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Kelkoo Enters US Market
Kelkoo formally announced today its entrance into the already crowded US comparison shopping market via Kelkoo.com, a domain previously used to provide navigation to country specific Kelkoo sites within Europe. The new site, which is currently in beta, starts with... »
Google Announces New Requirements around Unique Identifier Data
Google announced Friday that unique identifier content (MPN, Brand, GTIN/UPC/EAN or ISBN) will become required for electronics, books, and media products in the US in "late August." Many products of this type already have a product page created, so if... »
Google Using CSE’s Content Against Them?
I can see how CSE's would be pleased when they first saw Google aggregating their merchant reviews and displaying them on Google Product Search. It justified their place in the shopping ecosystem as a relevant source for information about the... »
Google Adds Variant Navigation to Product Search Pages
We recently noticed that for some products, Google has inserted a dropdown menu that allows users to switch more easily among product variants. The product pages for the individual variant items still exist and appear in search results, so this... »
Will Amazon replace Bing Shopping?! We take a deep dive.
The e-commerce world is a-buzz with the report from Jay Yarow @ Forbes that he has heard that Bing and Amazon are in talks. The report indicates that Amazon is pitching Bing on Amazon replacing Bing shopping (and cashback) instead... »
Changes to Bing Webinar today
Today, June 16, we are hosting a complimentary webinar at 2pm ET to update everyone on the changes coming to Bing shopping and the end of the cashback program. We'll give you some practical steps you can take today and... »
The eBags and ChannelAdvisor presentation from IRCE – ‘How to make the most from the coming comparison shopping engine changes’
Last week, I had the privilege to speak at Internet Retailer and share the stage with industry luminary / ChannelAdvisor customer, Peter Cobb @ eBags. Wow, that show really has grown - I remember 6 years ago there were 20... »
Come see our CSE presentation at Internet Retailer…
ChannelAdvisor has a lot going on at IRCE this year. IRCE has over 6000 attendees, 400 exhibitors and tons of content. IRCE has replaced what eBay Live was for years (thousands of small business retailers) and also draws in some... »
Google Adds Merchandising/Navigation to Product Search Home Page
Google has for the first time added some high-level merchandising to the Product Search home page by linking product images to queries under a "Gift Ideas for Father's Day" heading. Though it does technically involve a search, the resulting user... »
CSE Video Tip: The End of Bing Cashback
Comparison Shopping Product Manager David Harris gives a quick overview of Bing's decision to end Cashback and the important details that retailers need to know. »















