Square announced it supports Apple Pay for Square Checkout and through its ecommerce API for developers. Square said it makes it easier for buyers and results in higher conversion rates for sellers, citing Apple statistics that show developers who implement Read more
Amazon will open its fifth Ohio fulfillment center in Euclid, it announced on Thursday. It currently operates FCs in Etna and Obetz and had previously announced plans to open centers in Monroe and North Randall. The 650,000-square-foot facility in Euclid Read more
eBay is advising sellers to opt in to its new eBay Guaranteed Delivery program and provides the three steps sellers must do in order to participate. eBay said Wednesday it has begun rolling out the program to buyers, who will Read more
Amazon made a series of announcements today as it tries to insinuate its Alexa voice technology into people’s homes and vehicles. It seems likely Amazon uses data gathered through its hardware and voice technology to better understand your shopping, consumption, Read more
The eBay Policy Lab published a new Eastern European Globalization Report that looks at how ecommerce supports the growth of small businesses in Eastern European countries. eBay’s report points to economic and social benefits of an inclusive European marketplace, but Read more
Over half of the shoppers Etsy surveyed in August consider free shipping to be a very important factor when purchasing an item. Etsy is encouraging sellers to use its new sales and coupons tool to set up free-shipping promotions during Read more
eBay launched a new “destination page” catering to those shopping for the Indian holiday Diwali. The inventory showcased on the eBay.com Diwali store is “being surfaced” from India in partnership with India-based Flipkart following the recent strategic agreement between the Read more
Retail chain Target is licensing Pinterest’s camera image search tool, launched in beta in February, that lets shoppers use the camera in the app to discover similar items on its website. Target will use the image tool in its own Read more
Over three-fourths of Canada’s exports are destined for the US each year, and only 4 percent go to China (2015 figures). But Alibaba’s Jack Ma wants to change that. On Monday, he wooed Canadian businesses at an event in Toronto, Read more
Etsy is updating two programs that help local communities foster entrepreneurship. Etsy is making it easier for organizations to offer its Craft Entrepreneurship program, which aims to expand access to microbusiness education for underrepresented creative entrepreneurs. And it announced two Read more
