EBay, Mashable launch shoppable content

The online marketplace partnered with Mashable to embed shoppable icons in stories and images, which lead the customer to similar items sold on eBay.

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 5, 2018

Less selection will define retail in 2018

The market for unique, high-quality goods remains a highly competitive and increasingly saturated playing field with no clear winners yet, according to Canadian retail tech firm Hubba.

By Daphne Howland • Feb. 5, 2018

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What's shaping the e-commerce landscape?

From pivots in digital strategies to challenges retailers must overcome with reverse logistics, here are some of the forces shaping online retail.

By Retail Dive staff

Analyst: Walmart a ‘logical buyer’ for Blue Apron

The troubled meal kit company is starting to turn things around and could make for another valuable e-commerce purchase by the world's largest retailer, according to Gabelli & Co. analyst Matthew Trusz.

By Dan Alaimo • Feb. 5, 2018

Apple takes a page out of Amazon’s e-book market share

The tech giant's update to its e-book app is the latest move by a major competitor to challenge Amazon's content stronghold.

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 2, 2018

30 minutes with retail’s top executives

In this executive interview series, Retail Dive talks with industry thought leaders about everything from marketing strategy to in-store technology and the future of retail. 

By Retail Dive Staff • Updated April 21, 2022

Retail spending on AI to reach $7.3B by 2022

Personalization technologies top merchant's shopping lists and could send software spending up by 300%, according to a report by Juniper Research.

By Dan Alaimo • Feb. 1, 2018

Amazon Q4 sales soar 38% to $60.5B

Jeff Bezos is pumped up about Alexa's fourth quarter performance. "Expect us to double down," he said.

By Daphne Howland • Feb. 1, 2018

Alibaba takes stake in Ant Financial as revenue surges 56%

CEO Daniel Zhang deemed it "another great quarter" driven by the continued strength of the Chinese consumer and the wide reach the company is achieving.

By Daphne Howland • Feb. 1, 2018

Amazon Treasure Truck rolls into Whole Foods parking lots

After a debut in 2016 that kept its wheels rolling mostly in Seattle, Amazon is expanding the mobile retail pop-up nationwide.

By Daphne Howland • Jan. 31, 2018

Walmart shares inventory data, tightens deadlines for suppliers

The big-box retailer is looking to improve inventory management by putting in place new requirements for supplier deliveries within specified time windows.  

By Dan O'Shea • Jan. 30, 2018

How Amazon's healthcare plans could impact retail

It will be a while before this project takes off, but the very idea is already disruptive. From controlling costs to Alexa's potential role and even the implications for HQ2, we break down the possibilities. 

By Daphne Howland , Kathryn Moody , Jeff Byers , Ryan Golden , Shannon Muchmore • Jan. 30, 2018

Out of the ashes: 8 brands that found life after retail death

Retail brands bought out of bankruptcy can have a second life as an e-tailer or a product label. But will the afterlife of these retailers last forever?

By Ben Unglesbee • Jan. 30, 2018

Amazon reportedly expanding FBA Onsite trial

The retailer appears to be expanding a trial that installs its own logistics processes at the locations of merchant partners.

By Dan O'Shea • Jan. 30, 2018

Zara launches pop-up dedicated to digital sales

The temporary store at Westfield Stratford in London features technology like RFID, mirrors that recommend products and mobile devices to speed ordering and returns.

By Daphne Howland • Jan. 29, 2018

Asos speeds past fast-fashion rivals

The company's differentiation in digital sales makes its goal of nearly doubling sales "a realistic ambition," according to WGSN analysts.

By Daphne Howland • Jan. 29, 2018

Former Under Armour execs launch direct-to-consumer brand

Henry Stafford and Steve Battista, former chiefs of marketing and brand at Under Armour, have launched a men's denim line.

By Daphne Howland • Jan. 29, 2018

Why online grocery could be a $100B opportunity in the next four years

Despite this growth potential, experts at the FMI Midwinter Conference said retailers and manufacturers aren't ready.

By Jeff Wells • Jan. 29, 2018

JD.com planning US-based logistics

The e-commerce retailer's U.S. ambitions, however, are not a priority but a longer-term aspiration, the company told Retail Dive.

By Daphne Howland • Jan. 26, 2018

Walmart, Rakuten announce 'strategic alliance'

In a clear challenge to Amazon, the retailers announced a joint venture for an online grocery service in Japan and an e-book offering in the U.S.

By Daphne Howland • Jan. 26, 2018

Lamps Plus brings order tracking to text, call and voice

As virtual assistants become more frequently-used customer service tools, applications like instant order tracking should naturally become part of the conversation.

By Dan O'Shea • Jan. 25, 2018

Ralph Lauren beefs up digital with new hires

The retailer is bringing back the iconic 1993 Snow Beach collection, with vintage and updated pieces, but can't afford to go backward on e-commerce. 

By Daphne Howland • Jan. 24, 2018

3 retail tech startups to watch

Innovations involving messaging, augmented reality and AI took center stage at RILA's Retail CEO Forum this week, earning three young companies awards.

By Dan O'Shea • Jan. 24, 2018

Yeti, SMCP launch new digital experiences

Brands are upping their direct to consumer e-commerce programs with new personalized features.

By Dan O'Shea • Jan. 24, 2018

Amazon raises seller fees in apparel and accessories

Third-party apparel sellers will now have the highest fees on the company’s marketplace compared to those in other categories.

By Daphne Howland • Jan. 24, 2018

Remaining Yoox Net-A-Porter stake snapped up by Richemont

The luxury group, like rivals, needs to move more assertively online, and upping its investment in the successful site is a step in that direction.

By Daphne Howland • Jan. 23, 2018