Key Takeaways The holiday shopping season now starts earlier and runs longer, pushing brands to prepare inventory, fulfillment and promotions well ahead of the traditional Black Friday rush. Rising customer expectations, international market growth, flexible...
Key Takeaways EcommerceBytes, launched as AuctionBytes in 1999 by Ina and David Steiner, has ceased publication after 27 years of covering eBay, Amazon, Etsy and other marketplaces. The shutdown follows the Steiners’ $55.7 million settlement with eBay over the...
Key Takeaways Keep Converting raised $2 million in pre-seed funding led by Nuwa Capital and COTU Ventures to build AI-generated product pages personalized for every visitor. The platform reports an average 64% conversion lift for e-commerce clients, targeting the 98%...
Key Takeaways Walmart expanded sub-30-minute delivery to 38 U.S. markets and grew fast delivery 48% during the quarter, with stores serving as last-mile fulfillment nodes for 80% of e-commerce orders. More than 50% of Walmart’s e-commerce fulfillment volume now...
Key Takeaways Amazon has joined YouTube Shopping as an affiliate partner, letting creators tag Amazon products in videos and livestreams while earning a commission on every sale. YouTube Shopping’s gross merchandise volume grew 13-fold globally between the first...
Key Takeaways Nearly two-thirds of shoppers now lean on AI-assisted tools to evaluate and select products, pushing brands to optimize for AI-powered search or risk losing consideration. Price still matters, but consumers increasingly weigh factors like ethical...
Key Takeaways Video gaming is the world’s fastest-growing e-commerce vertical, with a 13.3% compound annual growth rate projected to lift the market to $633.8 billion by 2035. Emerging economies fuel this surge, claiming 42 of the 50 fastest-growing markets and...
Key Takeaways Amazon plans to grow Prime Air drone delivery to nearly 500 U.S. cities and towns by the end of 2026, a sixfold jump from its current reach. Drones deliver items weighing 5 pounds or less in as fast as 30 minutes, covering more than 60% of the products...
Key takeaways U.S. e-commerce sales reached $340.2 billion in Q2 2026, rising 12.2% from a year earlier and outpacing total retail growth. E-commerce accounted for 17.1% of total U.S. retail sales in Q2 2026, showing online sales continue to gain share. In the second...
Key Takeaways Registration is open for Prosper 2027, set for March 2-3, 2027, at Wynn Las Vegas, where operators, brand owners, agencies, platforms and investors gather to grow their businesses. The 2027 event moves the conference, expo and networking onto a single...
Key Takeaways Switching from polybags to shrink wrap keeps Amazon from measuring phantom dimensions, stopping the per-unit fee leak that compounds into real money at 8-figure volume. Running a steady weekly replenishment cadence and splitting shipments to...
Key Takeaways The Supreme Court’s ruling that IEEPA tariffs were unlawful has delivered large refunds to enterprise brands like Apple, Nike and FedEx, strengthening their earnings and pricing flexibility. Smaller and mid-size e-commerce sellers still carry the...
Key Takeaways AdLabs’ RPC bidding engine sets bids based on what a click is actually worth, giving advertisers full transparency into every decision instead of a black box. The company’s MCP server connects Amazon accounts directly to AI assistants like...
The marketplace industry has changed. Brands selling across Amazon, Walmart and other channels are getting larger and more sophisticated. Technology is moving fast, AI is reshaping everything from product discovery to daily operations and businesses want partners who...
