BigCommerce

APRIL 26, 2018

On May 18th, Amazon released its Annual Report for the past fiscal year (2017). Amazon Customer Base, Revenue & Shipping Data. More than 5 billion items shipped worldwide with Amazon Prime. Data shows that as of 2017, Amazon’s global retail revenue continued to climb, as seen below (note the reporting change in Q1 of 2017).

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Ecommerce Platforms

OCTOBER 23, 2017

But now it’s shifting towards bitcoins and digital currencies. Digital currencies are the future of ecommerce. Local currencies couldn’t be converted to bitcoin easily and, as a result, no retailer would even think of accepting bitcoins as payment. million as of June 2017. Now, why is this great?

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eCommerceFuel

JUNE 19, 2019

Facebook dominates e-commerce headlines with its new cryptocurrency, Libra, which aims to address much of the criticism faced by Bitcoin and other digital currencies. In other news, Walmart wants to stock your home fridge, FedEx cancels its express contract with Amazon, and Target hones same-day shipping.

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BigCommerce

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

2005 Amazon launches Amazon Prime with expedited, flat-fee shipping for members. 2017 Instagram shoppable posts are introduced. 2017 Cyber Monday sales exceed $6.5B. 2005 Amazon launches Amazon Prime with expedited, flat-fee shipping for members. 2017 Instagram shoppable posts are introduced. 2009 Square, Inc.

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