Digital Commerce 360

1 day ago | digitalcommerce360.com | Brian Warmoth

It’s not every day that a company built on helping others to build ecommerce sites gets into ecommerce itself by acquiring a retailer — but that’s exactly what happened when Brilliance Business Solutions bought Norsland Lefse in 2024. Lori McDonald, the founder, president and CEO at Brilliance, knew what it was like to solve problems for clients. Adding a Scandinavian food products company and cafe to Brilliance’s portfolio, however, was new territory.

3 days ago | digitalcommerce360.com | Kevin Williams

More than five months after its owner, Franchise Group, filed for bankruptcy, The Vitamin Shoppe will be acquired by private equity firms Kingswood Capital Management and Performance Investment Partners. The news is a boon to vendors and suppliers who sell health and wellness products to the 650-unit chain. Its new owners have vowed to make upgrades. Currently, over 700 suppliers are in The Vitamin Shoppe’s ecosystem.

1 week ago | digitalcommerce360.com | Brian Warmoth

Online retail sales may have been up in March from a year earlier, but as consumers rushed to make purchases ahead of new tariffs, some price increases are already going into effect, with more on the way. Early signs can be seen in home furnishings, as well as small, low-priced shipments from China. Despite a 90-day pause dropping new tariffs for imports to the United States from other countries to 10%, President Donald Trump said he would allow higher tariffs on Chinese imports to stand.

1 week ago | digitalcommerce360.com | Kevin Williams

Harry’s built its name selling razors and other shaving products, but the company wants vendors and consumers to know it in other contexts as well. So going forward, Harry’s Inc. will be known as Mammoth Brands. That switch highlights the multiple brands that the company owns — and has leveraged to achieve hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue. Mammoth Brands (as Harry’s) is No. 168 in the Top 2000 Database. The Top 2000 ranks North America’s online retailers by their annual ecommerce sales.

1 week ago | digitalcommerce360.com | Brian Warmoth

EBay’s ongoing efforts to reduce friction for sellers and integrate artificial intelligence (AI) features in its online marketplace are moving forward, and the company says its latest solutions reduced the steps required to create listings by 50%. The refreshed flow for sellers to create listings is rolling out in the U.S., U.K. and Germany, eBay announced. And the rollout follows early testing in the U.K., where it claims to have seen successful outcomes with its sellers.