TikTok Shop Is Now the Size of eBay
Despite the never-ending drama over whether to ban the app, President Donald Trump’s volatile tariff regime, and executive shake-ups, TikTok’s ecommerce division is still seeing massive…
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The Demise of China’s Hottest Online Shopping Craze
During the height of the pandemic, a unique kind of online shopping became one of the hottest trends in China’s tech industry. Called “community group buying,” it allowed consumers to save…
Online Shoe Shoppers Have High Expectations For Free Shipping
Shoppers who buy shoes online are a fairly demanding consumer cohort. According to an AlixPartners 2025 U.S. Consumer and Executive Home Delivery survey, 30 percent of consumers will shop…
eBay and Vestiaire Collective Want an Exemption from Trump’s Tariffs
Last month, Suzanne Smith-Darley felt fantastic. She had just bought a used Chanel handbag from a Japanese seller on eBay for $800—a steal compared to the original asking price of $1,400.…
Temu Blocks US Shoppers From Seeing Products Shipped From China
“I heavily relied on items from Temu for my business, and I am freaking out that I cannot find any of my usual supplies,” wrote one Reddit user on the r/TemuThings subreddit. Another user…
Consumer Behavior and Policy Abuse: Forter Reveals Trends Impacting Retailers in the U.S. and U.K.
Forter, which describes itself as the “trust platform for digital commerce,” published its latest consumer sentiment report, revealing that 68 percent of consumers in the U.S. and U.K.…
Reimagining the Jewelry Shopping Experience
In this week’s episode of WWD Voices, Nicole Wegman, founder and chief executive officer of Ring Concierge, a fine jewelry company, joins host Arthur Zaczkiewicz to discuss how her…
How the State of Consumer Search Continues to Evolve Past Search Engines
New research from adMarketplace, the native search advertising provider, takes a deep dive into consumer purchasing decisions and search behavior for products and brands — finding online…
Happy Returns Tackles Online Fraud While Working to Improve Online Shopping
Navigating the dense forest of modern retail, Happy Returns is working to serve the industry as a beacon for innovation, particularly in the tricky terrain of online shopping and returns.…
Russian hypermarkets struggle as online sales soar
In November 2024, Russia’s retail market continues to undergo a significant transformation, shaped by the rapid growth of e-commerce and shifting consumer habits. Traditional hypermarkets,…