This Week in eCommerce: September 15-19
These are exciting times if you own a small or medium-sized business. BigCommerce has released a promising sales forecast predicting that revenues would soar to US$2 trillion by next year. Alibaba is...
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Fashion giant, Zara, has decided to expand it’s eCommerce operations by tapping into the largest B2C website in China, Tmall. The move represents Zara’s first step into an external marketplace,...
View ArticleThis Week in eCommerce: September 29 – October 3
Big news this week, as the rising tide of eCommerce has led eBay and PayPal to announce their separation, leading both companies to become independently traded. In other news, Pepsi is coming out with...
View ArticleThis Week in eCommerce: October 6 – 10
Will Apple Pay’s security features and 220,000 locations convince shoppers to leave their plastic cards at home? Experts say no, unless merchants sweeten the deal. Did you know that only 3% of Canadian...
View ArticleThis Week in eCommerce: October 13 – 17
A New York investment firm, who have already provided the biggest round of funding to an Indian start-up ever, are spending how much more in India’s rapidly expanding Internet market?! Costco can now...
View ArticleThis Week in eCommerce: October 20 – 24
It’s the biggest shopping season of the year! How will consumers behave in Q4? Well, according to a survey by the Interactive Media in Retail Group 47% of online shoppers in the United Kingdom are...
View ArticleThis Week in eCommerce: October 27 – 31
Well-known merchants including Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Rite Aid, CVS, and K-Mart are trying to shut out Apple Pay, the new mobile payment solution by Apple. In an announcement earlier this week, these...
View ArticleThis Week in eCommerce: November 3 – 7
This week in eCommerce news, once again we’re hearing how Alibaba is dominating the industry. Recent reports on Alibaba’s Q3 statistics prove how powerful the online Chinese marketplace is. eCommerce...
View ArticleThis Week in eCommerce: November 10 – 14
Big news this week from our eCommerce partner Magento! Their latest release, Magento Enterprise Edition 1.14.1, brings eCommerce professionals the optimized tools and new upgrades to efficiently start...
View ArticleThis Week in eCommerce: November 17 – 21
This week in eCommerce, Oregon Senator Ron Wyden is doing his part to ensure small businesses who have flourished online are able to fairly compete against large enterprises. Forrester’s analysts are...
View ArticleThis Week in eCommerce: November 24 – 28
This week in eCommerce, some not-so-happy news for Canadian clothing retailer Smart Set, a banner brand owned by Reitmans. Frank & Oak on the other hand have exciting news out of Toronto with the...
View ArticleThis Week in eCommerce: December 1 – 5
We survived Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and are happy to be bringing you this week’s top eCommerce news! Cyber Monday “killed it” this year, with sales reaching past $2 billion! Even better news,...
View ArticleThis Week in eCommerce: December 7 – 12
Some unfortunate news this week for another retailer with a strong Canadian presence. Dutch fashion retailer Mexx, who have 95 stores in our home and native land, declared bankruptcy citing detrimental...
View ArticleThis Week in eCommerce: December 15 – 19
The end of Q4 is nigh! The biggest shopping season of the year is still in full-swing, so what’s new in eCommerce this week? Magento announced today Magento 2 Developer Beta, available for download and...
View ArticleThis Week in eCommerce: December 29 – January 2
Welcome to 2015! While staying-in to enjoy the Christmas Holiday, more consumers are using their downtime to shop online. eCommerce boomed on Christmas Day in Q4 2014, with online sales rising a...
View ArticleThis Week in eCommerce: January 5 – 9
This week in eCommerce big news from one of the retail categories that has lagged behind when it comes to solidifying an online presence; luxury retail. It was announced this week that luxury handbag...
View ArticleThis Week in eCommerce: January 12 – 16
This week in eCommerce: after only two years in Canada we learned we’ll soon be saying goodbye to Target in the Great White North. After admitting that profitability was years away from being achieved,...
View ArticleThis Week in eCommerce: January 19 – 23
Fiending for some fine Italian luxury? Fendi is the latest luxury retailer to take its range of high end ready-to-wear online, announcing this week that the brand will launch an eCommerce site in March...
View ArticleThis Week in eCommerce: January 26 – 30
This week in eCommerce, fashion retailer Kate Spade announced it will close its Kate Spade Saturday and Jack Spade bricks and mortar locations in a shift to focus more on its flagship Kate Spade New...
View ArticleThis Week in eCommerce: February 2 – 6
This week in eCommerce news, China’s eCommerce industry is expected to hit $1 trillion by 2019 according to reports by Forrester’s. UPS is adding a surcharge to residential orders following a...
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