E-Commerce Minute

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E-Commerce Minute: Thursday -- April 18, 2019

The E-Commerce Times -- E-Business Means Business
https://www.ecommercetimes.com
Part of the ECT News Network

Headline Scan
How SMBs Can Trade Stressful One-by-One Shipping for Streamlined Operations
Managing Sales Tax Complexities in Merchandise Returns
Disruption Plus
Hackers Use Microsoft Help Desk to Pull Off Massive Email Breach
Philanthropy Is Good for Business

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Today's Story Highlights

How SMBs Can Trade Stressful One-by-One Shipping for Streamlined Operations
E-commerce continues to grow at an unprecedented pace. Total retail
sales, excluding the sale of items not normally bought online -- like
fuel, automobiles, and food at restaurants -- hit $3.628 trillion last
year, up 3.9 percent year over year from $3.490 trillion. E-commerce
accounted for a 14.3 percent share of that total, and 51.9 percent of
all retail growth. That is substantial.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85949.html

Managing Sales Tax Complexities in Merchandise Returns
As the world has become increasingly digital, the retail industry has
gone through tremendous transformation. To survive in the competitive
landscape and keep up with evolving customer preferences, merchants have
had to adapt and learn how to deliver the seamless omnichannel
experience that shoppers expect. Delivering that efficiency and
convenience comes with challenging operational intricacies.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85960.html

Disruption Plus
There's a chicken-and-egg issue with digital disruption. Making
decisions based on numbers instead of gut instinct is recognized to be a
superior approach in many situations, but before you can get to decision
making, people have to be able to use things like AI and ML. Humans are
not naturals when it comes to numbers; thinking back to high school
algebra is all it takes to convince most of us.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85962.html

Hackers Use Microsoft Help Desk to Pull Off Massive Email Breach
Hackers piggybacked onto a Microsoft customer support portal between
Jan. 1 and March 28 to gain access to the emails of noncorporate account
holders on webmail services Microsoft manages, including MSN.com,
Hotmail.com and Outlook.com. Microsoft has confirmed that a "limited"
number of customers who use its Web service had their accounts
compromised.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85958.html

Philanthropy Is Good for Business
The other day Salesforce announced that it was integrating its
philanthropic arm, the nonprofit Salesforce.org, into the larger
organization, Salesforce.com. This makes a round trip for "the org." At
its founding, Salesforce built its 1-1-1 model of philanthropy --
donating 1 percent of its equity, product and employee time to
communities around the world -- into its core business.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85959.html

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The Morning After: Google's first car accessory is like a mobile Home Mini

