Dec 2, 2018

Retail Technology & Ecommerce

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Retail Tech & E-commerce

Retail Tech & E-commerce news and trends, straight to your inbox 📩

This Week: Where marketplace startups can still innovate, YouTube activates commerce in channels, Ripple’s future in cross border ecommerce

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📢 NEWS

What's next for marketplace startups? Reinventing the $10 trillion service economy, that's what. at andrewchen

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YouTube lets European creators add a merch store to their channels

Earlier this year, YouTube and Teespring joined forces to launch a shopping hub that allowed US creators to sell custom merchandise directly under their videos.

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DTC brand Parachute plans to have 20 retail stores by 2020 - Digiday

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Vertebrae Introduces a New Augmented Reality Shopping Experience for Retail

Vertebrae, a technology innovator in interactive 3D and AR solutions, today announced the launch of Axis.

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Former eBay Chief Believes Ripple Pivotal In E-Commerce Future | UseTheBitcoin

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Overstock will ditch its retail business to go all-in on blockchain

Overstock.com is planning on selling its ecommerce business in 2019 in order to focus on investing in cryptocurrency and blockchain startups.

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Cyber Monday set to be biggest U.S. online shopping day in history - MarketWatch

The online shopping holiday is expected to generate $7.8 billion in sales this year.

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Alibaba’s Daniel Zhang launches restructuring hot on the heels of US$30.8bn Singles’ Day record | South China Morning Post

The reorganisation highlights the increasing importance that Alibaba is placing on its cloud, cross-border e-commerce and New Retail businesses

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Building an Ecommerce Business, Part 7: Shipping and Fulfillment | Practical Ecommerce

A merchant who sells physical products has to figure out how to efficiently get those items into the hands of customers.

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Technology is giving China's retail industry a lead over its global peers, says JD.com vice president

High-end technologies like artificial intelligence are transforming China’s retail space — and that’s what sets the sector apart from the rest of the world, JD.com’s Ling Chenkai told CNBC.

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Asian grocery trends for 2019: convenience and partnerships | Enterprise Innovation

Social shopping and health and freshness are amongst the top five trends set to influence Asia’s grocery retail market over the next five years.

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💰 FUNDING and M&A

Deskera Launches B2B eCommerce Tool, Gains $60M | PYMNTS.com

Singapore-based Deskera raises $60 million for its cloud-based small business ERP solutions, and launches a B2B eCommerce platform to support business trade.

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