Ecommerce Industry News
Google launched a number of new features to help shoppers find deals through Google Shopping. One allows merchants to upload promos and deals in the Merchant Center at no charge. Here’s how Google described it: […]
As Google integrates with additional ecommerce tools to help it get more products in front of searchers’ eyeballs, it is also working on making deals more prominent to shoppers. Searches for “discount code” have increased […]
Google is giving merchants who use the Shopify ecommerce platform a leg up in search results, not only on Google and Google Shopping, but on YouTube, Google Images, and more. Bill Ready said a new […]
Google launched a curated shopping microsite called the Best Things for Everything Guide, “a microsite that highlights 1,000 products based on what’s popular on the web, so you can easily find great choices.” In announcing […]
Nearly a year into his job heading up commerce at Google, Bill Ready has made it his mission to democratize online retail. Ready has overseen a series of moves aiming to widen access to Google’s […]
eBay is offering advice to sellers on how to get exposure for their listings in Google Shopping, part of its “Traffic Month” series it’s running this month. Many would-be buyers begin their online shopping on […]
Departing PayPal executive Bill Ready confirmed via Twitter he’s heading to Google as its new President of Commerce. Indications of what this means for Google can be found on his LinkedIn bio, where he states […]
Etsy updated sellers on Friday about new capabilities of its Etsy Ads program that lets sellers advertise their listings across Etsy and Google Shopping. In the update, Etsy described the new features as follows: Bulk […]
Etsy launched a new platform to help sellers buy ads on Google to draw traffic to their listings on the Etsy marketplace. A spokesperson for the company told us, “Etsy Ads unifies the company’s existing […]
Expect more competition from China on Google Shopping thanks to a new deal announced on Monday. Google is investing in Alibaba rival JD.com, China’s second largest ecommerce player. “As part of our partnership,” Google wrote, […]