Here’s a checklist of product releases and updates for late July from firms that supply providers to on-line retailers. There are updates on web site builders, social commerce, dwell stream video, achievement, product authentication, and open-source ecommerce.

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Ecommerce Product Releases

Squarespace launches Fluid Engine. Squarespace, a web site constructing and ecommerce platform, has introduced the launch of Fluid Engine, a customizable internet design expertise for desktop and cell by means of a complicated drag-and-drop good grid. Customers can have a brand new stage of management when arranging web page layouts, layering, alignment, full bleed positioning, and extra. Whereas Squarespace’s templates and staged structure choices will stay accessible, the Fluid Engine integration offers entry to a brand new enhancing paradigm.

Small companies can now promote immediately in chats on Instagram. Meta has launched a brand new approach to promote on Instagram: immediately by means of chat. With this new characteristic, certified small companies can request and acquire funds. As well as, sellers can chat with buyers in real-time and create a fee request with merchandise description and worth. Consumers can chat about product customizations, monitor orders, and ask follow-up questions.

Venmo Small Enterprise Grant purposes accessible. PayPal has introduced the Venmo Small Enterprise Grant, a brand new program for rising and small companies that can present monetary grants and mentorship providers to twenty new and present Venmo Enterprise Profile clients. Every chosen firm will obtain $10,000 to cowl bills, reminiscent of lease, internet improvement, or promotion. To use for the Grant, entrants should arrange a Enterprise Profile and full an software by August 11, 2022. Venmo will announce grant recipients in September 2022 primarily based on an analysis from the judging committee. Extra particulars can be found on this system’s touchdown web page.

CommentSold launches Videeo for dwell video. CommentSold, a dwell promoting platform, has introduced the launch of Videeo, a white-label, dwell video commerce know-how for enterprises. Videeo permits retailers to ship branded dwell video commerce experiences by integrating dwell promoting right into a retailer’s present ecommerce stack. Consumers could make purchases by streaming dwell shoppable movies through their most popular channel through the service provider’s web site, social media platforms, or cell apps. Transactions happen on the retailer’s present ecommerce checkout.

Amazon launches Vendor Pockets. Over the following few months, Amazon will roll out its new Vendor Pockets software to simplify world promoting. This early-stage fee characteristic offers sellers a hassle-free approach to maintain, view, and switch Amazon retailer proceeds on to their checking account on their schedule — all inside Vendor Central. Enrolling in Amazon Vendor Pockets requires no value or minimal quantity, and account upkeep is free. When sellers convert and switch funds, volume-based foreign money conversion and worldwide switch charges will apply. Vendor Pockets is now accessible to a choose variety of small companies. Amazon plans to gather suggestions from sellers and proceed to refine the software.

Amazon updates Account Well being Score. Amazon launched its new and improved Account Well being Score to assist sellers adhere to its insurance policies and preserve good account well being. In August, Amazon will start rolling out the most recent model of the Account Well being Score to sellers in its U.S. and Canada shops and sellers in different worldwide shops in 2023. The brand new Account Well being Score is an easy-to-understand metric that offers sellers an total account evaluation — “Wholesome,” “At-Threat,” or “Unhealthy.” The brand new score system would be the figuring out issue for account suspension primarily based on accrued coverage violations. For excellent violations that negatively affect the score, a vendor can view the severity stage of every breach and prioritize essentially the most vital points first. Amazon can have a devoted Account Well being Specialists group to assist sellers over the cellphone or through e-mail in getting their accounts again on monitor.

osCommerce launches the most recent model of its free procuring cart. After a five-year wait, osCommerce launched its new model of the free procuring cart and open-source ecommerce platform. A important improve from osCommerce 2.x and its forks, osCommerce v4 is trendy, feature-rich software program designed for companies of any dimension. It’s pre-integrated with the osCommerce app store. osCommerce v4 is cell and search-engine-optimization pleasant and consists of a number of sale channels, design themes, a visible editor, content material administration system, superior inventory and product administration options, open API, and extra.

eBay launches authentication for fantastic jewellery. In collaboration with the Gemological Institute of America, eBay’s Authenticity Assure service has expanded to incorporate fantastic jewellery from prime luxurious manufacturers. New and pre-owned fantastic jewellery bought for at the very least $500 shall be eligible. The providing will broaden to incorporate prime designer manufacturers reminiscent of Bvlgari, Van Cleef & Arpels, David Yurman, Cartier, and Tiffany & Co. This marks the enlargement of eBay’s authentication service, which incorporates sneakers, watches, purses, and buying and selling playing cards.

Perpetua launches Amazon Demand-Aspect Platform. Perpetua, a participant in ecommerce promoting software program, is now providing a self-serve platform for creating, optimizing, and measuring Amazon Demand-Aspect Platform (DSP) adverts. Perpetua’s Amazon DSP Optimization empowers customers to construct every element of a DSP order in a single, linear workflow. Advertisers can (i) seamlessly create Amazon DSP orders paired with 11 pre-built viewers templates, (ii) generate audiences and creatives, and fasten them to line gadgets, and (iii) goal your supposed viewers, regardless of how broad or slim in scope.

ShipBob pronounces Delivered Responsibility Paid. ShipBob, a world achievement platform, has introduced Delivered Responsibility Paid, a transport service now accessible all through all 30 ShipBob achievement facilities in the US, United Kingdom, and Eire — and for manufacturers with their very own warehouse that use ShipBob’s in-house achievement platform, Service provider Plus. ShipBob retailers can now allow buyers to ship to greater than 200 international locations whereas bypassing the complexities of value-added tax and different charges whereas streamlining customs clearance. To energy DDP, ShipBob has built-in with FlavorCloud, a cross-border transport platform. ShipBob’s synthetic intelligence-powered know-how robotically selects essentially the most optimum achievement middle, then delivers the perfect transport charges primarily based on its provider community and assured DDP choices, permitting manufacturers a seamless approach to attain a world market.

Amazon’s customized electrical supply automobiles from Rivian are rolling out throughout the U.S. Shoppers within the U.S. will start to see customized electrical supply automobiles from Rivian delivering their Amazon packages. The electrical automobiles will hit the street in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas Metropolis, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Louis, amongst different cities. The rollout is the start of possible hundreds of Amazon’s customized electrical supply automobiles in additional than 100 cities by the tip of this yr — and 100,000 throughout the U.S. by 2030. Amazon has added hundreds of charging stations at its supply stations throughout the nation and can proceed to spend money on constructing an infrastructure to assist a extra sustainable supply fleet. Moreover, Amazon has partnered with the sustainability nonprofit Ceres and a number of other different fleet operators to launch the Company Electrical Car Alliance, bringing collectively firms to speed up the transition to electrical automobiles.