Illustration: Rahul Awasthi The Department of Consumer Affairs and its legal metrology division sent 448 notices to ecommerce companies since October 2020 for violating rules about the display of the origin country of the product and other details on their website or portal. The minister of state for consumer affairs, food, and public distribution Ashwini […]

Berlin-based conversational commerce startup Charles has raised $20m in Series A funding in a round led by Salesforce Ventures, with participation from Accel and HV Capital. Could it be the company that brings this sales model — popular in developing markets — to Europe? What does Charles do? Charles’s SaaS solution helps ecommerce businesses sell […]

(Photo courtesy of LB TEKSystems) MANILA – The first ever all Filipino-owned eCommerce platform will be launched around the second quarter of 2023. The technology is currently being developed by LB TEKSystems, also an all-Filipino IT company operating locally. “We are hoping to build a platform that would help online buyers and sellers alleviate the […]

YouTube already soaks up billions of hours of the world’s attention. Now the video giant also wants to hoover up a bigger piece of consumers’ online purchases. Looking to grease the ecommerce wheels, the platform is introducing new tools within YouTube Studio’s Shopping tab so that creators can more easily manage how their products are […]

Two in five ecommerce and multichannel businesses plan to open a shop in the next three years, new research suggests. The report, Solving the post-pandemic payments puzzle , from payment technology specialist Tribe Payments questioned 400 retailers in five European markets – the UK, Germany, Lithuania, Spain and the Netherlands, and found that 40% now […]

Popular ecommerce website builder Shopify is partnering with YouTube to allow ecommerce platform owners to integrate their online store with the iconic video site. With this collaboration, Shopify merchants are now also able to sell products via live streams, videos or through a store tab. Using YouTube Live as a selling tool, merchants can tag […]

Ask any online merchant, brand, or influencer which digital platform they would love the functionality to sell on, and you’ll find YouTube at the top of their wishlist. Well, now that wish has become a reality, thanks to an exciting new partnership between Shopify and YouTube’s parent company, Google, announced earlier today. The Shopify partnership […]

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The “age of digital” has been a mixed bag for those that are actively trying to succeed online. The drastic increase in active users and frequent online shopping enthusiasts have also come with a complete oversaturation of most markets in the digital sphere. So, this has led many people to wonder if someone entering the […]

An online fashion boutique has teamed up with the Eco-Friendly Web Alliance to transform its website to become “climate positive”. East London-based 69b Boutique has undergone an optimisation process and received accreditation from the EFWA as it looks adopt a more sustainable digital approach. As part of this commitment, the Hackney company will work with […]