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Headless Commerce - What it is Enterprise-grade commerce solutions to mid-market retailers and brands with an API-first philosophy and composable approach is a niche. And here's how it's evolving. Listen to the full podcast here: open.spotify.com/episode/2NIyue…

PayPal – The top dog in Payments Almost two-thirds of all smartphones have PayPal installed, per Cornerstone. PayPal’s mobile wallet has powered 28% of in-store mobile transactions and 48% of all online transactions. pipecandy.com/research/payme…

Managing finances as an entrepreneur What questions should young brands raise as they build the Ark? Supplier terms, repeat business, customer acquisition, ad spend, payback period, LTV - unpack them all in the latest episode of Merchantry! open.spotify.com/episode/3nVQtA…

Payment acceptance trends in US DTC eCommerce Consumers in the US were 54% more willing to buy when a business accepted PayPal; 59% of them abandoned a transaction because the option to pay via PayPal wasn’t provided. pipecandy.com/research/payme…

The power of Shopify Shopify has become the largest eCommerce platform technology in terms of the number of users, and the second-largest eCommerce ecosystem in the US after Amazon . Full report: pipecandy.com/research/advan…

Spaced out - Amazon's FBA Gamble Efficient use of the new system boils down to an interplay between reservation fee, shipping costs, fulfilment fee, sales velocity and the impact of the wider rollout of ‘Buy with Prime'. linkedin.com/pulse/pipecand…

Generative AI in eCommerce Just as railroads industrialized America, AI will revolutionize many industries. For eCommerce too, there are plenty of opportunities that come from the roads that AI will lay. #ai #agi linkedin.com/pulse/pipecand…

Walmart's catch up year Walmart is the Microsoft of the retail world: both old guards in their respective industries. But Walmart as a stock has been pretty lacklustre for all of 2022 though a choppy macro-environment is what Walmart could thrive in. blog.pipecandy.com/post/walmarts-…

What has the pandemic done to eCommerce? Turns out 'Brands' held out better than the others. Find winners and whiners among Retailers, Marketplaces, Brands and product categories, in this comprehensive study. pipecandy.com/eCommerce-Pre-…

The aggregate annual GMV of PayPal and Stripe are comparable. Only, Stripe’s clientele has a higher average per-merchant annual GMV than PayPal’s. However, Stripe's TPV has been lower than that of PayPal or Adyen. pipecandy.com/research/globa…

In situ ads. Not another AI fad. A ROAS of 7 through Advantage+, the AI-led ad tool, brings Meta back into the game. Compared to non-Advantage+ adverts, there's a 20% - 30% lift in sales. blog.pipecandy.com/post/the-meta-…

Item placement, managing shipments, carriers, routes - bring 'em all together Outbound shipping costs about 12% of revenues. Improvements there have disproportionate impact on the cost structure. open.spotify.com/episode/77Iyu8…

Though only a fraction of traditional RMNs, there is value in delivery apps’ proximity to consumers. Brands such as Danone are happy with the targeting, day parting and ROI on platforms such as Instacart and Uber Cornershop. blog.pipecandy.com/post/instant-d…

Retailers used to be buyers of goods from brands. Now, brands buy ad inventory from retailers. But retail media is good only for brands carried by a retailer and not every brand is suited to be on retailers’ websites. blog.pipecandy.com/post/all-its-m…

ChatGPT is not super intelligent. It does not do real learning either. How much progress will we make in teaching machines consciousness? When will machines start interpreting the world around them and the motivations of humans? linkedin.com/pulse/pipecand…

8% of the US B2C Physical Goods merchants with USD 1M-5M GMV – 13% in higher ranges – used an additional cart technology, besides the base Shopify plan. So? Shopify Plus ought to have more brands than base Shopify plans, in the higher GMV ranges. pipecandy.com/research/advan…