Retail & Ecommerce

China’s social commerce market will soon be more accessible: Salesforce and Alibaba’s new partnership will help international brands navigate the country’s highly advanced social commerce market.

The card network introduced rewards from popular brands like Shipt, Skillshare, and Sofar Sounds across all its cards, including its ultra-premium Visa Elite cards.

On today's episode, we discuss some of the best-in-class features of a retail site, what to avoid, and how to get your retail app onto customers' phones. We then talk about whether 30-minute delivery can move the needle, what the first iteration of robot delivery might look like, and if palm-scanning technology will catch on. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Suzy Davidkhanian.

Marketers are optimistic despite headwinds: The Delta variant threatens to dash marketers’ optimism—but recent data around increasing foot traffic, holiday travel plans, and decreasing COVID-19 cases could renew their hopes.

DoorDash sues NYC over customer data-sharing law: Though the company’s argument that the law would hurt consumer privacy is technically true, it’s more likely that DoorDash hopes to maintain control over restaurants’ marketing communications.

WhatsApp takes on business discovery: The new in-app directory is its latest feature pushing to make ecommerce central to the platform. But privacy concerns still loom large in the background.

The partnership lets JPMorgan increase revenues and processing volume through Alibaba’s vast business—helping the bank further build out its wholesale payments unit.