Ecommerce Industry News
Facebook updated its “Regulated Goods” policy to add firearms to the policy. The New York Times said the company was banning private sales of guns, calling it a move meant to clamp down on unlicensed gun transactions. […]
While retailers were busy attracting shoppers to their Columbus Day sales on Monday, Facebook was busy working to attract retailers, telling them why it’s the right platform for them to reach mobile shoppers. Facebook is […]
Facebook launched a host of changes to make business pages more effective when accessed on mobile devices, including a new Shop section. Other changes include new and more prominent call-to-action buttons. And this may be […]
Facebook, which already offers Buy buttons on ads, told a news outlet it is bringing shopping to business pages. Facebook is testing Buy buttons that will enable shoppers to complete purchases without leaving the social networking site. […]
Facebook is turning into an online swap-meet in Australia, according to the Sydney Morning Herald – and it’s become a magnet for eBay buyers and sellers. “As more than 9 million Australians flock to Facebook every day, […]
Last summer, Facebook began testing Buy buttons, announcing that with the feature, users could click the Buy button on ads and Page posts to purchase a product directly from a business, without leaving Facebook. This […]
In March, we told you about the new “payments service” from Facebook. On Wednesday, the company told EcommerceBytes it has begun rolling out the feature to users in the New York City area and has […]
Facebook is welcoming online merchants to its Messenger chat platform, the mobile app that is its answer to texting. But there’s no “Buy button” in this announcement. The company previewed the new “Businesses on Messenger” […]
Facebook’s brand new payment service has several things going for it that might sound appealing to online sellers – first of all, it’s free. Secondly, there’s no risk of chargebacks since senders cannot use credit […]
Sellers are losing yet another source of free traffic thanks to Facebook’s acquisition of TheFind. The ecommerce search engine, which provided a source of free and low-cost traffic to online merchants, will go offline in […]