Amazon
Will Amazon Autos Transform Local Car Sales?
Amazon has found its latest conquest: selling cars. This follows its entries into massive new markets such as healthcare, advertising, and cloud computing.
Cyber Week
Cyber Week Shopping: Naughty and Nice
The figures are in: Cyber week has reached record consumer spending levels – a positive sign amidst a softened economy. Indeed, several predictions called for a dip in non-essential spending this holiday season. The evidence looks good so far, though there’s still time for declines
Amazon
Amazon Inches Closer to Last Mile Drone Delivery
Amazon has reached the latest milestone in the elusive dream for last-mile logistics: ubiquitous drone delivery. After recently concluded its delivery trials in California, it’s now moving on to the next test market: Phoenix.
eCommerce
Google Shopping Gets a Brain Transplant
Google announced this week that AI will now be infused in the Shopping tab. This includes more intelligent shopping suggestions as well as a new personalized scrollable feed of shoppable items.
eCommerce
YouTube and Shopify Challenge TikTok Shop
YouTube has formed a deal with Shopify to make more content shoppable. There are already lots of products promoted on YouTube – some of which are shoppable – but the latest brings greater ability to click and buy on the spot.
Amazon
Prime Day Sets New Records
This week saw “Black Friday in July.” That’s right, it was Prime Day… which is actually two days. The Amazon-invented holiday broke records this year and we have all the data and takeaways.
eCommerce
Shopify and Target Give SMBs a Path to Scale
Shopify announced this week that it has partnered with Target to give its merchants online amplification and distribution on Target.com.
Amazon
Tiger Pistol Adds Amazon Sponsored Display Ads to its Platform
Tiger Pistol has beefed up its platform. The company recently told Localogy that it’s among a few select partners to take part in Amazon’s Sponsored Display product, currently in beta.
eBay
Gen AI in eCommerce: eBay Joins the Party
The list of eCommerce players rapidly integrating generative AI features continues to grow. And the latest entrant is one of the original eCommerce engines: eBay. streamlining product listings.
eCommerce
Is Marketplace Meta’s Hidden Gem?
Something caught my eye this morning in the course of my usual daily browsing of tech related news. It was about that year-round online garage
Amazon
Amazon Steps Closer to Last-Mile Nirvana
The FAA has approved Amazon’s request for its Prime Air service to fulfill drone deliveries beyond line-of-sight proximity. What does this mean for local commerce?
eCommerce
Hibu Launches Amazon Ads for SMBs
Hibu has announced that Amazon ads have been added to its SMB-focused digital marketing bundle. First teased back in October and available starting this week, the partnership involves Amazon’s Sponsored Display ads, which are targeted to high-intent Amazon shoppers.
eCommerce
TikTok Boosts eCommerce with Computer Vision
Shoppable content continues to be an ongoing effort at TikTok, which mostly sits under its TikTok Shop program. It recently advanced these efforts with automated product tagging.
Amazon
FedEx Jumps into eCommerce-as-a-Service
There’s a new eCommerce player in town: FedEX. A longtime component in the broader eCommerce value chain, it’s now expanding its position from shipping & logistics to business-facing software.
Data Scout
Cyber Week Spending: Good News and Bad
The figures are in: Cyber week has reached record consumer spending levels – a positive sign amidst a softened economy. However, there’s still time for declines in the remainder of the holiday shopping season.
Amazon
Amazon Continues Social Push with Meta and Snap
Amazon’s continued social push brings shopping to popular social feeds. It has accelerated in the past month, including deals with both Meta and Snap. We examine both.
Augmented reality
Google Pretties Up its Immersive Ad Ambitions
Google has taken immersive shopping to the next step. Its new AR Beauty ads simulate what lipstick, eyeshadow, and foundation shades look like on users’ faces before they buy.
eCommerce
Will TikTok Break into Native eCommerce?
We continue to track clues that TikTok has its own homegrown eCommerce program brewing. Known as “Trendy Beat” it’s a shopping section where TikTok will act natively as an eCommerce store, similar to Amazon.
buy now pay later
Save Now, Buy Later Takes Flight
We’ve written extensively about buy now, pay later [BNPL]. This branch of the payments ecosystem lets consumers (and businesses) take immediate possession of goods and
Amazon
Amazon Brings Custom Stores to Third-Party Apps
Amazon continues to find new places to sell you things. The latest is its “Amazon Anywhere” service that brings eCommerce to third-party apps and games, including customized and branded stores.