Alibaba.com opens its platform to the US
Alibaba this month opened its platform in the USA.
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The latest news about retail ads. Retail media ads are digital ads that are placed on retailer websites and apps. They are typically displayed on search results pages, product detail pages, and category pages. Retail media ads can be used to promote products and services from both the retailer itself and other brands.
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Court forbids Amazon to advertise in Google search with a brand owned by a retailer
The German Federal Court of Justice – Der Bundesgerichtshof – this week decided that a trademark owner can oppose the use of his brand keyword in an advertisement on Google search.
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European Commission opens antitrust investigation into Amazon Marketplace
The European Commission yesterday opened an antitrust investigation to assess whether Amazon’s use of sensitive data from independent retailers who sell on its marketplace is in breach of EU competition rules.
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Amazon launches Counter pickup in the US
Amazon Counter is a new network of staffed pickup points that gives Amazon customers the option to pick up their packages in-store at a partner location.
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Google introduces landing page performances on Shopping campaigns
Google this week introduced a “Landing pages” page enabling advertisers to understand how landing pages are performing on Shopping campaigns in Google Ads.
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African online retailer Jumia goes public and shares close up 75%
Last month, Africa’s largest e-commerce platform filed the paperwork with SEC to go public on the New York Stock Exchange. Yesterday, Jumia went public and the stock closed up 75% at $25.46 per share. Initially the stock was priced at $14.5.
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Amazon third-party sellers represent more than 50% of Amazon's retail business
Jeffrey Bezos, CEO of Amazon, yesterday shared the annual letter to share owners where he has shown the share of physical gross merchandise sales sold on Amazon by independent third-party sellers, a percentage that reached 58% in 2018.
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Groupon achieves 200 million app downloads
Groupon yesterday announced it has achieved 200 million app downloads across iOS and Android. Groupon says it is the third most visited retail app in the United States, behind only Amazon and Walmart.
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Amazon introduces a minimum sales fee in Europe and changes seller fees
As of June 5, Amazon will change the % sales fees in Europe, and will introduce a minimum sales fee of 0.30 Euro, except for food and media. The main change on the sales fees will occur in jewelry and watches, where the fee reduction was 75% for jewelry.
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Microsoft Advertising launches Sponsored Products beta
Sponsored Products is an ad type that enables manufacturers to boost visibility and drive more traffic for their top products in shopping campaigns.
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Uber Eats was the food delivery app most downloaded in 2018
Uber beat the food delivery app competitors in 2018, when it comes to the number of downloads. According to app download estimates from Sensor Tower, Uber Eats was the food delivery app most downloaded in 2018 worldwide, but also in the US.
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Amazon tests autonomous delivery in Washington
Amazon Scout is an autonomous delivery device (in the picture), a delivery bot, and since yesterday a total of 6 Amazon Scouts are delivering packages in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. Sean Scott, vice president of Amazon Scout, wrote that the Amazon Scouts were designed to safely get packages to
