Shopify COO Harley Finkelstein
Shopify Evolving Into World’s First Retail Operating System

Harley Finkelstein, COO of Shopify, discusses how COVID has dramatically sped up the timeline for commerce moving online and has also moved Shopify closer to its goal of becoming the world’s first retail operating system.

Retailers Should Focus On The Last Mile, Says Justuno CEO
Retailers Should Focus On The Last Mile, Says Justuno CEO

Brand growth expert Austin Brawner of Ecommerce Influence interviewed Justuno CEO Erik Christiansen about conversion optimization

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UK Regulators Investigating Apple and Google’s ‘Mobile Duopoly’

The UK is launching a market investigation into Apple and Google’s dominance in the mobile market, especially cloud gaming and web browsing.

We Are a Marketplace That Sells Demand Generation, Says Grubhub CEO

“We are a marketplace that sells demand generation,” says Grubhub CEO Matt Maloney. “We sell growth. That’s what our primary product is. We’re not a logistics company. We do logistics because we know that’s an end to get to restaurant growth and make money off our logistics. If you’re selling consumers, you’re selling growth, and you can charge a lot for that.”

PayPal, Venmo, Cash App Will Start Reporting $600 Transactions to the IRS

Popular payment apps will start reporting payments of $600 or more to the IRS to comply with a new tax law.

Fiserve CEO Frank Bisignano: From Large To Small There's a Comeback In Payments
Fiserve CEO: From Large To Small There’s a Comeback In Payments

It’s a great space a great and a great opportunity says Fiserv CEO Frank Bisignano. The opportunity to build things and grow is always a lot of fun. From large to small there’s a comeback in payments and we see growth going forward.

Ecommerce Nearing $1 Trillion
Ecommerce Nearing $1 Trillion

“We’re forecasting that ecommerce spending this year will be somewhere between $850 billion and $930 billion,” says John Copeland, Vice President of Marketing Science and Customer Insights at Adobe. This would be a 14 percent increase over last year.

Verizon & Mastercard 5G Partnership
Verizon and Mastercard Team Up to Apply 5G to the Payments Industry

Verizon and Mastercard are partnering to bring the benefits of 5G to the payments industry.

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Amazon and Google Under Scrutiny in Britain Over Fake Reviews

Britain’s Competition and Market Authority is investigating whether Amazon and Google are doing enough to combat fake reviews.

Target CEO Says Digital Performance Up 50%
Target CEO Says Digital Performance Up 50%

“Our digital performance was up 50 percent,” says Target CEO Brian Cornell. “As we gain…

Shopify: We Are Arming The Rebels
Shopify: We Are Arming The Rebels

Shopify President Harley Finkelstein says the rebels―the entrepreneurs and the small business owners―are the heroes of the Shopify story… and the rebels are winning.

Video: Amazon's New Electric Vans Quietly Delivering
Video: Amazon’s New Electric Vans Quietly Delivering

Amazon has just launched their first electric Rivian delivery vans on the road in Los Angeles. They plan to have a 10,000 electric delivery fleet operating on the road by 2022.

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Visa Ends Plaid Takeover Bid Amid DOJ Suit

Visa is abandoning its plans to acquire Plaid after the Department of Justice (DOJ) sued over antitrust concerns.

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Amazon Delivers 1.5 Billion Products During Holiday Season

Amazon has reported a record-breaking holiday season, shipping some 1.5 billion products.

Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen: Customers That Engage Digitally Spend Twice As Much
Kroger CEO: Customers That Engage Digitally Spend Twice As Much

Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen says that customers who engage digitally come in more often and spend twice as much on average as non-digital customers.

Digital, Drive-Through, Delivery Powering McDonald's
Digital, Drive-Through, Delivery Powering McDonald’s

McDonald’s President says that the Travis Scott Meal is helping but their latest earnings results are actually powered by improvements in digital, drive-through, and delivery.

Bed, Bath, & Beyond Doubling Down On Digital
Bed, Bath, & Beyond Doubling Down On Digital

Mark Tritton, CEO of Bed Bath & Beyond, discusses how the company is driving success by leveraging digital with frictionless brick and mortar stores.

Businesses Being Reimagined In A World That Is Now Entirely Digital
Businesses Being Reimagined In A World That Is Now Entirely Digital

How do you reimagine yourself in the context of a world that now is entirely digital? Customers are thinking very actively about how they actually create products and services that essentially create value for customers entirely digitally.

What We’re Really Seeing Is the Integration of Bricks and Clicks

What we’re really seeing here is the integration of bricks and clicks says Cohen retail analyst Oliver Chen. Target really hit the bull’s eye on their numbers.

Target CEO Brian Cornell: Digital Growth Is Industry Leading - Up 200%
Target CEO: Digital Growth Is Industry Leading – Up 200%

Brian Cornell, CEO of Target, discusses their second quarter earnings report which saw the largest growth in the company’s history.