Google Analytics trick allows crooks to hide card skimming

CLEVER TRICK — Ecommerce site’s “blind trust” makes the service a perfect place to dump data. Dan Goodin – Jun 22, 2020 8:36 pm UTC Hackers are abusing Google Analytics so that they can more covertly siphon stolen credit card data out of infected ecommerce sites, researchers reported on Monday. Payment card skimming used to…

5 Reasons Your Ecommerce Store Needs a Mobile App Today

While a responsive website is an excellent starting point in your m-commerce journey, having a mobile app has distinct advantages over mobile websites. Here is a list of compelling reasons why your ecommerce business needs to go for mobile-app development in addition to having a mobile-responsive website.

Live roaches and a bloody pig mask: Six eBay employees charged with threatening a couple over a newsletter

Six former eBay employees are facing federal charges after harassing and stalking a couple for writing critically about the company in a newsletter. Image: Omar Marques/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images By Matt Binder2020-06-15 21:42:12 UTC Live cockroaches, spiders, and fly larvae. A bloody “pig face mask.” A funeral wreath. These are just some of the…

Amazon expands product targeting to Canadian advertisers

This story was delivered to Insider Intelligence eMarketer Briefing subscribers earlier this morning.IInsider Intelligence analyzes this industry and several others to provide in-depth analyst reports, proprietary forecasts, customizable charts, and more. Learn more about what we offer.This week, Amazon Advertising introduced its product targeting option for Sponsored Display ads to Canadian advertisers, the second country to…

EPA orders Amazon and eBay to remove products posing as coronavirus remedies

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered Amazon and eBay to stop selling products that falsely claim to kill coronavirus. Around 70 products were specified in the EPA’s order, including paint stripper, tablets containing chlorine dioxide and disinfectant sprays, all of which were marketed as antidotes to COVID-19, and in some cases, touted as “preventing…

3 Insider Tips for Creating a ‘Productized’ Business (Even if You Offer Services)

Take a page straight from retail and ecommerce by building your model around creation, marketing and selling. Free Book Preview No BS Guide to Direct Response Social Media Marketing The ultimate guide to – producing measurable, monetizable results with social media marketing. June 3, 2020 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their…

China’s Geek+ brings warehouse robots to US via Conveyco partnership

Chinese robots will soon be seen roaming a number of warehouse floors across North America. Geek+, a well-funded Chinese robotics company that specializes in logistics automation for factories, warehouses and supply chains, furthers its expansion in North America after striking a strategic partnership with Conveyco, an order fulfillment and distribution center system integrator with operations…

Facebook and Instagram rolls out Shops, turning business profiles into storefronts

Starting today, you’ll be able to browse and buy products directly from a business’ Facebook Page or Instagram profile. Both Facebook and Instagram already supported a degree of e-commerce — for example, Facebook has its Marketplace and will likely make a bigger push through its Libra cryptocurrency initiative, while Instagram allows users to buy products…

Walmart surges as earnings report shows its ecommerce business nearly doubled amid coronavirus (WMT)

Associated Press Walmart surged 4% after reporting its fiscal first quarter earnings on Tuesday. The company topped analyst estimates and reported a surge in its ecommerce business of 74%. On top of its ecommerce division, sales at its physical stores surged, with the company reporting comparable sales up 10% in the US. Visit the Business…

China’s embattled Luckin Coffee adds lifestyle products to its menu

The Luckin saga continues as the Chinese coffee challenger seeks solutions to the undesirable consequences of a $310 million fraud. On Tuesday, the company announced sacking chief operating officer Liu Jian, the alleged mastermind behind the fraud, and chief executive officer Qian Zhiya, a rare female leader of a Chinese internet firm. Despite the scandal, the…

People shopped online every day in April like it was Black Friday

By Matt Binder2020-05-14 16:25:11 UTC While many brick-and-mortar stores have closed their doors during the coronavirus pandemic, online retailers have experienced a boom. In fact, in April, ecommerce sites experienced traffic that surpassed last year’s Black Friday … every single day of the month.  According to a new report by ecommerce marketing data platform PriceSpider,…

China’s CEOs are making millions by selling their products on livestreams

Credit: Taobao & Kuaishou In the past few years, retail-streaming has become a rapidly growing ecommerce channel in China, with all manners of salespeople directly selling goods to consumers on an ecommerce livestream. While influencers and celebrities are the most familiar faces seen on retail-streams, recently, executives of major Chinese corporations have also appeared in…

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