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Report: Poshmark Rethinking Change to Fee Structure After 2 Weeks
October 20, 2024

About two weeks after lowering fees for sellers but raising them for buyers, online marketplace Poshmark is reportedly rethinking that change. Some users of the Poshmark app have seen a message saying, “We’re actively working on our new fee structure to better meet your needs....

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Buybuy Baby Shutters Stores by Year’s End to Go Digital-Only
October 18, 2024

Buybuy Baby’s brick-and-mortar comeback seems to be short-lived. The baby retailer — which had been part of Bed Bath and Beyond — closed and liquidated 115 locations last year as its parent went bankrupt. Months later, it announced a new strategy and the opening of...

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AI Tools and Independent Sellers Key at Record Amazon Sales Event
October 10, 2024

Amazon says customers saved more than $1 billion during its October shopping event. The eCommerce giant touted this statistic in a Thursday (Oct. 10) press release in the wake of its latest Prime Big Deal Days event, which it dubbed its “biggest ever.” While not providing specific figures,...

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Mercado Libre Sells Record 20 Million Products in August as Argentina Recovers
October 09, 2024

Mercado Libre is witnessing a consumption recovery in Argentina amid a period of “profound economic transition.” The Latin American eCommerce/FinTech platform announced Tuesday (Oct. 8) that it had sold a record 20 million products on its platform in August. “While in the first months of...

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Instacart Expands Shoppable TV Partnership With Roku
October 09, 2024

Instacart says it is expanding its advertising partnership with streaming TV platform Roku.  As the food delivery company noted in a news release Wednesday (Oct. 9), Roku and Instacart have been collaborating since last year to offer advertisers insights to gauge the impact of TV...

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Richemont Hands Off YNAP to Mytheresa for $608 Million
October 07, 2024

Cartier owner Richemont is selling its luxury eCommerce platform Yoox Net-a-Porter to online retailer Mytheresa. The $608 million deal, announced Monday (Oct. 7), ends a monthslong search by Richemont for a new owner for Yoox Net-a-Porter (YNAP). “Mytheresa and YNAP have each earned a strong...

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TikTok Shop Turns to Storfund to Improve Seller Cash Flow
October 07, 2024

TikTok Shop has teamed with Storfund to offer sellers an embedded cash flow solution. The new offering, dubbed Daily Advance, is the first of its kind in a major U.S. marketplace, according to a Monday (Oct. 7) press release. It will see Storfund — a London-based FinTech providing...

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Amazon and Temu Copy Each Other in Battle for Sellers
October 06, 2024

Temu’s attempt to attract Amazon’s merchants has transformed the way both companies do business. That’s according to a report Sunday (Oct. 6) by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), which said Amazon has developed a new storefront that showcases the sort of lower-priced products found on...

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Amazon and Walmart Dial Up Search to Boost Consumer Loyalty
October 04, 2024

Amazon and Walmart are improving their search capabilities with next-gen technologies such as generative artificial intelligence (AI) in an effort to increase consumers’ spending and loyalty. Amazon shared Wednesday (Oct. 2) how new features are improving the visual search experience. These include showing images to...