Retail & Ecommerce

Amazon trashes wasteful measures in UK: The company's announcement comes just six weeks after public outcry about how it was destroying millions of unsold items per year at a single warehouse.

Amazon is offering users $10 in promotional credits to sign up for its palm print-based One biometric payment system. Adding palm prints to its database could make One more attractive to third parties, though the practice raises major privacy and data security concerns.

On today's episode, we discuss Facebook's Q2 performance, whether Apple's iOS update has affected ad revenues, and what Facebook means exactly when it talks about its (and everybody else's) “metaverse” future. We then talk about the impact of Facebook Pay expanding to online retailers, whether Instagram Reels could come to Facebook's homepage, and some new privacy features for kids on Instagram. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer senior analyst at Insider Intelligence Jasmine Enberg.

Square makes history: The payment giant will acquire buy now, pay later startup Afterpay for $29 billion to make inroads with younger consumers.

Square’s unexpected purchase is set to shake up the buy now, pay later (BNPL) space while also opening up cross-selling opportunities for the payments giant, helping it to maintain its edge over top rival PayPal.

If the new $9.95 fee rolls out nationally, it could help cover Amazon’s expenses—but perhaps at the cost of dominating the US online grocery market as rival Walmart nips at its heels for the lead

A possible World Series win right before the holidays kick off means the Boston Red Sox’s marketing team must be nimble and ready to pivot that enthusiasm into its holiday messaging. Watch Industry Voices: Holiday Preparedness with Red Sox CMO Adam Grossman to hear how the team plans out its marketing and engages fans throughout the year whether it's online or at Fenway Park.

Zelle’s processed a whopping 436 million transactions worth $120 billion, and as the peer-to-peer payments space expands, it can target small businesses to capture more market share and grow its business.