9 Best Articles in 2021
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How E-Commerce Is Driving Technological Innovation in Manufacturing
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From 2019 · China’s e-commerce platforms are eager to expand into manufacturing. In their efforts to work more closely with factories, NetEase, Pinduoduo and Alibaba have adopted different approaches, which this article from tech media platform Huxiu.com compares, detailing successes, failures, and ongoing challenges. Anyone interested in digital collaborations and the expanding reach of the tentacles of Chinese internet companies will find this report informative.
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A Look at the Past 20 Years of China’s E-Commerce Industry
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From 2019 · The leaps and bounds of China’s e-commerce industry since the beginning of the 21st century introduced a new shopping experience to Chinese consumers while fundamentally changing the country’s entire business environment. Caijing magazine reporters He Xiaoqing and Ye Nan trace the overall development of the Chinese e-commerce industry but also dig deeper – for example, by analyzing innovative business models.
medium.com
E-Commerce is a Bear — Medium
medium.com
~11 min read · From 2015 · In two decades of e-commerce in the US, we have produced only two standalone e-commerce companies of meaningful enterprise value: Amazon…
Quartz
What does Amazon do? A guide to understanding the e-commerce giant — Quartz
Quartz
~12 min read · From 2017 · To call Amazon an e-commerce company feels completely inadequate.
CB Insights
6 Trends Rising E-Commerce Players Are Leveraging To Compete Against Amazon
CB Insights
~13 min read · Mar 24th · Amazon is the most formidable force in e-commerce. Here's how emerging e-commerce players are protecting their businesses from being disrupted by the retail giant.
The Wall Street Journal
How Amazon Wins: By Steamrolling Rivals and Partners
The Wall Street Journal
~16 min read · 2020-12-22 · CEO Jeff Bezos still runs the e-commerce giant with the drive of a startup trying to survive. That strand of its corporate DNA is becoming a liability, as its tactics to dominate nearly every…
baymard.com
The Current State of Checkout UX (18 Common Pitfalls)
baymard.com
20+ min read · 2020-04-21 · After e-commerce sites have invested vast resources in “first in mind” strategies, Pay Per Click campaigns, beautifully crafted homepage imagery, perfect category taxonomies, faceted search logic,…
Marker by Medium
The Real Reason It’s So Hard to Order Groceries Online Right Now
Marker by Medium
8 min read · 2020-04-24 · Turns out online grocery shopping was not built like the rest of e-commerce
The New Yorker
How E-Commerce Is Transforming Rural China
The New Yorker
20+ min read · From 2018 · JD.com is expanding its consumer base with drone delivery and local recruits who can exploit villages’ tight-knit social networks to drum up business.
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The Atlantic
What Really Happens When You Return an Online Purchase
The Atlantic
~12 min read · Oct 7th · Those too-small pants aren’t going back out to another hopeful customer.
TechCrunch
Spotify partners with Shopify to add merch to artists’ profiles
TechCrunch
3 min read · Oct 20th · Spotify this morning announced a new partnership with e-commerce platform provider Shopify that will allow artists on its service to connect their Spotify profiles with their Shopify stores, allowing…
The Wall Street Journal
The Way Amazon Uses Tech to Squeeze Performance Out of Workers Deserves Its Own Name: Bezosism
The Wall Street Journal
1 min read · Sep 11th · The e-commerce giant has supercharged systems of management invented a century ago with surveillance, algorithms and data, leading to a new ‘ism’
VICE
What’s the Point of 15-Minute Grocery Delivery?
VICE
~11 min read · Oct 6th · A number of VC-backed startups promise to provide ultra-fast grocery delivery without raising prices or hurting workers. Whether it’s possible or will make cities better is still up for debate.
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The New York Times
Amazon’s Great Labor Awakening
The New York Times
20+ min read · Feb 18th · Covid-19 has cemented the e-commerce giant’s hold on the economy — but it has also spurred employees all around the country to organize.
Guardian Tech
Shopify – the good shop to Amazon's bad shop
Guardian Tech
8 min read · 2020-06-14 · Shopify is the second-largest e-commerce platform in the US, yet remains anonymous. Will its new app change all that?
The Economist
Why retailers everywhere should look to China
The Economist
4 min read · 2020-12-30 · That is where they will see the future of e-commerce
stackline.com
Stackline's News and Insights — Top 100 Fastest Growing & Declining Categories in E-commerce
stackline.com
1 min read · 2020-04-03 · A recap of the Top 100 fastest growing & declining categories in March 2020 vs. March 2019
The New York Times
The Luxury E-Commerce Wars Heat Up
The New York Times
8 min read · 2020-11-30 · On one side: Amazon. On the other: a new alliance of brands and platforms. Who will win?
The New York Times
The Amazon That Customers Don’t See
The New York Times
20+ min read · Jun 15th · Each year, hundreds of thousands of workers churn through a vast mechanism that hires and monitors, disciplines and fires. Amid the pandemic, the already strained system lurched.
starterstory.com
Starter Story: Discover the stories behind successful e-commerce businesses.
starterstory.com
8 min read · From 2018 · Starter Story interviews successful e-commerce businesses and shares the stories behind their businesses. In each interview, we ask how they got started, how they grew, and how they run their business today.
TechCrunch
TikTok invests in social commerce via new Shopify partnership
TechCrunch
5 min read · 2020-10-27 · TikTok is further investing in social commerce with today’s announcement of a new global partnership with e-commerce platform Shopify. The deal aims to make it easier for Shopify’s over 1 million…
Smashing Magazine
Infinite Scrolling, Pagination Or “Load More” Buttons? Usability Findings In eCommerce
Smashing Magazine
20+ min read · From 2016 · What is the best UX pattern to display products on an e-commerce website: pagination, a “Load more” button or infinite scrolling? An eCommerce UX study.
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