China cracks down on big tech companies with new anti-monopoly measures
New rules ban e-commerce sites from forcing sellers to use their services.
ECommerce
TikTok may let creators use their own product links in videos
It's banking on creators to sell products and pocket the commission
Google is testing the ability to shop directly from YouTube videos
Your favorite creators could become informercial hosts.
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Amazon is finally enforcing its rules that ban QAnon-promoting goods
It may take a few days to remove all of the products.
Shopify delists Trump-affiliated online stores
The company has pulled the stores for violating its policy against promoting violence.
Walgreens offers same-day pickup for online orders
You can collect items from a store, curbside or a drive-through in as little as 30 minutes.
Microsoft Edge now offers a built-in coupon tool
No need to install an extension like Honey anymore.
Instacart now offers same-day delivery from Best Buy
The option is available for almost every store in the US.
WhatsApp makes shopping within its app easier
A new button on business pages will take you to product catalogs.
Google expands its free Shopping listings to merchants worldwide
It's rolling out Local Services Ads in several European countries too.
Amazon Prime Day will reportedly start on October 13th
An official announcement could come as soon as September 27th.
At 25, eBay is a reminder of a bygone internet
The company hit the quarter-century mark today.
Instagram brings in-app shopping cart to all US businesses
And Facebook will get a ‘shop’ section of its own.
Amazon stops taking orders for some non-essentials in France and Italy
It wants to keep vital shipments going during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Amazon reinstates FedEx Ground as a shipping option for Prime sellers
Amazon suspended that method last month, blaming poor delivery performance from FedEx.
eBay, Visa and Mastercard pull out of Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency
Stripe's out as well, while PayPal also backed out of the project last week.
Toys 'R' Us debuts a new website, but you're really buying from Target
It's an important step in the retailer's attempt at a comeback.
Not even Allbirds is safe from Amazon's copycat ways
The e-commerce giant's Allbirds clone cost a fraction of the originals.
Pinterest's latest Lens update makes it easier to buy items in your photos
The site’s updated visual search will scan for items you can buy online.
