Every week we publish a summary of new products from companies serving e-commerce merchants, including the latest on AI assistants, video advertising, website builders, multi-channel fulfillment, composable commerce, B2B financing, and cross-border and last-mile logistics.
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Amazon launches generative AI-based sales assistant. Amazon We have announced the beta version of Project Amelia, a generative AI-powered personal assistant for merchants that can respond to things like: Seller Questions It also provides quick access to key business metrics and reports. Amazon says Amelia will deliver more personalized experiences and become increasingly capable of conversing with sellers, anticipating their needs, taking action and resolving problems on their behalf.
Amazon’s Project Amelia
ShipStation integrates with Google Merchant Center to enhance shipping forecasts. Ship StationA delivery platform with over 400 integrations and partnerships, Google Shopping Content APIThis feature empowers ShipStation customers to provide precise, location-specific information. delivery View predictions in Google at time of purchase: ShipStation syncs order tracking history with Google, including key timestamps and tracking details. Google’s machine learning models analyze this data to predict accurate delivery times for shoppers.
Saltbox has launched a delivery platform for emerging e-commerce businesses. Salt Boxhas launched Parsel, a flexible warehousing and logistics solutions provider and shipping platform for emerging and expanding e-commerce businesses. Parsel offers features like shipping savings (up to $2 per shipment), automated fulfillment, packing suggestions, and access to dedicated carriers with special rates, all designed to help small e-commerce businesses. Faster, cheaper shippingParsel integrates with major e-commerce platforms and is designed to work in conjunction with Saltbox’s workspace and logistics services.
FedEx has launched its customer-facing commerce platform, Fdx. FedEx Announced translation Now available to customers in the United States, Fdx leverages FedEx Network Insights to Customer journeyFdx can be customized and extended based on your company’s needs and brand. Core capabilities include a centralized branded platform with predictive shipping quotes, advanced modeling from carbon footprint data, branded order tracking, label generation, return status tracking, and insights surfacing.
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HubSpot Introduces Built-in AI for Marketing Growth. HubSpot The company has released Breeze, a built-in AI to power its marketing platform. Breeze includes Copilot, a chat-based AI companion that provides personalized insights and recommendations on leads, customers, and engagement. Copilot can create content, research companies, and summarize tickets. Breeze includes four agents in beta to help marketing, marketing, and marketing teams: a content agent, a social media agent, a prospecting agent, and a customer agent. saleand a services team of AI experts to help you get results faster.
Amazon Ads Launches AI Video Generator. Amazon Advertising Using generative AI technology, Video AdsThe generator uses a single product image to curate an AI-generated video customized to the product’s selling proposition and features. Amazon has also introduced Live Images as part of the Video Generator to create short, animated campaign images. Both the Video Generator and Live Images are in beta to select advertisers in the US.
DreamHost has released an AI-powered website builder for WordPress. DreamhostDreamHost Liftoff, which offers web hosting and managed WordPress services, is an AI website builder for creating customized websites. WordPress By answering a few questions, your website can be analyzed in seconds. With AI, users can Creating and Editing Edit your website copy and images directly within the WordPress editor. Liftoff includes WordPress native components for faster customization. Liftoff is currently available to all DreamHost customers at no extra cost.
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Amazon announces Buy with Prime and Multi-Channel Fulfillment enhancements. Buy on Amazon Prime Merchants can now launch Amazon demand-side platform campaigns to drive traffic to their e-commerce websites, Prime merchants can feature Prime branding and real-time delivery schedules in their TikTok ads, and Prime has expanded its PayPal payment options and deeper integration with Shopify Checkout. Amazon say Multi-Channel Fulfillment It speeds up standard shipping, offers real-time shipping quotes, and integrates ads and estimated delivery dates with Google Shopping and TikTok.
Checkout.com teams up with Slope to power payments for U.S. business merchants. Check-outA digital payments provider slopeSlope, a B2B lending platform for enterprise companies, announced a strategic partnership to improve payment performance for US merchants. Slope provides short-term lending and simple payment options to the B2B sector. Slope selected Checkout.com as its strategic partner. Slope recently announced a $65 million strategic round to expand its order-to-cash automation platform for enterprise clients.
Commercetools launches configurable product on AWS Marketplace. Commerce Toolsis a provider of composable commerce solutions. Configurable Commerce Commercetools for B2C and B2B products is now available on the Amazon Web Services Marketplace. Commercetools says customers can quickly find, buy, and deploy software directly from their AWS account, reducing procurement complexity and accelerating time to market. Additional benefits for Commercetools customers include unified billing with AWS and the enhanced security and compliance provided by the AWS platform.
ePost Global has launched Canada eDGE to streamline e-commerce deliveries. ePost Globalis a direct-to-consumer international shipping company that launched eDGE Canada to streamline e-commerce transactions within Canada and across borders. eDGE Canada leverages the ePost Global network. Last Mile Delivery Partnering with providers including postal and postal alternative carriers, the network offers nationwide coverage in Canada and features cost-effective delivery solutions, tax benefits for local warehousing and fulfillment, and simplified operations. The network leverages ePost’s proprietary routing logic and ePost Global’s strategically located East Coast (Toronto) and West Coast (Vancouver) hubs.
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