Digital commerce stories - Page 6

Loop Returns warns UK brands that neglected international returns risk eroding margins and loyalty as global eCommerce hits USD $6.3 trillion.

Datec pushes all-paper eComPack to cut plastic, speed warehouse packing and appeal to eco-conscious UK eCommerce customers.

Criteo says agentic AI will add a powerful new eCommerce layer, reshaping search, retail assistants and LLM ad models without replacing shops.

Spreetail debuts True Ads causal AI tool to slash wasted eCommerce marketplace ad spend by up to 50% and boost incremental sales.

Black Friday still delivered the peak online surge, but AI-driven search stretched shopping demand across a longer November window.

Mid-market retailers are losing billions to increasingly sophisticated fraud, as outdated defences and lax checks leave gaping security holes.

Columbus deepens Infor alliance to drive UK roll-out of M3 CloudSuites, backed by fresh hiring and a plan to double customers by 2027.

Forter launches Prism AI copilot and fresh benchmarks as agentic activity soars 2,107% and automated fraud attempts jump 202%.

Value for money drives online customer sentiment three times more than price, delivery speed or product quality, a study of reviews finds.

Ecommpay has been shortlisted for four FStech 2025 awards, underlining its role in driving innovation, security and inclusion in payments.

Shoppers in the UK and US now value reliable, transparent deliveries and returns over speed alone, new research from Locus suggests.

Algolia named IDC MarketScape Leader in AI search as it posts 38.5% growth and climbs to fifth worldwide in knowledge discovery tools.

Manchester agency PushON marks 20 years with 40% revenue growth, tripled scale and fresh AI-driven, international eCommerce ambitions.

Craigslist founder Craig Newmark is funding Global Signal Exchange to expand its shared threat data network against rising online fraud.

Bad data is quietly wrecking Asia's eCommerce, fuelling failed deliveries, higher costs and eroding customer trust from click to doorstep.

Visa teams with Akamai on new protocol to verify AI shopping agents, tackling a 300% surge in bot traffic and rising eCommerce fraud risks.

Boku lifts H1 revenue 34% and EBITDA 53% as merchants shift from cards to wallets, pushing payment volumes to $7.4 billion.

Social media fuelled a Black Friday boom in the UK, as Rithum data showed global social sales soaring 152% and online spend up 27%.

Value for money, not low prices or rapid delivery, is the strongest driver of eCommerce satisfaction, Judge.me's study of reviews finds.

Akamai and Visa are teaming up to secure AI shopping agents, blending edge security with payment checks to tackle fraud in agentic commerce.