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The news: Roblox is leaning into its place as a user-generated content platform by expanding its marketplace. Users can now sell 鈥渂undles鈥� of avatars and cosmetics that work across Roblox鈥檚 vast network of player-made worlds and games. Roblox called the changes 鈥渁 big step forward for creators,鈥� emphasizing the crucial role users play in its business.

The US Online Marketplace Shopper(Subscription required). Methodology: Data is from the August 2024 Narvar report 鈥�2024 State of Returns.鈥� 1,924 US consumers ages 18-75 were surveyed during June 2024.

Fortunately, as the integrated advertising platform for one of the largest ecommerce marketplaces, eBay Ads' near decade in business has shaped us into experts on buyer behaviors and intent.

But given that PayPal is not a retail ecommerce marketplace, it likely feels comfortable bringing it in.

The efficiencies generated by Walmart鈥檚 logistics investments enabled the retailer to extend its fulfillment services to merchants who don鈥檛 sell on its marketplace, at prices roughly 15% lower than what Amazon charges for its Fulfillment by Amazon offering, per Wells Fargo鈥攜et another high-margin growth opportunity to keep Walmart鈥檚 flywheel steadily turning.

ATM Marketplace estimates that cash recycling can provide banks with 20% savings in total cost of ownership and reduce cash replenishment efforts by up to 75%. What if you don鈥檛 have cash when you need it? Running up against a cash-only occasion when they鈥檝e forgotten to replenish their wallets is one fear that鈥檚 motivating consumers to continue carrying it.

It includes the TikTok Creator Marketplace and the TikTok Creative Challenge, a program that lets creators submit user-generated content for brands on the app and receive rewards based on video performance.

Even DNVBs need to innovate, differentiate, and elevate their brands to capture consumers鈥� attention in a crowded and expensive marketplace. Explore non-Amazon retailers and marketplaces to grow without eroding the brand. D2C brands concerned about getting commoditized on Amazon should look to Walmart Marketplace, Target+, Macy鈥檚 Marketplace, and other emerging marketplaces for quality growth.

Fashion resale marketplace Poshmark introduced visual search for its users. 鈥淭ools like visual search can be especially helpful [in resale], both for buyers who might see a product, might just want to be able to use their camera and match it as well as for sellers who can take a photograph of their product,鈥� our analyst Sky Canaves said on a recent 鈥淩eimagining Retail鈥� podcast.