The biggest marketplace in terms of sales is Amazon (by a longshot), but eBay, Etsy, and Walmart are also important to the landscape. The takeaway: Marketplaces are important for both discovery and conversion during the holiday season. That means well-placed ads on Amazon, eBay, and other marketplaces could help drive sales. 2. Apparel and decor start selling earlier than consumer electronics.
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| Sep 15, 2023
Etsy, for example, warned sellers on Friday of potential delays in processing disbursements, which many of its clients rely on for daily operations. Trouble accessing capital. Thousands of tech startups that held all or most of their funds at SVB are scrambling to figure out how to make payroll and pay their bills as they navigate moving their funds into new accounts. Cryptocurrency implications.
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| Mar 14, 2023
This year, Michaels launched MakerPlace, an online marketplace meant to compete with Etsy. That comes as US retail marketplace ecommerce sales are expected to grow by 10.2% YoY in 2023, according to our March 2023 forecast. Bennett emphasized that executive-level support played an important role in creating the marketplace.
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| Aug 30, 2023
Marketplaces like eBay, Etsy, and Facebook Marketplace give digital buyers easy access to a far more extensive selection than what physical channels like thrift and consignment stores can offer. In 2023, growth for ecommerce resale will normalize after pandemic spikes. This is due to consumers returning to stores and supply chains improving.
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| Apr 3, 2023
Walmart will grow its ad revenues by 39.1% this year in the US, faster than Amazon, Etsy, and eBay, according to our forecast. However, its $3.16 billion in ad revenues are only a fraction of Amazon’s $33.96 billion. The next phase of retail media will be marked by a move to in-store media formats, according to our analyst Andrew Lipsman.
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| May 12, 2023
How Shopify, eBay, and Etsy use AI to strengthen seller relationships, customer experience. Advancements in AI, other tech are the top concern for executives in 2024.
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| Jan 26, 2024
How Shopify, eBay, and Etsy use AI to strengthen seller relationships, customer experience. The Power of Generative AI in the Buyer’s Journey (Insider Intelligence subscription required). Methodology: Data is from the January 2024 IBM, "2024 Consumer Study: Revolutionize retail with AI everywhere." 20,000 adults ages 18+ worldwide were surveyed online during September-October 2023.
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| Jan 23, 2024
Plus, there’s definitely a market for it—just search “minion vans” on Etsy. 4. Chewy and Blue Apron. The meal kit craze may be over, but never underestimate how much people love their pets. Nearly three-quarters (74%) of pet owners are willing to spend more on pet foods with extra health and wellness benefits, according to Chewy.
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| Jan 12, 2024
Today’s retail media networks fall into five categories: digital marketplaces or platforms (Amazon, Shopify, Etsy), mass merchandise or department stores (Walmart, Target, Macy’s), category specialists (The Kroger Co., CVS, The Home Depot), commerce intermediaries (Uber, Instacart, Gopuff), and other commerce verticals (Expedia, Klarna, Marriott).
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| Mar 3, 2023
“It makes it so much easier for my viewers to buy something without having to go to my profile, click the link in my bio, visit my Etsy store, and make a purchase,” said a TikTok creator who sells his own products under the handle @sliced.nyc. Shortening the path to purchase didn’t prove revolutionary for Meta, which has pivoted back to social ads.
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| Sep 13, 2023
The community-oriented platform Depop, which was acquired by Etsy in 2021, reports that 90% of its active users are under the age of 26. Gen Z is the target market for online fashion resale. Secondhand fashion has taken off among young consumers on TikTok, where videos tagged #thrifting have been viewed over 8 billion times.
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| Apr 5, 2023
Amazon will account for more than three-quarters of this total, but Walmart’s ad revenues will exceed $2.5 billion, and eBay, Etsy, and Instacart all will earn hundreds of millions of dollars in ad revenues. Livestream shopping is growing, and various companies are creating new opportunities. YouTube, for instance, has made it easier for creators to offer shopping links in their livestreams.
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| Aug 9, 2022
Smaller retailers are gaining share and reshaping the ecommerce landscape, but will they be able compete with giants like Amazon?
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| Mar 28, 2023
The 2022 holiday season’s solid retail sales gains were mostly attributable to inflation, but they nevertheless paint a cautiously optimistic picture for the 2023 holiday season.
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| Feb 28, 2023
Other retailers like Walmart, eBay, Etsy, and Instacart will collectively account for the remaining $4.69 billion. Managing paid search activity across various retail media networks is a pain point for advertisers. It’s also an obstacle preventing smaller retailers from gaining share of the search market.
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Amazon was the most downloaded mobile shopping app in the US in 2022 as its reach continued to grow. Closing in on Amazon was Shein at No. 2, followed by Walmart, Fetch, and Shopify’s Shop app.
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Starbucks is eliminating the global CMO role, chief marketing officer, following a major trend among major corporations like Uber, Johnson & Johnson, UPS, Etsy, AB InBev, US, et cetera, writes senior director of briefings, Jeremy Goldman. He explains that the coffee giant is replacing the CMO role with a global brand creative leader, a new role that's not part of the C-suite.
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| Apr 5, 2024
Some examples of that, which I think we're going to get into, are Amazon Marketplace, eBay, Etsy, and Walmart Marketplace. As far as trends, we actually anticipate growth to accelerate for marketplace and is through 2027. Next year, growth is expected to reach 11.4%. Then in a few years, by 2026, we expect marketplace e-commerce sales to surpass $500 billion.
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