Here’s a record of product releases and updates for late July from firms that supply companies to on-line retailers. There are updates on web site builders, social commerce, reside stream video, achievement, product authentication, and open-source ecommerce.
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Ecommerce Product Releases
Squarespace launches Fluid Engine. Squarespace, a web site constructing and ecommerce platform, has introduced the launch of Fluid Engine, a customizable internet design expertise for desktop and cellular by a sophisticated drag-and-drop sensible grid. Customers could have a brand new stage of management when arranging web page layouts, layering, alignment, full bleed positioning, and extra. Whereas Squarespace’s templates and staged format choices will stay out there, the Fluid Engine integration offers entry to a brand new enhancing paradigm.
Squarespace Fluid Engine
Small companies can now promote immediately in chats on Instagram. Meta has launched a brand new method to promote on Instagram: immediately by chat. With this new characteristic, certified small companies can request and acquire funds. As well as, sellers can chat with buyers in real-time and create a fee request with merchandise description and value. Consumers can chat about product customizations, monitor orders, and ask follow-up questions.
Venmo Small Enterprise Grant purposes out there. PayPal has introduced the Venmo Small Enterprise Grant, a brand new program for rising and small companies that can present monetary grants and mentorship companies to twenty new and present Venmo Enterprise Profile prospects. Every chosen firm will obtain $10,000 to cowl bills, similar to lease, internet improvement, or promotion. To use for the Grant, entrants should arrange a Enterprise Profile and full an software by August 11, 2022. Venmo will announce grant recipients in September 2022 based mostly on an analysis from the judging committee. Extra particulars can be found on this system’s touchdown web page.
CommentSold launches Videeo for reside video. CommentSold, a reside promoting platform, has introduced the launch of Videeo, a white-label, reside video commerce expertise for enterprises. Videeo permits retailers to ship branded reside video commerce experiences by integrating reside promoting right into a retailer’s present ecommerce stack. Consumers could make purchases by streaming reside shoppable movies through their most well-liked channel through the service provider’s web site, social media platforms, or cellular apps. Transactions happen on the retailer’s present ecommerce checkout.
Videeo
Amazon launches Vendor Pockets. Over the following few months, Amazon will roll out its new Vendor Pockets instrument to simplify world promoting. This early-stage fee characteristic offers sellers a hassle-free method to maintain, view, and switch Amazon retailer proceeds on to their checking account on their schedule — all inside Vendor Central. Enrolling in Amazon Vendor Pockets requires no price or minimal quantity, and account upkeep is free. When sellers convert and switch funds, volume-based forex conversion and worldwide switch charges will apply. Vendor Pockets is now out there to a choose variety of small companies. Amazon plans to gather suggestions from sellers and proceed to refine the instrument.
Amazon updates Account Well being Score. Amazon launched its new and improved Account Well being Score to assist sellers adhere to its insurance policies and keep good account well being. In August, Amazon will start rolling out the most recent model of the Account Well being Score to sellers in its U.S. and Canada shops and sellers in different worldwide shops in 2023. The brand new Account Well being Score is an easy-to-understand metric that offers sellers an total account evaluation — “Wholesome,” “At-Threat,” or “Unhealthy.” The brand new score system would be the figuring out issue for account suspension based mostly on gathered coverage violations. For excellent violations that negatively affect the score, a vendor can view the severity stage of every breach and prioritize essentially the most important points first. Amazon could have a devoted Account Well being Specialists staff to help sellers over the telephone or through e-mail in getting their accounts again on monitor.
osCommerce launches the most recent model of its free procuring cart. After a five-year wait, osCommerce launched its new model of the free procuring cart and open-source ecommerce platform. A vital improve from osCommerce 2.x and its forks, osCommerce v4 is fashionable, feature-rich software program designed for companies of any measurement. It’s pre-integrated with the osCommerce app store. osCommerce v4 is cellular and search-engine-optimization pleasant and consists of a number of sale channels, design themes, a visible editor, content material administration system, superior inventory and product administration options, open API, and extra.
osCommerce
eBay launches authentication for nice jewellery. In collaboration with the Gemological Institute of America, eBay’s Authenticity Assure service has expanded to incorporate nice jewellery from high luxurious manufacturers. New and pre-owned nice jewellery offered for at the least $500 shall be eligible. The providing will develop to incorporate high designer manufacturers similar to Bvlgari, Van Cleef & Arpels, David Yurman, Cartier, and Tiffany & Co. This marks the enlargement of eBay’s authentication service, which incorporates sneakers, watches, purses, and buying and selling playing cards.
Perpetua launches Amazon Demand-Aspect Platform. Perpetua, a participant in ecommerce promoting software program, is now providing a self-serve platform for creating, optimizing, and measuring Amazon Demand-Aspect Platform (DSP) adverts. Perpetua’s Amazon DSP Optimization empowers customers to construct every part of a DSP order in a single, linear workflow. Advertisers can (i) seamlessly create Amazon DSP orders paired with 11 pre-built viewers templates, (ii) generate audiences and creatives, and connect them to line objects, and (iii) goal your meant viewers, irrespective of how broad or slender in scope.
ShipBob declares Delivered Responsibility Paid. ShipBob, a world achievement platform, has introduced Delivered Responsibility Paid, a delivery service now out there all through all 30 ShipBob achievement facilities in the US, United Kingdom, and Eire — and for manufacturers with their very own warehouse that use ShipBob’s in-house achievement platform, Service provider Plus. ShipBob retailers can now allow buyers to ship to greater than 200 international locations whereas bypassing the complexities of value-added tax and different charges whereas streamlining customs clearance. To energy DDP, ShipBob has built-in with FlavorCloud, a cross-border delivery platform. ShipBob’s synthetic intelligence-powered expertise mechanically selects essentially the most optimum achievement middle, then delivers the very best delivery charges based mostly on its service community and assured DDP choices, permitting manufacturers a seamless method to attain a world market.
FlavorCloud
Amazon’s customized electrical supply automobiles from Rivian are rolling out throughout the U.S. Shoppers within the U.S. will start to see customized electrical supply automobiles from Rivian delivering their Amazon packages. The electrical automobiles will hit the highway in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas Metropolis, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Louis, amongst different cities. The rollout is the start of possible 1000’s of Amazon’s customized electrical supply automobiles in additional than 100 cities by the top of this yr — and 100,000 throughout the U.S. by 2030. Amazon has added 1000’s of charging stations at its supply stations throughout the nation and can proceed to put money into constructing an infrastructure to help a extra sustainable supply fleet. Moreover, Amazon has partnered with the sustainability nonprofit Ceres and a number of other different fleet operators to launch the Company Electrical Automobile Alliance, bringing collectively firms to speed up the transition to electrical automobiles.
