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Okanui adopts NetSuite as overseas growth accelerates
Data Analytics

Okanui adopts NetSuite as overseas growth accelerates

Okanui turns to Oracle NetSuite to centralise inventory and finance as rapid global growth strains its legacy systems and warehouse capacity.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 23rd Mar 2026
ChatGPT's Checkout retreat: An opportunity for Aussie retailers?
Customer Experience

ChatGPT's Checkout retreat: An opportunity for Aussie retailers?

OpenAI's Instant Checkout retreat puts retailer sites back in focus, opening a data-led discovery window for fast-moving Australian brands.

By Kate Massey • 5 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Pattern launches tools to boost brands' AI visibility
Marketing Technologies

Pattern launches tools to boost brands' AI visibility

Pattern debuts LLM Access Audit and GEO Scorecard in Australia to help brands track and optimise visibility across generative AI tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026

Global Stories

Digital commerce stories

Constructor debuts AI agent for eCommerce merchandising
DevOps

Constructor debuts AI agent for eCommerce merchandising

Constructor unveils Merchant Intelligence Agent, an AI copilot to explain, optimise and automate eCommerce search and merchandising decisions.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
AliExpress raises UK Brand+ price guarantee to £40
Marketing Technologies

AliExpress raises UK Brand+ price guarantee to £40

AliExpress boosts its UK Brand+ price promise, lifting per-item refunds to GBP £40 and monthly claim caps to GBP £160 on select goods.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026
AI aids product discovery, but shoppers shun checkout
Data Protection

AI aids product discovery, but shoppers shun checkout

AI is reshaping how shoppers discover products online, but Criteo data shows few trust it to handle checkout or share sensitive details.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026
Generational divides shape how shoppers use green data
Marketing Technologies

Generational divides shape how shoppers use green data

Millennials, Gen Z and Baby Boomers want very different green data, forcing brands to tailor sustainability messaging by age group.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Pacvue adds Reddit Ads to unify retail media planning
Customer Experience

Pacvue adds Reddit Ads to unify retail media planning

Pacvue to plug Reddit Ads into its commerce system, uniting community insights with retail media planning in one performance workflow.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Pattern appoints David Jennison to lead European growth
Data Analytics

Pattern appoints David Jennison to lead European growth

Pattern appoints ex-Amazon eCommerce Specialist David Jennison as Europe MD to spearhead marketplace-driven growth and AI-powered expansion.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
OpenAI drops ChatGPT checkout to pursue agent vision
Marketing Technologies

OpenAI drops ChatGPT checkout to pursue agent vision

OpenAI abandons in-chat checkout for ChatGPT, pivoting to web‑navigating shopping agents and referral-led partnerships with retailers.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
Komerz buys Glassbox in deal valuing firm at USD $330m
Customer Experience

Komerz buys Glassbox in deal valuing firm at USD $330m

Komerz snaps up Glassbox in move valuing the group at USD $330m, bolstering its Creative Commerce offer across global markets.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Digital commerce stories

Cross-border returns hit eCommerce cashflow & risk
Marketing Technologies

Cross-border returns hit eCommerce cashflow & risk

Rising cross-border eCommerce returns and stricter marketplace refund rules are squeezing sellers' cashflow and heightening liquidity risk.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Token.io unveils Account on File to streamline Pay by Bank
Data Protection

Token.io unveils Account on File to streamline Pay by Bank

Token.io launches Account on File to make Pay by Bank a near one-tap checkout, cutting steps and boosting conversion for UK and EU merchants.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Why AI agentic commerce will rewrite retail loyalty
Digital Transformation

Why AI agentic commerce will rewrite retail loyalty

AI agents are quietly reshaping retail, and sluggish loyalty platforms risk losing transactions long before shoppers know they've gone.

By Aaron Crowe • 6 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Slow retail websites risk billions in lost UK sales
Digital Transformation

Slow retail websites risk billions in lost UK sales

Sluggish UK retail websites are prompting shoppers to abandon baskets, risking an estimated GBP £38 billion in lost eCommerce sales this year.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
From Shopify to CAE: Canada's top five tech firms on the TSX
Digital Transformation

From Shopify to CAE: Canada's top five tech firms on the TSX

From eCommerce and niche software to AI hardware and flight simulators, five Canadian tech heavyweights quietly power the global economy.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
AI agents tipped to reshape enterprise eCommerce by 2027
Digital Transformation

AI agents tipped to reshape enterprise eCommerce by 2027

AI agents set to shape a fifth of online orders by 2027 as enterprises ramp up spend and integration on “agentic commerce” platforms.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026