A forecast by Adobe Analytics shows the latest online shopping trends this holiday season in the U.S., where buyers are expected to enjoy huge discounts and flexible payment methods.
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Google has launched a new feature called Try On for women in the US looking for clothes from certain brands. They can now try clothes on a range of models who look similar to them.
Adobe and Prada Group discussed their enhanced partnership at the Adobe Summit today, where the luxury brand owner will begin leveraging tools from Adobe's Experience Cloud to re-imagine shopping.
With the iPhone 14 yellow ready for sale, Apple has introduced a "Shop with a Specialist" facility that guides customers about trade offers and helps them buy products that suit their needs.
Instacart has introduced two new features to expand earning possibilities for its shoppers. It has added queued batches and multi-store add-on orders to help avoid drive time between deliveries.
Apple has released Apple Business Connect which offers businesses the option to choose and customize their location place cards in Apple Maps and display important information and promotions.
Amazon is launching the Inspire app, a new shopping experience that's personalized with shoppable photos and videos. It's a new option for people looking for inspiration on what to buy next.
Meta unveiled an update to WhatsApp that lets users search for businesses by browsing through categories or typing in the name of the business. The update is for the U.K., and Brazil, among others.
PayPal has introduced PayPal Rewards Program for users, which is a replacement for the previously announced Honey Gold. The program offers redeemable rewards on cash-backs and discounts.
At Search On 2022, Google introduced 9 tools for its shopping experience including buying guides for expensive purchases, personalized product suggestions, 3D product visuals, and more.
The French government is set to impose a minimum €3 delivery fee on online book orders to help independent book stores. It will seek approval from the EU first, then bring in the fee six months after.
After Spain, Poland, and Ukraine, the initial version of Opera's built-in browser cashback service, Dify, has now also come to Germany, offering cashback from over 130 partnering shops.
With the boom in digital economy, Snapchat has introduced a way users can share their eBay listings in Snapchat Stories in an attempt to cash in on the increasing trend of online shopping.
Mircosoft's Edge Insider channel roadmap has been updated today which now contains all the upcoming features the browser will receive. There is a slew of new changes and improvements coming.
New research from O2 has shown that many young people aged 18 to 24 are becoming 'mobilepreneurs'. It defined these as people who have started using an app to sell items online to make money.
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Amazon has announced that it's looking to fill 7,000 new roles in the U.K. The firm has already filled 3,000 vacancies in the country this year. It's also looking for 20,000 seasonal workers.
O2 Business and Retail Economics have published their Big Ask report which found COVID-19 has pushed more to shop online. They concluded that businesses show look to bolster their online presence.
Google's latest experimental service is a video shopping platform called Shoploop. The platform introduces consumers to products in the form of short videos, and it's available only on mobile devices.
Instagram launched today a new destination in the Explore tab that lets users find and purchase products from various brands. The Instagram Shop feature is available in the U.S. starting today.
Walmart announced today that it is partnering up with e-commerce platform Shopify in order to expand its online marketplace. The goal is to add Shopify sellers to the Walmart Marketplace.
Just days after altering the checkout procedure, the firm has scrapped the curbs on online buyers of iPhones. Now, using the online store, more than 10 devices can be purchased at once.
Amazon announced today that its same-day delivery is now faster and available in Philadelphia, Phoenix, Orlando, and Dallas. It's free for orders over $35, though charge for cheaper order is $2.99.
PayPal has announced that it's entered an agreement to acquire shopping and rewards platform Honey. The transaction will cost PayPal $4 billion and is expected to be done early next year.
A new report has found that in the UK, online shopping could go from 19% of retail sales today to 53% by 2028. Such a change could completely change the appearance of high streets around the country.
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IKEA will soon allow users to make purchases through its augmented reality application, IKEA Place. Although the app allows users to try out products in their homes, users can't buy items through it.
Google is said to be conducting a test in which it is displaying product prices and recommendations under specific YouTube videos, with links that bring users to a Google Express page for checkout.
Amazon has revealed some statistics about small- and medium-sized businesses operating on its platform. Businesses generating more than $1 million in sales grew by 20% during the last year.
Comparison shopping services have appealed to the European Commission over Google's alleged non-compliance with rules introduced in June 2017. The EC could ask Google to re-address the issue.
Amazon has launched Amazon Storefronts, a new initiative aimed at U.S. customers. Through Storefronts, customers will be exposed to small- and medium-sized businesses via promo videos and profiles.
Amazon has expanded the free two-hour delivery of natural and organic products from Whole Foods Market to Baltimore, Boston, Philadelphia, and Richmond. The service is available through Prime Now.
Amazon's free return policy is not risk-free after all as a number of shoppers have received email notifications telling them their account has been terminated for making too many returns.
For international shoppers, using the Amazon storefront opens up a world of options when looking for a specific item, and with a new update to its mobile apps, this experience will become even better.
Amazon has expanded its warehouse storage in the UK by four million square feet. The move makes it number one in the country in terms of warehouse expansions, with Lidl coming in second place.
It's projected that 80% of online payments in China will be made from mobile devices next year. The figure is up 60% from 2012 when online shopping was mainly conducted from a laptop or desktop.
Financial company Visa recently conducted a study on online shopping, which found that nearly three-quarters of UK consumers discard their carts over fears of possible security issues.
Amazon does not want you comparison shopping its competition. In a newly revealed patent, the firm has technology that will thwart your attempts to comparison shop online when in its retail stores.
Amazon has announced that customers in the US who receive government assistance will be eligible for a generous 45% discount off of Amazon Prime. Over the course of a year, that's a saving of $60.
