eBay Picks 8 Finalists for Small Business of the Year

July 16, 2019 12:42 am

eBay selected eight finalists for the 2019 Small Business of the Year Award, and final voting is now open for the annual Shine Awards for Small Business. The awards ceremony …
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ShippingEasy Schools Sellers on Email Marketing

July 16, 2019 12:17 am

ShippingEasy launched a class for online sellers on how to generate traffic using email marketing. The one-week course is free for sellers of all sizes. Press release follows: ShippingEasy, the …
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PayPal Expands Xoom Remittance Service in Europe

July 15, 2019 8:16 pm

PayPal expanded its international money transfer service Xoom to 32 markets across Europe, it announced on Monday. Note that Xoom is not for ecommerce, in fact, using Xoom for commercial …
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Here Are eBay’s Crash Sale Deals for Prime Day

July 15, 2019 4:08 pm

eBay officially kicked off its Crash Sale deals today, July 15, to compete with Amazon Prime Day. The campaign lacks traditional eBay fare – you won’t find collectibles or used …
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Seller Offers eBay a Prime Day Marketing Tip

July 14, 2019 9:18 pm

Online sellers want to capitalize on Amazon Prime Day, on or off of Amazon, and one seller made an interesting suggestion to eBay on how it could help. eBay itself …
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Sellers Aim for a Piece of Prime Day Pie

July 14, 2019 8:30 pm

Amazon has been working to whip bargain-hunters into a frenzy with promises of “epic” deals on Prime Day (July 15-16), and third-party sellers can benefit. During last year’s Prime Day, …
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From the Editor – July 14, 2019

July 13, 2019 4:35 pm

This week sees some major milestones in ecommerce. Monday marks the 4-year anniversary of the eBay-PayPal breakup, and the 1-year anniversary of eBay launching its own Managed Payments offering. Tuesday …
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Survey: Why Sellers Are Concerned over “Free” Shipping Push

July 13, 2019 4:33 pm

Online marketplaces continue to pressure sellers to offer free shipping, with Etsy the latest to launch a new initiative. We surveyed sellers about major changes coming to the Etsy marketplace, …
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A.C. Moore to Launch a Marketplace for Handmade Goods

July 13, 2019 4:32 pm

Craft-supplies retailer A.C. Moore is launching a handmade marketplace in a few weeks. The move is timely as Etsy announced a controversial “free-shipping” initiative last week that has some sellers …
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Collectors Corner: Yard-Sale Hand-Tool Finds (Woodworking/Carpentry)

July 13, 2019 4:31 pm

You don’t have to be a professional carpenter to admire the form and functionality of old woodworking tools. After all, who’s attention at a yard sale hasn’t been captured by …
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EcommerceBytes Soundoff: Letters to the Editor – July 14, 2019

July 13, 2019 4:30 pm

In every issue, readers soundoff about issues important to them. From shipping issues to payment processing, from fees to online marketplace policies, EcommerceBytes Soundoff gives you a chance to air …
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As Amazon Deploys Robots, It Works to ‘Upskill’ Employees

July 11, 2019 9:39 am

Amazon is pledging to spend $700 million to provide “upskilling” training programs for employees at a time when it is deploying technology that could replace human workers. The company said …
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California Dangles Sales Tax Relief to Amazon FBA Sellers

July 10, 2019 4:32 pm

The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration sent an email to Amazon FBA sellers on Tuesday, with subject line promising: “Relief May Be Available to Marketplace Sellers Using Fulfillment …
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Walmart No Longer Lets Sellers Charge Restocking Fees

July 10, 2019 1:54 pm

Walmart revised its returns policy on its Marketplace, and a seller told us that what concerns him the most is the following: “No Restocking fees may be applied.” Previously sellers …
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eBay Works to Disrupt Ecommerce at Recent Hack Week

July 10, 2019 1:02 pm

eBay recently held Hack Week, an event it started in 2015 to spur innovation. 3,000 employees gathered in 10 offices around the globe worked on “innovating and reimagining the eBay …
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Amazon Expands Anti-Counterfeit Program Outside the US

July 10, 2019 9:00 am

Amazon launched its Transparency program to Europe, India, and Canada to help prevent counterfeits. With the program, brands apply a unique Transparency code to every product unit they manufacture, enabling …
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Etsy Adds Categories, Including the Kitchen Sink

July 9, 2019 8:02 pm

Etsy updated listing categories and attributes, which it does periodically based on user feedback and its own research. Not only is it important for sellers to see the changes, but …
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In Alarming Lapse, Etsy Gives Visitors Administrative Access

July 8, 2019 10:56 pm

Etsy experienced an incident on Monday that had sellers so concerned that some were putting their shops in vacation mode while they waited for answers. When visiting a listing page …
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eBay Caters to Brands with Launch of Online Outlet Store

July 8, 2019 5:32 pm

eBay launched an online “outlet store” for brands at eBay.com/BrandOutlet where shoppers can find “incredible” deals on thousands of items. eBay announced on Monday, “The “Summer Brand Outlet” features big …
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Do NOT Use USPS Calculator for Parcel DIM Weight Estimates

July 7, 2019 9:27 pm

Sellers must now pay much more to ship large, lightweight packages due to a DIM Weight pricing change the USPS rolled out on June 23rd. But there’s one thing that …
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Why Are Some eBay Sellers Struggling?

July 7, 2019 4:22 pm

If you have questions about any aspect of selling on eBay, you can always find people willing to take the time to respond with helpful advice. But many a discussion …
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PC Postage Comes Under Scrutiny by USPS Watchdog

July 6, 2019 11:08 am

USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) is concerned that more vendors haven’t joined the US Postal Service’s PC Postage program, particularly after market consolidation in 2015 when Stamps.com acquired Endicia …
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Amazon Returns: No Box Required

July 5, 2019 10:52 pm

Need to return an item you purchased on Amazon? You may not even need to place it in a box, according to the company, thanks to thousands of free drop-off …
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Amazon UK: Help Wanted

July 3, 2019 1:05 pm

Amazon will bring its permanent workforce in the UK to nearly 30,000 by the end of the year with the addition of 2,000 permanent jobs in 2019, it announced on …
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eBay Survey Part of Marketing Engagement Strategy

July 2, 2019 9:20 pm

eBay sent a survey to shoppers, but it appeared to be more of a marketing-engagement strategy than an actual attempt to gather and compile useful information for eBay decision-makers. The …
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Amazon Business Launches Business Prime in the UK

July 2, 2019 7:04 am

Amazon Business launched Business Prime in the UK, it announced this week. Amazon Business provides features that make it easier businesses and organizations to set up accounts, open access to …
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Amazon Adds Some New Features for Sellers and Brands

July 1, 2019 10:46 pm

Amazon announced some new features for sellers and brands – crucially, sellers should expect to see some changes during the listing and editing process. Here are two of the announcements …
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Etsy Adds Features and Promises More International Marketing

July 1, 2019 4:24 pm

Etsy recently added some new capabilities for sellers – one is for sellers who list variations of their products, the other for sellers who list internationally. The online marketplace also …
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Amazon Offers Early Prime Day Deals, Including Handmade Goods

July 1, 2019 2:50 pm

Amazon Prime Day kicks off 2 weeks from today, but the company is whetting shoppers’ appetites with early deals. It also kicked off a Happy School Year store for those …
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eBay Replaces Its Own Same-Day Delivery Service in the UK

June 30, 2019 9:48 am

eBay informed UK sellers it is replacing its same-day delivery service offering. It began offering Shutl as a delivery option in the UK in 2016, and next month it will …
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