Trends

Trends

Social selling in the fashion industry

Buying and selling have always been social activities. Long before social media came along, people were already engaging…

Larissa Coelho
Larissa Coelho
Trends

What’s new with Buy Now Pay Later?

We previously discussed what the Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) phenomenon is and what it means for retail…

Andreea Pop
Andreea Pop
Trends

What is the Giving Tuesday movement and how to participate

It is safe to assume that most people are familiar with Black Friday and Cyber Monday, two of…

Gabriela Porto
Gabriela Porto
Trends

Future trends in ecommerce: A brief prospective

If 2020 was for many the year of digitization, 2021 certainly belongs to the ecommerce area. While the…

Sorana Gheorghiade
Sorana Gheorghiade
Trends

Netflix, Walmart and the new era of merchandise stores

Recently, Netflix and Walmart US announced a partnership towards opening an online store of show-inspired branded merchandise products.…

Andreea Pop
Andreea Pop
Trends

The age of digital payments has arrived

Throughout the years, money has had a lot of different faces: gold, metal, paper, cheques, credit and debit…

Gabriela Porto
Gabriela Porto
Trends

VTEX Accelerator winner Usedesk streamlines customer service

Ecommerce operations usually think that, when it comes to customer service, they have to pick between human interaction…

Lalo Aguilar
Lalo Aguilar
Trends

4 retailers that show Live Shopping is here to stay

Live Shopping, the online shopping experience that matches a video livestream with the capabilities of a traditional digital…

Lalo Aguilar
Lalo Aguilar
Trends

What is a dropshipping business?

When it comes to upkeeping an ecommerce business operation, several key factors must be taken into account, especially…

Gabriela Porto
Gabriela Porto
Trends

VTEX Accelerator winner Photoslurp mixes UGC and ecommerce

Social networks have turned millions of people into content creators during the last decade. The rise of influencers…

Lalo Aguilar
Lalo Aguilar
Trends

The rise of subscription retail

The concept of subscription retail is no news – it has always been present, even way before the…

Gabriela Porto
Gabriela Porto
Trends

VTEX Accelerator winner ChatCenter is humanizing customer service in ecommerce

The automation demanded by ecommerce has allowed companies to save on costs related to sales and customers to…

Lalo Aguilar
Lalo Aguilar
Trends

The Circular Economy model: Best practices for ecommerce

Circular economy has become an extremely popular term in recent years. It is seen as the solution to…

Sorana Gheorghiade
Sorana Gheorghiade
Trends

What is conversational commerce?

If there is one thing that pandemic-imposed social distancing has shown is that humans need and value social…

Gabriela Porto
Gabriela Porto
Trends

5 traits that show the future of ecommerce is Live Shopping

Live Shopping, the online shopping experience that matches a video livestream with the capabilities of a traditional digital…

Lalo Aguilar
Lalo Aguilar
Trends

What is live shopping?

In 2020, lockdowns made it hard or virtually impossible for people to attend stores in person, eliminating all…

Lalo Aguilar
Lalo Aguilar
Trends

Run the green mile: Optimizing first and last mile delivery

The green consumerism trend is growing as consumer awareness towards combating natural resource degradation got a place on…

Sorana Gheorghiade
Sorana Gheorghiade
Trends

The race for super apps: Why companies aim to lead the way

Nowadays, people can do anything from their phones. It really is the appeal of it: technology that helps…

Gabriela Porto
Gabriela Porto
Trends

Ecommerce-Marketplace-OMS Platform: 4 benefits of unified commerce

Businesses employ hundreds of software systems and applications to automate processes and reduce operating costs. Deploying multiple software…

VTEX
VTEX
Trends

What does the future of online grocery marketplaces look like?

According to a grocery analytics survey done in the US, 36% of US consumers who started shopping for…

Sorana Gheorghiade
Sorana Gheorghiade
Trends

Running a sustainable ecommerce: A higher priority than ever

While the issue of sustainability in every aspect of human life has preoccupied us for decades, the outbreak…

Sorana Gheorghiade
Sorana Gheorghiade
Strategy

The Future-Proof Organization: Fashion Edition

Being future-proof means being prepared for all surprises and challenges that the future holds. That is what the…

Gabriela Porto
Gabriela Porto
Trends

BNPL: The Buy Now, Pay Later revolution

When Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solutions started making waves a few years ago, retailers wondered if a…

Andreea Pop
Andreea Pop
Technology

5 ways to increase business agility

For ecommerce businesses, 2020 was a challenging but booming year. Every country and most industries saw significant growth…

Allan Chung
Allan Chung