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Amazon’s SP-API deprecation schedule now lists August 27, 2026 as the removal date for LISTINGS_ITEM_ISSUES_CHANGE notification payload version 1.0. Sellers and solution providers should move subscriptions and downstream parsers to the current version before issue alerts stop.
eBay’s legacy Product API is scheduled to be decommissioned on August 15, 2026. Sellers and teams using its product-detail, compatibility or search calls should identify dependencies and move to the supported Catalog and Metadata APIs before listings or tools break.
Amazon says Item Name and Item Highlights are both searchable and now appear together across desktop and mobile. Sellers should audit titles, move the right details into the 125-character highlights field, and control any recommended changes before they go live.
Amazon says U.S. sellers shipping Amazon Business orders themselves will need a 90% Business Hour Delivery Rate from September 30, 2026. Sellers should review their delivery data, carrier performance and promise settings now.
Meta has launched Seller, a dedicated app for eligible U.S. Facebook Marketplace sellers. The app centralizes listing creation, inventory, buyer conversations and performance signals—so sellers should test the workflow before making it their daily operating hub.
Google will shut down the Content API for Shopping on August 18, 2026. Merchants with direct integrations have days—not weeks—to identify every dependency, migrate to Merchant API where needed, and prove critical catalog flows still work.
Agent Genie positions a WordPress plugin as a practical layer for answering visitor questions, capturing leads and organizing customer-conversation work. Here is what ecommerce and service merchants should assess before deploying it.
Platform news is useful only when it becomes a controlled decision. This framework helps teams move from announcement to tested change.
A short weekly feed review protects the connection between ad spend and customer truth.
More shipping options can help Etsy sellers reach buyers, but a cross-border order only succeeds when timelines, tracking and duties are understood before dispatch.