This week’s list of new products from companies serving e-commerce and omnichannel sellers includes tax compliance, accessibility, inventory, social media management, cross-channel order fulfillment, chargebacks, and direct-to-consumer management for perishables brands. Contains the latest information.
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New tools for sellers: May 21st
Avalara expands partnership with Shopify to enable global tax compliance for merchants. Avalarais a cloud-based tax compliance automation provider. Shopify By joining the Shopify Tax platform. According to Avalara, the expanded partnership will make it easier for Shopify merchants of all sizes to manage and automate. Global tax compliance. By joining the Shopify Tax Partner platform, Avalara provides all Shopify customers with global tax compliance requirements, including sales tax, value-added tax, tax exemption certificate management, 1099 and W-9 issuance, property taxes, and more. Now available.
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Zoovu releases tools for accessible e-commerce experiences. Zooba developer of AI-powered e-commerce experiences, complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1. These features include the ability to easily provide live video and audio captions, a 4.5:1 contrast ratio to ensure text is readable even by people with color blindness, up to 200% text resizing; This includes simple navigation with consistent menus and buttons.
eBay launches feature to simplify clothing resale listings. eBay We’ve launched the ‘Resell on eBay’ feature to simplify the listing process used clothing.This functionality is integrated into Certilogo’s secure design Digital ID. It can be accessed by scanning the connected product’s smart label. eBay plans to extend resale services to more brands using Certilogo digital ID and make it a default feature of the company’s Secure by Design technology.
E-commerce startup Purple Dot raises $10 million to reduce unsold inventory. purple dot, an e-commerce pre-order and waitlist platform, announced the closing of a $10 million Series A funding round led by European venture capital firm OpenOcean. Purple Dot’s pre-commerce solutions enable brands to sell sooner, reduce inventory risk, and reduce the number of stores. Purple Dot says the cash will allow it to continue building its platform and expand its reach to more brands and industries.
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Astound Digital and Shopify team up to improve outcomes for retail brands. aston digitala digital experience producer for brands, announced a strategic partnership with . Shopify. The partnership combines Astound’s retail knowledge with Shopify’s unified commerce services, with the goal of helping retailers break down silos between channels such as D2C. B2B, point of sale information. The partnership includes training and certification in Astound’s ability to support customers beyond online commerce.
Mastercard and Salesforce Announce Integration to Transform Trade Disputes. master Card and sales force announced new integrations to speed up transaction dispute resolution and reduce associated costs. The partnership brings together Salesforce’s Financial Services Cloud and Mastercard’s dispute resolution services to provide a powerful one-stop shop for information capture, dispute management, reporting, and services. Chargeback preventionMastercard’s services include Ethoca Alerts, which provides near real-time notifications when financial institutions generate chargebacks, and Ethoca Consumer Clarity, which provides issuing teams with purchasing insights.
Highperformr secures $3.5 million to help B2B businesses expand their social presence. High performera social AI platform for B2B businesses, has secured $3.5 million in seed funding and launched Highperformr for Teams, a product designed to help B2B companies operate more efficiently. social media workflow. The funding round was led by Venture Highway with participation from Neon, DeVC, and prominent angel investors. The investment will be used to further develop Highperformr’s native AI capabilities and build out its delivery network.
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Poshmark launches Promoted Closet marketing tool. poshmark, a fashion resale marketplace with a real-time social experience, has launched Promoted Closet, a paid marketing tool to help sellers drive sales and drive engagement with their listings. Promoted Closet, available in the U.S., leverages machine learning to match shoppers’ search terms with promoted products, ensuring relevancy and boosting sellers’ revenue on her Poshmark. Sellers can set and run weekly budgets and receive listing-level data reports such as impressions, clicks, and insights.
Gorgias raises $29M for AI-powered customer experience for e-commerce. Gorgias, the customer experience platform for e-commerce brands, announced $29 million in additional seed funding led by SaaStr and Alven, with participation from Horsley Bridge, Amplify, Shopify, Sapphire, CRV, and Transpose Platform. Gorgias will use the funding to expand its suite of AI tools, including Automate for. customer support. According to Gorgias, e-commerce brands can now exceed customer expectations with instant, on-brand answers to customer questions.
CedCommerce launches MCF connector to simplify cross-channel order fulfillment. CedCommercea multi-channel enabler, has released the MCF Connector with the aim of improving efficiency. Cross-channel order fulfillment For non-Amazon sellers. A seller can connect Shopify, eBay, TikTok Shop, and custom platforms to his MCF. This centralized platform streamlines order and inventory management and eliminates the need to juggle multiple systems.
Grip launches Pulse, next-generation order management system for fresh food brands. grip, a fresh produce supply chain technology and fulfillment provider, has introduced Pulse, an order management system and multi-directional dashboard for e-commerce brands. Pulse offers capabilities for D2C brands that ship Frozen and refrigerated productsIncludes real-time inventory management, batch number tracking, SKU-specific tracking, live carrier tracking data, multi-way updates with Shopify and other POS systems, and more. Bands can monitor daily shipments, refrigerant usage, and inventory movement without custom middleware or spreadsheets.
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