Maximize Your Time with MDS Inspire and Prosper

Maximize Your Time with MDS Inspire and Prosper

  LAS VEGAS – Founders looking to maximize their time (and ROI) when traveling to Las Vegas should consider the Inspire event by Million Dollar Sellers (MDS). Adding MDS Inspire to the Prosper mix offers a chance to mingle with other 7- to 9-figure founders...
CrowdStrike Aims to Boost Cybersecurity

CrowdStrike Aims to Boost Cybersecurity

  AUSTIN, TX – CrowdStrike announced the 35 startups selected for its third annual Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and NVIDIA through its Inception program, fueling the next generation of AI-driven cloud security innovation....
Adobe: Holiday Shopping Hits Record $257 Billion Online

Adobe: Holiday Shopping Hits Record $257 Billion Online

  SAN JOSE, CA – Adobe released online shopping data this week for the 2025 holiday season, covering the period from Nov. 1 through Dec. 31, 2025. Analysis revealed a record holiday season online, propelled by a strong Cyber Week. Consumers spent $257.8...
AI Gaining Ground, but People Trust People

AI Gaining Ground, but People Trust People

  SEATTLE – A new consumer research study from Prosper exhibitor Levanta (pictured above at Prosper 2025 in Las Vegas), an affiliate marketing platform, reveals that while artificial intelligence has transformed how people research products, human voices...
The Fab 14 – Best Quotes of 2025

The Fab 14 – Best Quotes of 2025

  LAS VEGAS – The holiday shopping season is over and the new year is here. Possibilities, opportunities, and lessons learned all hang in the air. Looking back is a good way to look forward because it provides clues about future priorities—plus it’s just really...
Prosper Exhibitor SHEIN Opens New European Logistics Hub

Prosper Exhibitor SHEIN Opens New European Logistics Hub

  SINGAPORE – Prosper exhibitor SHEIN (pictured here at Prosper 2025 in Las Vegas), the global online fashion retailer, recently opened its new e-commerce logistics hub in Wrocław, Poland. The new centre is one of the most advanced facilities of its kind in...
AWS Weathers Cloud Security Gauntlet

AWS Weathers Cloud Security Gauntlet

  NEW YORK – Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) recently completed a comprehensive cloud security assessment of its AWS environment. Conducted in partnership with the OCC (Options Clearing Corporation), the evaluation assessed OCC’s cloud security...
TikTok Progress or DOA? 

TikTok Progress or DOA? 

  LAS VEGAS – Back in March 2025 at Prosper in Las Vegas, Michelle Barnum Smith at TikTok Shop Sellers confidently declared, “TikTok is not going away. People need to lean in and get their money.” At the time it did not seem so clear-cut. Congress had passed the...
Holiday Returns Increase by 16%

Holiday Returns Increase by 16%

SAN FRANCISCO – A 2025 Returns and Refunds Report from Seel, the agentic post-purchase platform, revealed that shoppers are buying earlier, returning items sooner, and expecting faster refunds. To view a summary of the report,...
TikTok Progress or DOA? 

“Live Shopping” has its Day as TikTok Shop Nails BFCM

  SINGAPORE – TikTok Shop reported its “Biggest BFCM Weekend Ever” thanks to “engaging Live Shopping events and inspiring content” from creators. Categories that included fashion, beauty, kitchen and home, decor, luxury resale items, food, and books did...
Never Too Early to Prepare for 2026

Never Too Early to Prepare for 2026

  SAN DIEGO – Much like Prosper attendees, Marc Hess is in end-of-the-year mode. As the newest member of the Prosper Advisory Council, he knows that all important end-of-year numbers are quickly piling up. “The seller mindset is focused on ending the year strong,...
Another AI Answer Engine Debuts

Another AI Answer Engine Debuts

TAMPA, FL – North America’s largest furniture store brand (Ashley) recently launched a fully transactional shopping experience through Perplexity, an AI-powered answer engine. With PayPal’s payment technology, the new experience gives customers the ability...
ChatGPT Launches Shopping Research Feature

ChatGPT Launches Shopping Research Feature

  SAN FRANCISCO – OpenAI’s ChatGPT recently introduced a new shopping research feature designed to help consumers find the “right” products. A news item on OpenAI decried the chore of “sifting through dozens of sites” in favor of simply describing “what...
BFCM Progress Report – View From the Trenches

BFCM Progress Report – View From the Trenches

  NEW YORK – Black Friday and cyber Monday are in the rear-view mirror and the holiday shopping season continues to hum along. Initial numbers are positive, but how’s it going out there in the trenches? Pathway asked a few FOPs (friends of Prosper) for a progress...