Gareth Cummings
Gareth Cummings is CEO of eDesk, the AI-powered helpdesk solution for eCommerce sellers. He previously served as CTO, leading product and engineering as the company scaled to support thousands of customers globally.
Before joining eDesk, Gareth held senior roles at Brite:Bill (acquired by Amdocs), Sentenial (a next-generation cloud payments platform processing billions each month), and Globoforce (now Workhuman), one of Ireland’s few tech unicorns.
He holds a BSc in Computer Science from Trinity College Dublin and was awarded the Kenneth Mulkearns Memorial Medal for academic excellence
Inflation eased in 2025, but cost pressure for e-commerce sellers remained high. Acquisition costs climbed, margins stayed tight, and growth became harder to earn. That makes one thing clear: sellers cannot afford to lose the customers acquired during the holiday shopping season. In 2026, retention is the growth strategy. Retaining holiday customers is often overlooked…




