eBay Spends Big in 4th Quarter to Attract High-End Shoppers

November 28, 2022

eBay appears to be putting its holiday marketing budget into its handful of focus categories as it runs another sale in luxury goods to attract big spenders. After recently funding …
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Has Etsy Gotten Better at Estimating Delivery Dates?

November 28, 2022

Etsy said it’s been working behind the scenes to provide more accurate estimates for when buyers should expect their orders to arrive. In a post last week, Etsy described how …
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Do Black Friday Online Sales Portend Holiday Growth?

November 27, 2022

Just a few weeks ago, Amazon and some other retailers and marketplaces told Wall Street they weren’t sure what kind of fourth-quarter growth to expect with all the economic uncertainty …
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Walmart’s Answer to Amazon Vine Paid Product Reviews

November 26, 2022

Walmart recently told branded merchants who sell on its marketplace about a program that lets them pay for product reviews through Plum’s Field Agent program for $15 per review. In …
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What to Do When a Scammer Copies Your Online Store

November 26, 2022

Sellers of all sizes deal with rivals copying their products and listings, but on Friday, a large merchant discovered someone had begun selling goods using his well-established store brand. Remarkably, …
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Common Google Shopping Feed Errors and Other SEO Tips

November 25, 2022

Sellers optimize listings for the marketplaces on which they sell. But since platforms also send feeds to Google Shopping automatically to help attract shoppers, it behooves sellers to give some …
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eBay Runs ‘Home of Small Business’ Marketing Campaign

November 23, 2022

eBay’s new General Manager of the US Marketplace Adam Ireland announced eBay is running a campaign this season to celebrate sellers: “To further support your entrepreneurial creativity and drive, this …
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Mercari Launches Bundle Offers to Boost Order Size

November 22, 2022

Mercari launched a new feature this week called bundle offers. It pitched it as helpful for shoppers, but sellers will benefit as well. With bundle offers, buyers can send an …
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eBay Holiday Marketing Puts New Twist on Old ‘Flash Sale’ Strategy

November 22, 2022

eBay is putting a new twist on an old strategy this holiday-shopping season. It’s running flash sales where it subsidizes the discounts, as it did a few years ago, but …
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What’s Behind eBay’s Strategy of Targeting Enthusiast Buyers?

November 22, 2022

eBay executives have talked a lot about its strategy of targeting “high-value” and “enthusiast” buyers, but what does that mean exactly? eBay’s Chief Business and Strategy Officer Stefanie Jay explained …
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Amazon Runs Unique Black Friday Promo to Spotlight Small Businesses

November 22, 2022

Amazon is running a promotion to show how it supports small businesses on its platform in the UK. The “Small Business, Big Experiences” campaign offers customers the opportunity to purchase …
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Shopping Secondhand Gets Its Own Cyber Holiday Date

November 19, 2022

Did you know that 92% of people are open to receiving a secondhand gift but only one-third are actually gifting secondhand? That’s according to shopping platform Poshmark. It’s launching a …
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Pitney Bowes Announces 6.5 Percent Rate Hike in 2023

November 19, 2022

Pitney Bowes announced new fees for ecommerce services. Beginning January 1, 2023, rates will rise by 6.5%. The 6.5% general rate increase applies to the following services: Standard Delivery of …
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Congress Has 43 Days and Counting to Protect Sellers from ‘Tax Burden’

November 18, 2022

Congress has 43 days to act to protect casual online sellers and microbusinesses from “unfair tax and privacy burdens,” according to a coalition of online marketplaces. The countdown clock appears …
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eBay By the Numbers: Luxury Goods and Motors

November 18, 2022

Sales of styles like the Balenciaga Le Cagole and Chanel 22 are up triple-digits on eBay year-over-year in the US and Canada in 2022. That’s just one of the statistics …
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Amazon Shakes Up Selling Fees for 2023 – How It Breaks Down

November 17, 2022

Nearly 60% of the items sold on Amazon come from third-party sellers, but it will cost more for sellers to store their items in Amazon Fulfillment Centers beginning in January …
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eBay Offers Appraisals of Luxury Goods in NYC

November 17, 2022

It’s been common for many years now for brands and retailers to open temporary “pop-up stores” in big cities around the holidays, but this year eBay put a unique twist …
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The Demise of the USPS Regional Rate – Is There a Substitute?

November 16, 2022

The US Postal Service confirmed it would no longer be making Regional Rate-sized boxes available to shippers once it does away with the service in January. That means sellers will …
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New Amazon Seller Protection Praised but Exposes the Haves and Have-Nots

November 16, 2022

Amazon launched a new program to protect sellers from having their accounts deactivated while trying to resolve problems. Many sellers heralded the move, which Amazon announced on Wednesday as follows: …
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Amazon UK Christmas Ads: Loving Father, Dancing Big Foot

November 15, 2022

Amazon is out with its new Christmas campaign in the UK, unveiling a 60-second TV commercial that debuted on Monday during the iconic soap opera Coronation Street. Amazon’s EU General …
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USPS Drums Up Business on Main Street – Could Microfulfillment Be Next?

November 15, 2022

The USPS is looking to small brick-and-mortar retailers and businesses to help it generate business. It unveiled a new “Delivering for Main Street” initiative last month during a summit for …
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eBay Gooses Sales of Luxury Watches by Funding 10% Off Sale

November 15, 2022

eBay is giving sellers in one of its focus categories a big edge by funding a 10% off sale. Shoppers will save up to $1,300 on the purchase of a …
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