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Best Buy takes another stab at an online marketplace: The consumer electronics giant, which operated a marketplace from 2011 to 2016, aims to align the marketplace鈥檚 SKUs with its product mix.

Lowe鈥檚 has a blueprint to drive long-term growth: The home improvement retailer plans to expand its physical footprint and lean on a marketplace to broaden its online product assortment.

As the share of US ecommerce sales on marketplaces continues to expand, our latest survey examines consumer buying habits and expectations across leading platforms.

Retail sales via online marketplaces are growing faster than overall ecommerce. As competition in the sector rises, brands and retailers must navigate the challenges of an increasingly complex landscape.

EBay scores a significant win for online marketplaces: A federal judge ruled the site isn鈥檛 liable for items sold on its platform that violate environmental laws.

Walmart enhanced its online marketplace with new capabilities and seller solutions, the retailer announced at its annual Walmart Marketplace Seller Summit this week. Updates include the addition of premium beauty products, expanded fulfillment services, and revamped seller solutions.

Gen Z shoppers embrace Temu, Shein, and TikTok Shop: 1 in 4 makes a purchase at a Chinese online marketplace at least once a week, as their array of cheap, trendy goods proves impossible for the price-sensitive cohort to resist.

In 2024, US consumer spending on online marketplaces will reach $468.33 billion, according to our forecast, with a significant portion of ecommerce sales shifting to these platforms.

Target looks to its online marketplace to drive growth: The retailer鈥檚 new partnership with Shopify could expand its selection online and in stores, while also boosting its retail media business.

Marketing has dramatically changed over the first quarter of the 21st century. The rise of digital, hyper-specific targeting, connected TV(CTV), and real-time advertising marketplaces are just a few of the trends that have made the marketing industry almost unrecognizable to what it was at the beginning of 2000.

In 12 years, marketplace Tuckernuck has grown from a small online retailer using friends and family to model their product to a robust marketplace offering men鈥檚, women鈥檚, and children鈥檚 apparel, accessories, and home goods.

Ghost eyes an opportunity helping brands move surplus goods: The private B2B marketplace aims to address market inefficiencies by connecting brands with buyers of surplus and goods online.

Marketplaces play a major role in beauty and clothing, while grocery shoppers rely on in-store visits. Retailers must balance both online and in-store strategies, leveraging loyalty programs and fast delivery to stay competitive.

Both retailers used generative AI to improve employee productivity in Q2鈥擶almart leveraged the tech to improve its product catalog and Target used it to enhance in-store employee tools. Target鈥檚 curbside pickup service helped it grow digital comparable sales 8.7% YoY, while Walmart鈥檚 marketplace and sales of GLP-1 drugs contributed to its 4.2% comp sales growth YoY.

Ikea鈥檚 business model evolves: In addition to experimenting with new store formats in new locations and bolstering its online presence, the furniture giant tests a peer-to-peer secondhand marketplace.

As CEO of Michaels, Buchanan employed a multipronged strategy to revive that retailer, including streamlining its supply chain, improving store cleanliness, restocking shelves, opening new locations, and revamping its website to enhance usability and introduce an online marketplace.

From revolutionizing logistics and digital payments to capturing a major share of ecommerce and retail media ad revenues, Mercado Libre has profoundly reshaped Latin America鈥檚 digital economy.

At the same time, the company is challenging Amazon鈥檚 ecommerce dominance with investments in fast delivery, its Walmart+ program, and its rapidly expanding online marketplace. Here鈥檚 a look back at some of Walmart鈥檚 notable achievements in the past year. Walmart made inroads with a broad swath of shoppers.

Both Shein and Temu are now subject to the EU鈥檚 strictest rules for online marketplaces by virtue of their size鈥攚hich means tougher scrutiny into their measures for preventing the sale of counterfeit or unsafe goods鈥攁nd steep fines should they be found to be in violation. The two companies are also under fire for selling products containing toxic chemicals and items that pose a danger to child safety.

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Amazon, Temu, and other marketplaces sold toys that failed EU safety standards, investigation finds: That could open the retailers up to stricter regulatory oversight.