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Facebook Pay buttons are coming to online stores in August
Facebook is bringing support for its payments platform to online retailers starting in August.
Facebook opens its Messenger API for Instagram to all developers
Starting today, any developer who wants to start building for the platform can access the tool, with a phased rollout to business accounts to follow.
European Commission may soon open an antitrust investigation into Facebook
The EU is readying a formal antitrust probe into Facebook's classified ads operation.
Google wants to make shopping easier in Photos and Chrome
In Photos, Google is making it easier to search screenshots for products.
Amazon is opening a hair salon with an AR color bar
Amazon is opening its first salon in east London to show off its augmented reality tech and beauty products.
eBay's app will soon use image recognition to automate listing trading cards
eBay is making it easier and much faster to list individual cards to its platform for sale.
China cracks down on big tech companies with new anti-monopoly measures
China is clamping down on big tech conglomerates by tightening its anti-monopoly guidelines for internet and digital payment services. The new rules effectively block companies from forcing sellers to choose between the leading online players, a common practice in the country, reports Reuters. The guidelines are aimed at Chinese heavyweights including e-commerce providers such as Alibaba Group’s Taobao and JD.com and mobile payment services like Ant Group’s Alipay or Tencent’s WeChat Pay.
TikTok may let creators use their own product links in videos
The short-form video app has briefed advertisers on the tools that allow popular users to share affiliate links to products with the incentive of taking home a commission, according to the Financial Times.
Google is testing the ability to shop directly from YouTube videos
Your favorite creators could become informercial hosts.
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
On Thursday, e-commerce platform Shopify took offline two online stores affiliated with the president in response to Wednesday’s riot at the US Capitol.
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
Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Microsoft is adding new tools to help Edge find the lowest price on products and take advantage of coupons.
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
After it was delayed earlier in the year, Prime Day 2020 will reportedly start on October 13th.
At 25, eBay is a reminder of a bygone internet
eBay celebrates its quarter-century anniversary this week.
Instagram brings in-app shopping cart to all US businesses
Instagram is finally flipping the switch on the in-app shopping features it’s been testing for more than a year.
Amazon stops taking orders for some non-essentials in France and Italy
Amazon is taking dramatic steps to prioritize orders in areas hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The online retailer told Reuters in a statement that it would temporarily stop taking orders for "some non-essential products" in France and Italy to help Amazon warehouses focus on more vital deliveries. The company didn't say just what it was stopping, but it believes essentials include groceries, health products, household items, personal care, industrial goods, scientific products and pet supplies.
