Every week we publish an overview of new products from companies serving e-commerce and omnichannel merchants. This week’s articles include the latest on virtual world stores, customized checkouts, multi-channel management, AI website builders, cross-channel commerce, omnichannel fulfillment, product images, and global sourcing.
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New Tools for Merchants: June 10
IKEA opens virtual store on Roblox. IKEA We have opened a virtual store called Colleague games To Roblox Launching on June 24, the virtual store will offer a limited number of paid roles that will allow users to immerse themselves in the IKEA world, marking IKEA’s first foray into mainstream gaming.
IKEA’s “Colleague Game”
Shopify Acquires Checkout Blocks for Customized Checkouts. Shopify Acquired Checkout Blockis a company that provides a no-code solution that allows Shopify merchants to customize their checkout. The Checkout Block allows Shopify Plus merchants to add additional fields to their checkout. Collect additional data Or, you can show new information to shoppers, control how shipping and payment options are displayed, and design a fully branded checkout. Checkout Blocks offers a free Starter plan to all Shopify Plus merchants.
Newegg Announces SellingPilot, a Multi-Channel Marketplace Management Solution. New Egg CommerceA marketplace specializing in home appliances has been launched Sales PilotMarketplace management platform. SellingPilot works with Amazon, Walmart, and others to Manage your product listings SellingPilot enables sellers to (i) leverage AI tools to optimize product descriptions and keywords for more efficient customer service, (ii) reach out via email and create campaigns for platforms like TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram, and (iii) get timely and competitive pricing data.
Bluehost WonderSuite Launches AI Website Creator. Bluehosta WordPress hosting platform, has announced AI Website Creator, which allows WordPress users to leverage AI to create personalized websites with highly relevant content, images, and pages. Bluehost’s WonderSuite with AI Website Creator is included in Bluehost’s WordPress hosting plans. It offers WordPress website building with intuitive AI onboarding (WonderStart), content and block creation (WonderTheme and WonderBlocks), ongoing AI assistance (WonderHelp), and ecommerce capabilities (WonderCart) to help small business owners sell more products.
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Till Payments Partners with BigCommerce to Enable Cross-Channel Commerce. Until paymentA subsidiary of Canada-based payment processor Nuvei, Big Commerce To deliver Transaction Processing Features for B2C and B2B brands. Till’s online checkout for BigCommerce allows merchants to accept payments, pre-authorize transactions, manage refunds, utilize 3DS2 authentication technology, accept multiple currencies, take payments with stored credit cards, and integrate built-in checkout. Multi-channel merchants on BigCommerce can use Till Payments to integrate in-store and online payment services.
Fintech Affirm expands payment services with ‘Pay in 2’ and ‘Pay in 30’ options. AssertAffirm has announced two new payment options for its installment network: 2 installments and 30 installments. According to Affirm, these options are More options It gives consumers flexibility when they use Affirm’s app, making affordability possible across a wider range of transactions.
eBay releases product image background correction tool. Ebay Introducing AI-powered background enhancement tool to help merchants Product photography Enhance your background with AI from everyday snapshots. The tool removes the background from existing photos, leaving only the actual product you’re selling, and places it on an AI-generated background of your choice. Background enhancement is available for iOS app users and will be rolling out to Android soon.
eBay’s AI-powered background enhancement tool.
‘Alibaba Guaranteed’ simplifies global procurement for SMEs. Alibaba Simplify global procurement, Trusted Supply Chain Through Alibaba Guaranteed, U.S. small businesses can source products at a fixed price with a guaranteed delivery date, including shipping, and then Alibaba will deliver the products. Additionally, the platform also handles financial and after-sales services, including refunds for defective orders and free domestic returns for defective products.
Fulfillment platform OneRail acquires Orderbot for omnichannel fulfillment. One Rail, Last Mile Delivery Fulfillment Services The Vancouver-based company has a network of 12 million drivers across North America. Order Botis an enterprise inventory and distributed order management platform. According to OneRail, the acquisition will combine Orderbot’s inventory and order management capabilities with OneRail’s OmniPoint cloud-based last-mile operating system and delivery network to create a comprehensive solution that streamlines the fulfillment process, reduces costs and improves order accuracy.
Mastercard partners with identity platform Trulioo to streamline onboarding. Truliois a global identity verification platform. master Card Streamline digital onboarding for consumers across apps and platforms. Trulioo will leverage Mastercard’s identity solutions to power its Person Match and Risk Intelligence products, Identity Insights and Risk Scores Through a customizable dashboard. Trulioo said this will diversify its suite beyond API-based products and enhance the consumer onboarding process. The collaboration will also enhance Mastercard’s Onboard Risk Check product by incorporating Trulioo’s global business identity verification services.
Bloomreach has partnered with Valantic and Commercetools to launch the B2B Accelerator. Bloomreachan e-commerce personalization platform, has announced an expanded partnership with a digital consulting firm. Valantic Configurable Commerce Platform Commerce Tools Through the launch of the B2B Accelerator, B2B brands Composable Technology StackThis includes Bloomreach’s Discovery site search. According to Bloomreach, companies that use the Accelerator will accelerate their time to market, time to value, and reduce the risks associated with the transition to composable commerce.
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