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Exclusive Q&A With Shopify Plus VP: Why DTC Isn’t Slowing Down Any Time Soon

Shopify has been one of the biggest growth stories within e-Commerce in recent years, with the company’s stock skyrocketing 130% year-to-date and…

Alibaba Opens B2B Marketplace To U.S. SMBs

Alibaba has opened its platform to more than 30 million small- and medium-sized businesses in the U.S., enabling these companies to sell their…

Alibaba Launches English Language Portal For Tmall Global Marketplace

Alibaba has launched an English language web site for Tmall Global in a move designed to entice more international merchants and businesses…

Target Takes Retail Accelerator Program Global With Nine Startups

For the fourth consecutive year, Target is operating an accelerator for startups seeking to bring their products and services to market through tests…

Ulta Beauty Picks Canada As First Site For Global Growth

Ulta Beauty has been one of retail’s biggest recent success stories, opening nearly 500 stores in the U.S. over the past five…

Walmart Emphasizes Omnichannel With Canadian ‘Urban Superstore’

Walmart will update an existing Toronto location with a new “Urban Superstore Concept” designed to meet the needs of young city-dwelling families….

Amazon Rebrands Middle Eastern Souq Marketplace, Redirects Shoppers To Amazon.ae

Two years ago, Amazon made its first major move into the Middle East with its 2017 acquisition of online marketplace Souq for…

China-Based Luckin Coffee Files U.S. IPO After Raising $150 Million

Starbucks has aspired to become the preferred coffee destination in China for a few years now, originally outlining a plan to open…

Amazon Will Shut Down Chinese Marketplace But Continue Cross-Border Operations

Although it has been operating in the country since 2004, Amazon plans to shut down its Chinese marketplace business in July. The…

Multinational Motorsports Retailer Streamlines Web Site Translation Process

Pierce, a European e-Commerce motorsports retailer, has chosen StrikeTru to streamline the process of launching and maintaining its global product data and…

With U.S. Growth Uncertain, Global Commerce Offers New Opportunities

Early revenue predictions point to an uncertain year for the retail industry. Although the National Retail Federation forecasts that the U.S. retail…

IKEA Scouts Potential Mexico Locations, Introduces NYC ‘City Center’ Store

IKEA is scouting three cities in Mexico to determine where it will place its first store locations in the country, according to…

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