Category: E-Commerce

Hampers to Show Your Irish Friends Are ‘Thinking About You’

Since 2017, the Paddy Box has dispatched collections of regional favorites like Tayto potato chips and Bisto gravy granules.
Remember When Presents Were a Surprise? Not Anymore.

Recipients now feel free to speak out about the items they want, and don’t want, in their lives.
Amazon Reports Record $15.3 Billion Profit

The tech giant’s cloud computing business picked up steam and its retail business showed resiliency.
Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and the Billions of Ways to Influence an Election

The world’s richest men have their own rocket fleets, their own media and their own schemes to succeed with Donald J. Trump.
How TikTok Worked With Tokopedia to Get Packages Delivered in Indonesia

When TikTok needed an e-commerce partner in Indonesia, Tokopedia was an obvious candidate for the vast network of warehouses, motorbikes and “sprinters” it uses.
How TikTok Saved Its E-Commerce Business in Indonesia

When the government effectively forced TikTok to shut down its Shop feature, the company quickly struck an unusual deal with a local company to bring it back.
Halloween’s Mutation: From Humble Holiday to Retail Monstrosity

Americans once made their own costumes and candy. Now, the holiday has rapidly commercialized, transforming into an economic juggernaut.
Holiday Sales Growth Expected to Normalize to Prepandemic Levels

Despite shoppers’ election-year concerns and worries about the economy, retail executives predict sales to increase as much as 3.5 percent over last year’s holiday season.
How E-Commerce Is Making China’s Deflation Worse

The push by Pinduoduo to lower prices has helped it become one of China’s fastest-growing e-commerce apps, and epitomizes a broader force plaguing the economy.
The Sill Closes Its last Retail Store, Going Fully Online

A trendy company that embraced the plant craze of a decade ago has evolved to fill the needs of a changing demographic.
Apparel Resale Growth Drives Increased Vintage and Thrift Store Presence

Last year, apparel resale in the United States grew seven times the rate of the broader retail industry. Independent resellers and corporate giants are getting creative to meet the demand.
Tupperware, Food Container Pioneer, Files for Bankruptcy

The once-mighty kitchenware company has struggled financially for years. It says the direct sales model that fueled its success has become a weakness.