Retail & Ecommerce

Confirming speculations, Meta is enabling P2P payments within WhatsApp through its digital wallet app, Novi.

A new FTC complaint against Amazon alleges anticompetitive advertising and search practices: The company came under fire earlier this year for its biased search results, but the complaint comes as the issues stack higher and higher for the firm.

Singles' Day—China’s annual shopping extravaganza in November—is the world’s biggest shopping event, with an estimated RMB 965.1 billion ($139.83 billion) in sales this year, according to the China e-Business Research Center.

Starbucks unionization vote passes amid growing worker advocacy: A union victory at one US store may seem small, but bigger opportunities are on the horizon.

The tool makes it easier for desktop shoppers to use Klarna’s service and take advantage of rewards—but it could raise some flags.

NFTs are the big X-factor this holiday season: While supply chain hurdles could buoy the fortunes of these digital goods, many consumers aren’t necessarily keen to receive a digital present that isn’t a gift card.

Online grocery startups face fierce competition and other growing pains: Venture capitalists have poured billions into these fast-delivery companies, but their success is far from guaranteed.

Amazon fined again in Italy: The ecommerce giant faces a $1.3B fine for forcing sellers to use its logistics services—underscoring a pattern that could lead to heightened regulator reprisal.

Insider Intelligence spoke with Martha Welsh, who leads strategy, operations and go-to-market initiatives for Google Commerce, which includes Google Shopping, Travel, Payments, and Next Billion Users.

The share of food and beverage ecommerce sales in the UK will rebound to pre-pandemic levels in the coming years.

On today's episode, we discuss Amazon's role in the trend of retail media advertising and some of the new advertising features we can expect to see from the online shopping giant. We then talk about Walmart's readiness to take on Amazon and whether America's internet is turning into a QVC-like shopping channel. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Andrew Lipsman.