
Ecommerce & Marketplaces Newsletter – Sep 29th, 2023
We kick off this edition with the Washington Post story - a sweeping lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission that alleges the e-commerce giant abused its powers to raise prices for shoppers and levy high fees against businesses that sell on its platform. At...

Ecommerce & Marketplaces Newsletter – Sep 22nd, 2023
In the ever-changing digital commerce industry, it's fun to reflect on the predictions many of us made about the future only months ago. In the Fast Company Executive Board, Barry Fiske, CXO, Global Experience & Innovation at Merkle, Americas, looks at some of...

Ecommerce & Marketplaces Newsletter – Sep 15th, 2023
Platforms have now evolved to encompass the sharing economy and the gig economy. This edition's lead story from MIT Sloan, with contributions from Brian Eastwood and Peter Evans, looks at how platforms are best placed to power the circular economy. With the platforms...

Ecommerce & Marketplaces Newsletter – Sep 8th, 2023
By 2030, the value of the generative AI sector is expected to grow to USD 110.8 billion. Our lead story from Leeway Hertz examines how digital commerce businesses leverage generative AI technology to generate unique content such as product descriptions, images, and...

Ecommerce & Marketplaces Newsletter – Sep 1st, 2023
In this edition, our lead story is from Roland Berger's report on the Circular Economy solutions for industrial firms. This study has the newest research results and expert assessments of the opportunities and risks for international market players. In addition, the...

Four Ways Online Marketplaces Are Tuning Up the Retail Automotive Experience
The automotive retail industry is undergoing a transformation accelerated by the digital revolution. Let’s take a look at the top four ways that online marketplaces are tuning up the retail automotive experience…

Ecommerce & Marketplaces Newsletter – Aug 25th, 2023
IIn this edition, our lead story is Gartner's 2023 Magic Quadrantâ„¢ for Digital Commerce. The report evaluates 18 digital commerce vendors to help application leaders make informed decisions. Our partner commercetools has been named a Leader in Digital Commerce based...

Ecommerce & Marketplaces Newsletter – Aug 18th, 2023
In this edition, our lead story looks at Platform Business Diagnostic, a comprehensive health check program for your online marketplace. It's an analytical approach, employing the vast swathes of data your platform generates to provide insights into its performance....

McFadyen Digital Recognized on the 2023 Inc. 5000 List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America
The complexity of transforming from traditional ecommerce to a marketplace model has seen many operators struggle to completely leverage the massive amounts of data generated by such a multi-sided commerce ecosystem.

How Well Do You Know Your Own Marketplace?
The complexity of transforming from traditional ecommerce to a marketplace model has seen many operators struggle to completely leverage the massive amounts of data generated by such a multi-sided commerce ecosystem.