Online shopping

July spending record: Daily average reached NIS 1.771 Billion

Shva data for July points to a 5.8% surge in charge card spending compared to last year, reaching NIS 54.857 billion. Meanwhile, cash withdrawals from ATMs climbed to a record NIS 6.057 billion.

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A woman using a laptop to shop online

AI-driven search surges: Consumers shift to buying in chat

AI assistant guiding an online shopper through product choices, symbolizing the changing eCommerce customer journey in 2026.

How the online customer journey changed in 2026 (and what eCommerce brands need to do about it)

An illustrative image of fast fashion.

Stop blaming shoppers for fast fashion: Israel's government should fix the market - opinion


Harmonya raises $20m. to change retail and packaged goods industry

With its AI driven platform, the company hopes to revolutionize the end-user shopping experience by starting with the stuff behind the curtain.

 Harmonya's team

Buying exercise clothes online can harm women's body image - study

The new studies are the first to use an eye-tracking experiment to explore online clothing shopping for activewear and its psychological outcomes. 

lifting weights at the gym

20% of online shoppers do it during work hours - survey

Geocartography survey for Admonis, an automation platform, studied Israeli online shopping habits, managing trading zones & stores.


Noogata unveils AI assistant to increase sales on Amazon

Noogata's new AI assistant empowers eCommerce brands on Amazon by providing proactive insights and strategies for improved visibility and sales growth.

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For Israel, e-commerce tax challenges may lie ahead

The Israeli government has indicated it may soon propose a general reform of Israel’s international tax rules, having regard to OECD and other developments.

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Online bookseller Book Depository to shut down on April 26

The bookseller was famous for both its wide catalog of available books to order as well as for providing free shipping all over the world.

Books

I hate shopping, but went shopping in Bahrain. I still hate it - opinion

I hate shopping. I hate grocery shopping and clothes shopping; I hate gift shopping and shopping for electronics. I hate shopping in stores and shopping online. 

 A visitor looks at traditional light-shop in local souq at Bab al Bahrain in Manama, Bahrain June 27, 2018.

VAT exemption for online shopping gains support amid cost of living crisis

As part of the steps required to curb the cost of living in Israel, the State Comptroller recommended expanding the VAT exemption for internet shopping from abroad.

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Diamond toilets, golden bathtubs: You won't believe the things celebrities buy

Hollywood is full of people with more money than sense. So what do all of them spend their money on?

 Person holding shopping bags (illustrative)