Ecommerce Industry News
In mid-May, Facebook launched a new tool for sellers so they could set up a shop on their Facebook business page or Instagram profile and feature those “Facebook Shops” in stories and ads. Today, Facebook […]
Sellers and others who have a Facebook Business Page can now start charging for live events with the potential to turn shoppers and followers into paying students – think virtual Adult Ed classes. Facebook announced […]
Facebook said a study of small businesses around the world shows they’re hurting as a result of COVID-19, and the social networking company vowed to help. Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg announced the availability of […]
Facebook is now allowing sellers to list and advertise non-medical face masks, it announced on Wednesday. In March, it had temporarily banned ads and commerce listings for masks on its apps “to help protect against […]
Facebook launched Facebook Shops today along with complementary features across its apps that will “inspire people to shop and make buying and selling online easier.” Facebook is working with ecommerce platforms including Shopify, BigCommerce, and […]
A new study out last month indicates Google does a better job than Facebook at driving online sales. The study by Israeli analytics firm Oribi analyzed the online shopping behavior of over 5.2 million consumers […]
Facebook came in 9th place in the 2020 Sellers Choice Awards, up two slots from 2019. It still offers a local classifieds platform, but Facebook is expanding the ways sellers can reach buyers. In January 2020, […]
Facebook attempted to stifle competition and use its market power to do so, according to a class action lawsuit filed by four developers on January 16, 2020, the Verge reported. And the plaintiffs are trying […]
eBay and Facebook agreed to better combat fake reviews, according to UK regulator Competition & Markets Authority (CMA), which said the companies have already taken some action. In a post on Twitter on Wednesday, the […]
Most consumers don’t plan to shop on social platforms in the new year, according to new survey results released by Shopkick, maker of a shopping rewards app. That said, Facebook is the most popular of […]