E-commerce
Facebook wants to provide customers with choices in how to shop.
Her venture firm is known for picking winners in the e-commerce space.
His payments startup is valued at $5 billion, but he’s in no hurry to IPO.


It’s not about “sharing” — it’s about service, and it clearly demarcates the served and the servants.


Plus Wish CEO Peter Szulczewski, too.
Co-founder John Collison says the company will take payments from anyone, anywhere, so what’s the problem?
Consider the customer.
Mary Ku, the head of Facebook’s commerce efforts, says money comes second.


Facebook, an e-commerce company?

The company is accelerating the growth of its retail and delivery options.

In 2013, it was tokenization; 2014 was Apple Pay; and 2015 was MCX (R.I.P.). What are we in for in 2017 and beyond?

How? The steep $299 up-front fee is gone.
Forget AWS. Without Prime, Amazon is nothing.

Like Google product listing ads, but for e-commerce sites.

And it’s giving it prime placement in the Facebook app.

That’s a lot of meal kits.

Alexa, we’re going to need some more recruiters.


Or is it no different from buying one in-store? The Wirecutter’s Kevin Purdy answers your questions on Too Embarrassed to Ask.
Google who?
Target’s chief digital officer is out four months after his promotion.

One of the oldest online grocers gets a huge cash infusion.

The millennial-focused online furniture retailer wiped out $20 million in funding.

And people thought Henry Blodget’s $400 call was crazy.
No matter the intention, it doesn’t look good.

And that doesn’t even count the cash.


It’s an uphill battle as Amazon continues to gain steam.


Huh? Huh.

The round values the company at about $70 million.

They will join Stripe’s John Collison at the October 25 event during Money20/20 in Las Vegas.

M&A is heating up in the online consumer packaged goods category.

And it thinks it has solved the big tech obstacle to making that happen smoothly.

It has a new $5 million investment and a cult following among sneakerheads.
Pressure is mounting on Flipkart and Snapdeal.

Still confused about EMV cards? You’re not alone. There was little formal or official education about the shift, and actual adoption has been piecemeal.

In the wake of two huge e-commerce acquisitions, a reminder of the tough ones.

Advancements in technology have had an amazing impact on the world of business, but that doesn’t make every new startup a tech company.


Those who say talented techies of color don’t exist are spouting “complete bullshit,” Walker says on the latest Recode Decode.

Sorry!

A nice change of pace after five subpar quarters of online growth.

Sometimes big acquisitions come from a position of strength.