Commerce

Amazon starts testing ‘ultra-fast’ 30-minute deliveries

December 2, 2025

The new “ultra-fast” delivery option will allow Amazon to better compete with services like DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Instacart.
Source Link Amazon starts testing ‘ultra-fast’ 30-minute deliveries

Apps, Commerce, Discord, Gaming, Video Games

Discord users can now buy in-game items without leaving the platform

December 2, 2025

Discord users can now purchase digital game items directly within the platform, create wishlists, and send gifts through DMs.
Source Link Discord users can now buy in-game items without leaving the platform

Apps, Commerce, Cyber Monday, Ecommerce, Online Shopping, Shopify

Shopify resolves outage disrupting merchants on Cyber Monday

December 1, 2025

Shopify was down for many merchants this morning. preventing them from processing transactions. It appears to be fixed now.
Source Link Shopify resolves outage disrupting merchants on Cyber Monday

Commerce, In Brief, Lina Khan, New York, Transportation, Uber

New York state law takes aim at personalized pricing

December 1, 2025

Businesses that use personalized pricing are now required to tell customers, “This price was set by an algorithm using your personal data.”
Source Link New York state law takes aim at personalized pricing

Adobe, Ai, Black Friday, Commerce, Salesforce

Black Friday sets online spending record of $11.8B, Adobe says

December 1, 2025

American consumers spent $11.8 billion online on Black Friday, according to data from Adobe Analytics, which says it tracks more than 1 trillion visits to U.S. retail websites.
Source Link Black Friday sets online spending record of $11.8B, Adobe says

Commerce, Coupang, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Security

Korea’s Coupang says data breach exposed nearly 34M customers’ personal information

December 1, 2025

E-commerce company Coupang has confirmed a massive data breach affecting 33.7 million customer accounts in South Korea.
Source Link Korea’s Coupang says data breach exposed nearly 34M customers’ personal information

Ai, Ai Chatbot, Amazon, Black Friday, Commerce, E-commerce, Online Shopping

Amazon’s AI chatbot Rufus drove sales on Black Friday

December 1, 2025

On Black Friday, Amazon sessions that resulted in a sale were up 100% in the U.S. when the AI chatbot Rufus was used. They only increased by 20% when Rufus wasn’t used.
Source Link Amazon’s AI chatbot Rufus drove sales on Black Friday

Ai, Commerce, Daydream, Onton, Openai, Perplexity

OpenAI and Perplexity are launching AI shopping assistants, but competing startups aren’t sweating it

November 26, 2025

Startup founders building AI shopping tools think general-purpose models are too broad to deliver truly personalized shopping experiences.
Source Link OpenAI and Perplexity are launching AI shopping assistants, but competing startups aren’t sweating it

Ai, Ai Search, Commerce, E-commerce, Fundraising, Onton, Shopping

Onton raises $7.5M to expand its AI-powered shopping site beyond furniture

November 26, 2025

Onton, which changed its name from Deft, is giving users an infinite canvas with AI-powered image generation to nudge them toward making quicker purchase decisions.
Source Link Onton raises $7.5M to expand its AI-powered shopping site beyond furniture

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