Retail & Ecommerce

On our premiere episode, we discuss the future of buy now, pay later (BNPL) and if it can still compete with credit cards. In our “Story by Numbers” segment, we dig into some of the recent BNPL headlines and tell the BNPL story with data. In "Inside Baseball," we break down BNPL stakeholders and imagine them in baseball terms: which are in the majors, which are in the minors, and which are past their prime and now playing for their town league. Tune in to the discussion with host Rob Rubin and our vice president of content, financial services Dan Van Dyke.

Consumers plan to get an early start on holiday shopping: That’s good news for retailers as it should help smooth out the traditional late-season shipping bump.

There’s no denying Facebook is a commerce powerhouse. But it also has Facebook Marketplace, which is primarily intended for C2C shopping and buying, though it also allows companies to list their items and place ads.

Ecommerce is a natural format for advertising: Amazon ranked highest among platforms for non-intrusive ads, a sign that consumers don’t mind ads while online shopping.

Insider Intelligence spoke with Rachel Tipograph, the founder and CEO of MikMak, an ecommerce marketing platform for multichannel brands, about retail media in the US market.

Charging for returns is an easy way to lose customer loyalty: Retailers need to think of returns as an extension of the customer experience—and not just a cost to be managed.

Zelle has moved more than 5 billion payments in five years. Looking ahead, it plans to dive deeper into fraud prevention, SMBs, and disbursement

This week on Behind the Numbers: Reimagining Retail, analysts Yory Wurmser and Sky Canaves discussed mcommerce trends with host Sara Lebow.

Eddie Bauer and On enter the fast-growing resale market: They’re the latest brands to bet that consumers’ desire to save money and growing interest in sustainability will drive incremental sales.

Amazon adds more robots amid a challenging labor market: The retail giant is buying Cloostermans, a company that builds warehouse technology.

RH and Coach focus on the value of brand equity: The luxury retailers are willing to take a short-term hit by shifting away from discounting to boost the perception of their brands.