14 posts tagged ‘Commerce’
YouTuber LegalEagle sues PayPal over ‘sleeping leech’ Honey extension
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A new lawsuit alleges that the PayPal-owned browser extension Honey is cheating creators out of money. Honey, which PayPal acquired for $4 billion in 2019, works by automatically presenting users with relevant coupon codes as they shop. However, in a video posted last month, YouTuber MegaLag described Honey as a “scam” that’s “stealing money from […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Hindustan Unilever in talks to acquire Peak XV-backed Minimalist for up to $350M
Consumer goods giant Hindustan Unilever is in advanced talks to acquire four-year-old direct-to-consumer startup Minimalist for up to $350 million, according to two people familiar with the matter. An acquisition would add to the Unilever subsidiary’s buying spree in India, where it expanded into the health and wellbeing category by acquiring Oziva and Wellbeing Nutrition […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
TikTok usage is starting to slow — is TikTok Shop to blame?
TikTok may have been the world’s top app by downloads and consumer spending in 2023, but it was not the top by actual usage. Last year, Facebook again maintained its No. 1 position by monthly active users, followed by other Meta-owned apps WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger — all of which were ahead of TikTok at […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Amazon confirms more layoffs, impacting its Buy with Prime unit
As Amazon initiates job cuts across its entire business, including its streaming division, the e-commerce giant is now laying off employees within its Buy with Prime segment. “We regularly review the structure of our teams and make adjustments based on the needs of the business and, following a recent review, we’ve made the difficult decision […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
FedEx announces its own commerce platform for merchants
Logistics company FedEx announced its own commerce platform called FDX today. The platform will likely compete against Amazon by offering merchants services like demand generation, fulfillment, tracking, and post-purchase experiences including returns. The company said that FDX is currently in private preview with plans for a wider launch in fall 2024. Businesses can register their […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Google search ads spotted in compromising placements
Research delving into a less visible component of Google’s search ads business — a network of third party sites called Google Search Partners (also known as the GSP network or SPN) — has documented scores of instances of Google search ads being served on non-Google websites that the media buyers paying for the marketing campaigns […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Birdseye’s AI-powered chief marketing officer drives personalized email campaigns for retailers
The company offers hyper-personalization email and SMS campaigns and retail transaction data insights from one dashboard. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Online grocery startup Pricepally to expand in Nigeria backed by $1.3M funding
Pricepally, a Nigerian online grocery store for fresh produce and packaged food, has raised $1.3 million seed funding, backed by Samurai Incubate (a Japanese VC that also participated in the startup’s 2021 pre-seed round), SOSV, ELEA, Hi2 Global, Chui Ventures and ex-Unilever executive David Mureithi. Following the new funding, the startup joins a handful of […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.