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Amazon Is Regaining 1P Unit Share - Marketplace Pulse
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Make it make sense: Low demand, rising rates on the trans-Pacific
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Make it make sense: Low demand, rising rates on the trans-Pacific

Trans-Pacific shipping rates rose 1-3% to $2,675-$3,939 per container despite low seasonal demand due to Iran war-related fuel costs from Strait of Hormuz closure. Rates are 30-45% higher than pre-war February levels but expected to spike further during June-July peak season.

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Amazon Is Regaining 1P Unit Share - Marketplace Pulse
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Amazon Is Regaining 1P Unit Share - Marketplace Pulse

Amazon is increasing its first-party (1P) unit share, meaning Amazon is directly selling more products rather than facilitating third-party seller transactions. This shift affects the competitive landscape for 3P sellers on the platform.

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Tools Step up to Help eBay Sellers after Demise of InkFrog
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Tools Step up to Help eBay Sellers after Demise of InkFrog

Wix is shuttering eBay listing tool InkFrog in June 2026, forcing sellers to migrate to alternatives like Frooition, 3Dsellers, PayHelm, or SixBit. Sellers will lose hosted images, templates, and inventory sync functionality when the shutdown occurs.

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Etsy Offers $5 Coupons to Reactivate Lapsed Buyers
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Etsy Offers $5 Coupons to Reactivate Lapsed Buyers

Etsy is funding $5 'HEYAGAIN5' coupons to reactivate lapsed buyers, with the current campaign expiring May 2, 2026. Etsy reactivated 10.4 million buyers vs acquiring 6.8 million new ones in Q4 2025, while total active buyers declined 3.4%.

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Amazon Adds AI-Powered Chat to Audio-Shopping Feature
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Amazon Adds AI-Powered Chat to Audio-Shopping Feature

Amazon launched 'Join the Chat' on April 28, 2026, adding interactive AI chat to its audio product summary feature 'Hear the Highlights' in the mobile app. Customers can now ask questions via text or voice during audio product summaries, with AI hosts responding in real-time using product details and reviews.

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Gulf Coast International Properties® Agent Taylor Canada Closes Second Largest Sale of 2026 to Date - The Manila Times
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Gulf Coast International Properties® Agent Taylor Canada Closes Second Largest Sale of 2026 to Date - The Manila Times

This article appears to be about a real estate transaction by Gulf Coast International Properties, not marketplace commerce. The content is unrelated to Amazon, Walmart, or Target seller operations.

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Sell Locally and Now Into Regional Markets: Temu’s Local Seller Program Explained (2026 Update)
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Sell Locally and Now Into Regional Markets: Temu’s Local Seller Program Explained (2026 Update)

Temu expanded its Local Seller Program to allow cross-border selling, with US sellers now able to sell to Canada since December 2025 and EU sellers accessing UK, Iceland, and Switzerland since early 2026. The program offers no-cost onboarding with 72-hour go-live times and first sales within 20 days for half of sellers.

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Amazon’s AWS boosts revenue growth in Q1 milestone
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Amazon’s AWS boosts revenue growth in Q1 milestone

AWS revenue hit $37.6B in Q1 2026 with 28% YoY growth, reaching $150B annualized run rate driven by AI partnerships with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Nvidia. This represents AWS's fastest growth in 15 quarters while comprising 20% of Amazon's total revenue.

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Ecommerce Trends: What Anthropic, OpenAI and Google are each doing in agentic commerce
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Ecommerce Trends: What Anthropic, OpenAI and Google are each doing in agentic commerce

Anthropic tested Claude AI agents negotiating marketplace transactions between employees, completing 186 deals worth $4,000+ in April 2026. Amazon and eBay currently forbid certain AI agents on their platforms, while OpenAI pivoted away from in-ChatGPT checkout to partner integrations.

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