Multinational eCommerce company Shopify is partnering with a series of enterprise resource planning (ERP) providers to provide direct integrations into the Shopify App Store, allowing for seamless connections between workflows and more data-driven decisions. Shopify says more than 10,000 merchants use Shopify Plus to manage their volume and complexity, including Allbirds, Heinz, Schwinn and Lord […]
Motom, currently mobile web beta, was launched in April 2021 with strong early adoption among creators and their audiences. Motom is a social shopping platform that gives creators the power to launch their own storefront in such a way that their content from TikTok, Instagram and YouTube can be made shoppable in one place. It […]
Twitter has rolled out new ad features and revamped the algorithm that decides which ads users see, as part of an effort to lay the groundwork to launch future eCommerce features. The new features come as Twitter is pushing to grow its performance advertising business, a strategy that aims to quickly generate sales, and constituted […]
Profound Commerce, an acquirer and operator of Amazon third-party businesses, announced it has secured $53 million in a combined equity and debt financing from Atalaya Capital Management LP, a private credit and special opportunities investment manager based in New York. The proceeds of the facility will be used to acquire additional eCommerce brands in keeping […]
Nexcess announced the addition of exclusive feature enhancements to StoreBuilder, an intelligent, no-code eCommerce solution. StoreBuilder leverages the power of WooCommerce, a fast-growing eCommerce platform for store owners and store creators. WooCommerce is an extension of the WordPress open source technology platform, which powers over 40 per cent of the Internet and an estimated 64 […]
Dubai CommerCity has partnered with Creative971 to support the growth of the eCommerce market in the GCC and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region by helping businesses establish their own online stores or digitally transform their business. Dubai CommerCity’s 360-degree on-site guidance for eCommerce businesses supported by Creative971’s expertise in eCommerce website UI/UX […]
OTO announced a $3 million funding round from MEVP & Derayah Capital, making it the largest seed raised by a SaaS company in MENA. The Riyadh-based company has built a technology that helps eCommerce brands ship, manage, track, and return their online orders with 100+ shipping carriers via one single dashboard. Mohammad Al-Razaz (CEO) and […]
Amazon.com’s Middle Eastern rival Noon.com is set to draw as much as $2 billion in financing from investors including Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund over three to four years, as it seeks to capture a larger slice of the Gulf eCommerce market. The investments from the Public Investment Fund and others will be used to […]
Pinterest will roll out new features for brands to promote products and ideas to users, in an effort to grow online shopping on its platform. Brands can now upload their product catalogues and Pinterest will automatically pull items into a slideshow advertisement that will be tailored to users based on their interests, the company said. […]
Remarkety, an eCommerce data-driven marketing platform, announced the launch of Email Capture Booster. Unlike traditional email capture solutions, Remarkety’s solution strategically interacts with the customer at a crucial trigger point within their shopping experience, as soon as they add-to-cart. “Our customers had been asking us for a new way of addressing cart abandonment, one that […]
