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...
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...
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,...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
CHINA – SHEIN’s Weilong Zhaoqing High-Tech Logistics Park facility in China recently achieved carbon neutrality by reducing the majority of its emissions at source. The facility has also achieved a zero waste to Landfill certification that verifies that its...
by Assaf Sternfeld, CEO, Cabilly & Co. NEW YORK – If you sell on Amazon, you’ve likely noticed more discussions in seller communities about sudden Amazon seller suspensions linked to review manipulation. This isn’t a passing trend – Amazon has...
PURCHASE, N.Y. – According to preliminary insights from Mastercard SpendingPulse™, U.S. retail sales (excluding automobiles) were up +4.1% on Black Friday (Nov. 28) compared to Black Friday 2024. Mastercard SpendingPulse measures in-store and online...
SAN FRANCISCO – DoorDash and Family Dollar are partnering to offer on-demand delivery of convenience items, household goods, and more. The popular DoorDash app will now encompass approximately 7,000 Family Dollar stores for consumers across the U.S. “At...
HUDSON YARDS, N.Y. – Deloitte’s “2025 Black Friday-Cyber Monday Survey” revealed that consumers plan to spend an average of $622 during Black Friday-Cyber Monday (BFCM) shopping events (Thursday, Nov. 27 – Monday, Dec. 1), down 4%...
BENTONVILLE, AR — Walmart Inc.’s Board of Directors elected 51-year-old John Furner as its new president and CEO, succeeding Doug McMillon, 59. Furner officially takes his post starting February 1, 2026. Furner was also elected to the company’s Board of...