It's Thursday, April 18, 2019. Hey, good morning! While our Galaxy Fold review model is fine (at the time of writing), other phone reviewers have suffered some issues, self-inflicted and otherwise. We’re also deep into the New York Auto Show, with major cars from Toyota and Kia to start. Ubisoft is also promising half a million Euros to help rebuild the damaged Notre-Dame Cathedral. Ours is still going strong.   Samsung Galaxy Fold review units are already broken   The flexible Galaxy Fold hasn’t even gone on sale yet, but several members of the media reported broken devices on Wednesday. Some removed a protective layer that is supposed to stay on, one had a bulge in the display’s crease and others ended up with flickering screens. Samsung said in a statement released last night that it "will thoroughly inspect these units in person to determine the cause of the matter."  Android-only for now.   Google's first auto accessory is like a Home Mini for the car   If your car doesn’t support Android Auto or mounting your phone is inconvenient, then Google has another way to get Assistant: aftermarket auto accessories. The first one up is Anker’s $50 Roav Bolt. It sticks into your car’s 12-volt port and includes two USB jacks for charging plus an AUX input. A series of LEDs display its current status, and once it’s hooked up to your car’s audio system, you can direct things just by saying “Ok, Google.”   The Hybrid gets 34 MPG.   Toyota's 2020 Highlander approaches the pinnacle of SUV practicality   The 2020 Highlander packs little in the way of thrills, but really... anyone expecting an exciting Highlander was hoping against hope. The new Highlander is only about two inches longer than the model it replaces, but there's noticeably more storage space available with all three rows of seats in place. There are both gas and hybrid versions, plus Android Auto, Apple CarPlay and Amazon Alexa support on all versions, with a 12.3-inch touchscreen for its Platinum edition.   Sponsored Content by StackCommerce Pay only $29 for this 30-hour social media marketing bundle This concept goes all out.   Kia's HabaNiro 'everything car' is the wackiest EV crossover   After showing a drift version of its exciting AWD Stinger, the automaker took the wraps off an EV concept where all the doors open up like a supercar. This is what Kia calls an "everything car" that's both electric and built for level-five autonomy. The all-wheel-drive EV will have a range of more than 300 miles. It has seating for five and, because of its butterfly doors, it should be easier to get in and out of the bright red interior. Inside, there are no knobs or buttons.    'Assassin’s Creed Unity' features the cathedral and will be free to download for a week.   Ubisoft is donating $564,000 to help rebuild Notre-Dame   After the fire that devastated Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris earlier this week, Ubisoft has pledged €500,000 ($564,000) to help restore the iconic church. The studio, which faithfully recreated Notre-Dame in Assassin's Creed Unity, is also offering that game for free until April 25th on PC, which should help remind some gamers of how iconic and beautiful the structure is.   The 50-inch model will start shipping in June.   Microsoft unveils an 85-inch Surface Hub 2S collaborative display   Bigger collaboration is better?   Delayed again.   UK’s porn age-verification law to go into effect on July 15th   After a long wait, the UK's age-verification law for pornography sites will finally go into effect on July 15, according to the government. People will have to go the extra mile to prove they are over 18 years old to access online pornographic material -- checking a box or typing in your birthday will no longer suffice. Users will have to enter their credit card, passport number, mobile phone number or buy an age verification pass from a local shop. Which shouldn’t be awkward at all.   The difference between car sharing and car stealing.   Car2go shuts down in Chicago after fraud leads to car thefts   Chicago reporter Brad Edwards tweeted that people stole as many as 100 high-end cars linked to Car2go in Chicago. Some of the cars had been used to commit crimes and a number of people have been arrested. The service didn't address those specific claims in its response to Edwards, but did say it was "working with law enforcement" to address the fraud. It stressed that its app "wasn't hacked" and that the perpetrators hadn't obtained sensitive member data.   But wait, there's more... 1. NASA finally found evidence of the universe's earliest molecule 2. Jaguar's electric I-Pace takes the World Car of the Year award 3. Hyundai goes even smaller with the Venue crossover 4. Apple may be developing a Tile-like tracking tag 5. Researchers partially revive pig brains four hours after 'death' 6. 'Game of Thrones' premiere was pirated nearly 55 million times in one day

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E-Commerce Minute

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E-Commerce Minute: Wednesday -- April 17, 2019

The E-Commerce Times -- E-Business Means Business
https://www.ecommercetimes.com
Part of the ECT News Network

Headline Scan
Managing Sales Tax Complexities in Merchandise Returns
Hackers Use Microsoft Help Desk to Pull Off Massive Email Breach
Philanthropy Is Good for Business
The Rise of Headless Commerce
SEO: How Important Is It to Make the First Page?

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Today's Story Highlights

Managing Sales Tax Complexities in Merchandise Returns
As the world has become increasingly digital, the retail industry has
gone through tremendous transformation. To survive in the competitive
landscape and keep up with evolving customer preferences, merchants have
had to adapt and learn how to deliver the seamless omnichannel
experience that shoppers expect. Delivering that efficiency and
convenience comes with challenging operational intricacies.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85960.html

Hackers Use Microsoft Help Desk to Pull Off Massive Email Breach
Hackers piggybacked onto a Microsoft customer support portal between
Jan. 1 and March 28 to gain access to the emails of noncorporate account
holders on webmail services Microsoft manages, including MSN.com,
Hotmail.com and Outlook.com. Microsoft has confirmed that a "limited"
number of customers who use its Web service had their accounts
compromised.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85958.html

Philanthropy Is Good for Business
The other day Salesforce announced that it was integrating its
philanthropic arm, the nonprofit Salesforce.org, into the larger
organization, Salesforce.com. This makes a round trip for "the org." At
its founding, Salesforce built its 1-1-1 model of philanthropy --
donating 1 percent of its equity, product and employee time to
communities around the world -- into its core business.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85959.html

The Rise of Headless Commerce
"Headless commerce" has become an e-commerce buzzword lately, but how
can brands use it to their advantage? "In its most basic terms,
'headless commerce' refers to the decoupling of a website's presentation
layer -- the front end -- from its commerce and business logic/function
layer -- the back end," said Meghan Stabler, vice president of product
marketing at BigCommerce.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85956.html

SEO: How Important Is It to Make the First Page?
In a recent E-Commerce Times poll, only 4.32 percent of respondents said
there was always enough information on the first page of search results
to meet their needs. By comparison, 14.05 percent said they found the
first-page search results were rigged and limited by algorithmic
highlights. More than one quarter, 25.41 percent, said even if the first
page provided enough, they wanted to see more.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85952.html

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