Knot Standard to sell custom clothing tech to retailers

Nordstrom, Bloomingdale's and Brooks Brothers all plan to use the platform, which uses AI measurements to help customers buy personal apparel.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Nov. 1, 2021

Children's company Lovevery raises $100M, launches mobile app

Over the past year, the toy and educational content company has partnered with Target and expanded internationally in pursuit of growth.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Nov. 1, 2021

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What's shaping the e-commerce landscape?

From recent statistics on e-commerce growth to the Federal Trade Commission’s lawsuit against Amazon, here are some of the forces impacting online retail.

By Retail Dive staff

5 takeaways on digital innovation from Walmart's top tech executive

Offering contact-free shopping, boosting personalization and improving workforce efficiencies are among the key focuses for the company, according to Walmart Global CTO Suresh Kumar.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Nov. 1, 2021

Dollar Tree adds same-day delivery to 7K stores

The discount retailer now offers delivery in as little as an hour via Instacart across nearly 13,000 locations.

By Sam Silverstein • Nov. 1, 2021

Saks turns to GXO fulfillment center to meet e-commerce demand

The 400,000-square-foot facility is another example of direct-to-consumer retailers outsourcing logistics.

By Colin Campbell • Oct. 28, 2021

3 rules for holiday 2021 success: Be first, be mobile, be flexible

Given supply chain issues, retailers should promote what they know is in stock, writes Vincent DeSantis, director of Retail Facebook Business Group.

By Vincent DeSantis • Oct. 27, 2021

Google eyes ‘long-term opportunity’ in commerce as retail drives blowout ad revenue

As rivals like Facebook contend with headwinds from Apple, Google has kept up momentum through strengths in its shopping business and YouTube.

By Peter Adams • Oct. 27, 2021

Poshmark lets big brands sell on its platform

Big names can now directly sell through the secondhand apparel platform as well as manage campaigns and inventory.

By Ben Unglesbee • Oct. 27, 2021

Nearly 20% of consumers plan to shift holiday spending online: Coresight

But physical stores will remain a key channel this season as concerns over e-commerce orders arriving on time arise.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Oct. 27, 2021

Hodinkee names former Goat CTO its chief product, technology officer

The luxury watch company is hoping to tap into Andy Shin's extensive e-commerce expertise, which includes CTO roles at two other marketplaces.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Oct. 27, 2021

PayPal douses reports of a Pinterest purchase

With one sentence, the fintech company dismissed a bevy of reports last week that it's pursuing a purchase of the social media site.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 27, 2021

Amazon debuts Alexa tech for senior living communities, hospitals

The e-commerce giant sees an opportunity for its voice-enabled devices to help healthcare staff communicate with patients and senior residents.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Oct. 27, 2021

Klarna delivers buy now, pay later to Wix sellers

The partnership allows merchants to offer installment payment options at checkout, including the Pay in 4 and Pay in 3 options.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Oct. 27, 2021

Target adds new features to same-day services

The changes allow consumers to list backup grocery items and add missing products to their original order, among other things.

By Maria Monteros • Oct. 26, 2021

The top 5 local payment methods for global e-commerce

Fintech's latest unicorn shares how companies like Stripe grow across borders using local payments.

By Claire Gates, Chief Commercial Officer, at PPRO • Oct. 25, 2021

Will 2022 be the year of the great switch to 3D product visuals?

Online shoppers want more interaction, convenience, and a better customer experience overall. Could 3D be the answer?

Oct. 25, 2021

Amazon to release search analytics tool for sellers

The company will provide anonymized data to those in its Amazon Brand Registry so they can better understand their customers' shopping choices. 

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Oct. 21, 2021

Is PayPal pining for Pinterest?

A reported $45 billion PayPal purchase of Pinterest would cap a big year for deal-making fueled by the payments industry. 

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 21, 2021

How store closures pushed Jane Iredale to test AR lipstick sampling on YouTube

Supporting its goal of meeting new consumers, the beauty brand's immersive ad drove 11% of viewers to virtually try on a shade.

By Robert Williams • Oct. 21, 2021

Target more than doubles Apple shop-in-shops in time for the holidays

Just months after its initial rollout, the retailer is expanding the number of dedicated stores from 17 to 36 locations.

By Maria Monteros • Oct. 20, 2021

Instacart buys smart cart maker Caper AI for $350M

The e-commerce company said its acquisition will help bridge in-store and online shopping for consumers while making it easier for its workers to fulfill orders.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Oct. 20, 2021

Moncler debuts new collections through virtual pop-up with Mytheresa

The luxury companies teamed up on the experience, which allows shoppers to view and purchase the new products in a virtual setting.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Oct. 20, 2021

Pinterest adds AR try-on, shopping recommendations to Idea Pins

Tech companies, brands and retailers have been flocking to augmented reality to improve the online shopping experience for remote consumers.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris and Cara Salpini • Updated Oct. 20, 2021

Amazon touts 1.8M jobs created by sellers as it comes under more congressional scrutiny

The e-commerce giant says small businesses have thrived using its services. But reports found the company prioritizes its own brands at others' expense.

By Ben Unglesbee • Oct. 19, 2021

Fast Simon debuts visual search tool

The technology can recognize other objects in an image, allowing merchants to "complete a look" for shoppers by offering related products.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Oct. 19, 2021