Shopping
Costco misses second-quarter revenue targets as demand for electronics slows
Costco Wholesale Corp, an American multinational retailer, fell short of its second-quarter revenue estimates on Thursday as sales of discretionary items, especially electronics and housewares, had dropped. The increasing food…
Read MoreTikTok beats Youtube for social media-related shopping
Twitter influencers are turning to TikTok for shopping, preferring it to other social media apps like Instagram and Snapchat, according to the latest study. The Social Media Analytics Platform of…
Read MoreAmazon UK launches online home insurance store
Amazon UK has launched a new online insurance store focusing on home policies.
The new “simple and convenient” way for customers to shop home insurance offers like-for-like comparisons, streamlined and…
Read MoreMeta rolls out end-to-end shopping experience on WhatsApp
Meta has launched its first ever end-to-end shopping experience on WhatsApp in partnership with Jio Platforms.
The move means that consumers in India will be able to shop directly from…
Read MoreeBay brings tech expertise with latest board appointment
eBay has announced the appointment of Aparna Chennapragada to its Board of Directors effective immediately, adding signficant tech expertise to its executive team.
The ecommerce giant also announced that Katie…
Read More£3.9bn of online orders will be returned after Christmas, but which stores have the best returns policies?
UK shoppers are expected to return £3.9 billion worth of unwanted gifts purchased online after Christmas for a refund or exchange, according to new research from ParcelHero.
The parcel delivery…
Read MorePinterest ads raft of new shopping features amid continued push into ecommerce
Pinterest has announced the launch of a raft of new shopping features as it becomes the latest social media giant to push into ecommerce post-pandemic.
According to digital scrapbooking platform’s…
Read MoreGoogle to scrap Shopping app on mobile
Google’s Shopping app will soon be scrapped on mobile devices entirely as the tech giant shifts its focus to its web platform. Google Shopping will no longer be available as…
Read MoreChristmas no longer comes just once a year
Everyone knows the biggest shopping frenzy on the planet takes place not in December but on November 11 each year, uniting hundreds of millions of Chinese consumers in a spending…
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