company is ready for a larger test of its live shopping platform, with plans to host a week-long live shopping event, “YouTube Holiday Stream and Shop,” starting on November 15. The event will allow viewers […]
  Topics: viewers, company, techcrunch, weeklong, tiktok, plans, event, shop, creators, youtube, livestream, tests, shopping, live, following.
• Zeeman expands online presence in Europe - Dutch discount retailer Zeeman is expanding its online presence in Europe. The retail chain currently has an online store in the Netherlands and Belgium, but will now also launch an ecommerce website in France and in an yet unknown market. Zeeman is a Dutch discount chain with stores in the… Continue reading
  Topics: netherlands, zeeman, france, online, store, unknown, ecommerce, expands, shop, europe, operation, presence.
• eBay UK upgrades eBay Shops experience - eBay UK has announced several upgrades and features to eBay Shops, the branded storefronts to attract more buyers on the online marketplace. eBay gave the edit shop page a new look, redesigned the categories page and introduced the possibility to create newsletters. eBay offers different ways for sellers to have… Continue reading
  Topics: experience, features, upgrades, shops, categories, shop, sellers, ebay, uk, manage, edit, page, products.
• ‘Shop local’ applies to ecommerce businesses, too - The pandemic has altered the behavior of consumers, moving from in-person shopping to online. We have experienced it here in the U.K. Online ordering has increased significantly.
  Topics: shop, local, order, delivery, businesses, uk, online, customers, help, applies, consumers, ecommerce, increased.