Representative image. India’s inflation likely rose to the Reserve Bank of India‘s medium-term target of 4% in May, driven by a pickup in vegetable prices and higher fuel costs following the U.S. and Israel war against Iran, a Reuters poll of economists showed. Inflation has remained below the RBI’s 4% target for 15 consecutive months. […]
Shopify Resolves 2-Hour Outage Impacting Storefronts and Checkouts
By PYMNTS | June 3, 2026 Shopify has resolved a two-hour outage that started Wednesday morning (June 3). The company announced the problem at 9:27 a.m. EDT, saying on its Status page that some merchants and customers were encountering issues with one or more functions, including admins, checkouts, storefronts, Retail POS and access to support. […]
Ulta Beauty shares early AI assistant results as ecommerce growth outpaces sales in physical stores
Ulta Beauty Inc. reported double-digit ecommerce sales growth in its fiscal Q1 — far outpacing physical stores with comparable sales — as customers spent more and made more purchases. For its first quarter ended May 2, Ulta said its net sales increased 11.1% year over year, reaching $3.16 billion. Overall comparable sales grew 5.3% year […]
5 Content Marketing Ideas for July 2026
From America’s 250th birthday to back-to-school preparation, July 2026 offers plenty for content marketers seeking to connect the products they sell to how shoppers travel, celebrate, and prepare. Content marketers produce articles, videos, and podcasts to attract, engage, and retain customers. Content underlies search engine optimization and social media marketing. But it comes with a […]
E-commerce Returns in the European Market
Returns in the e-commerce market constitute a significant aspect that all e-commerce merchants need to consider. Indeed, the online sales process doesn’t end with the payment of the shopping cart; rather, returns are an integral part of the purchasing process. In Europe, returns are evidently present, but their characteristics vary depending on the markets where […]
