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The History of Ecommerce: What The Past Says About Tomorrow’s Retail Challenges

BigCommerce

Ecommerce expert Gary Hoover’s research shows that just in the last 14 years, the growth of ecommerce companies has skyrocketed across the board. Essentially, ecommerce (or electronic commerce) is the buying and selling of goods (or services) on the internet. 1969 The first major ecommerce company, CompuServe, is founded.

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Retail Trends: Going Cashless

OrderDynamics

Credit cards started our weaning process. There were early efforts at digital payments using a mobile wallet. In part, there was significant confusion between the telecom companies, eager but non-credible startups, and the glacial paced financial institutions. No one system truly caught on.