Amazon Calls Unit Growth in Q1 the Highest Since Tail End of Lockdowns

May 1, 2026

Amazon grew total sales 17% to $181.5 billion in the first quarter of 2026, year-over-year (or 15% FX-neutral). North America segment sales increased 12% year-over-year, international segment sales increased 19% …

Etsy Grew Sales 5.5% in Q1-2026, Services Revenue Grew 10.5%

April 30, 2026

Etsy Marketplace Gross Merchandise Sales grew 5.5% in the first quarter of 2026, year-over-year, to $2.5 billion (or 3.6% on a currency neutral basis), Etsy announced on Wednesday. Etsy said …

Tools Step up to Help eBay Sellers after Demise of InkFrog

April 30, 2026

eBay sellers who use inkFrog are in turmoil after learning on Wednesday that its owner Wix is shuttering the listing tool in June. Other companies are stepping into the breach …

Etsy Offers $5 Coupons to Reactivate Lapsed Buyers

April 28, 2026

Etsy has been sending lapsed buyers coupons that they can apply toward their next purchase. In July (2025), a seller reported on a Reddit thread that someone had received a …

Amazon Adds AI-Powered Chat to Audio-Shopping Feature

April 28, 2026

Amazon launched an audio “Hear the Highlights” shopping feature last year available through a button in the Amazon Shopping mobile app, and on Tuesday, it added a “Join the Chat” …

Etsy Reverts Back to How It Used to Display Prices in UK

April 21, 2026

Etsy changed how it displayed prices in the UK in February but announced this week it was reverting back after hearing sellers’ concerns. In its original announcement, Etsy said the …

Amazon Uses X-ray Scanners to Scrutinize Product Returns

April 21, 2026

Every wonder what happens to products returned by your customers? Amazon uses technology to check returns for functionality and safety, it said in a post on its corporate blog in …

Consumers and Small Sellers May Get Tariff Refunds from Shipping Carriers

April 20, 2026

US Customs and Border Protection launched a portal for processing IEEPA tariff refund requests on Monday for importers of record or their brokers. The move came after the Supreme Court …

USPS Inspector General Issues Alert on Counterfeit Postage

April 20, 2026

The US Postal Service Inspector General issued a management alert on the problem of counterfeit postage on April 8, 2026. In the introduction of the heavily-redacted report, the Office of …

Etsy Discloses Executive Compensation, Date of Annual Shareholder Meeting

April 17, 2026

Etsy will hold its annual shareholder meeting virtually on June 9, 2026. Shareholders will vote on a number of issues, including the reelection of former CEO Josh Silverman to the …

Amazon Delays Change that Would Contribute to Seller Cashflow Crunch

April 16, 2026

Amazon sellers began sharing an email on April 6 about a change to payments for Amazon Ads accounts that set off confusion and a threatened boycott of Amazon advertising. The …

New UPS Labels Supplant the Need for Scans

April 15, 2026

What if you didn’t have to rely on shipping carriers to scan your packages when they take possession of your shipments? eBay, Etsy, and Amazon require sellers to prove they …

Japan Post Lifts Suspension of US-Bound Merchandise

April 13, 2026

A seller living in Japan alerted us to news that Japan Post will resume accepting merchandise destined for the USA after an 8-month suspension related to the US’s de minimis …

Amazon Upends Discount Pricing with New Reference Price Rule

April 8, 2026

Sale prices used to be easy for retailers to determine: take the Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP), discount it, and advertise the discount percentage and sale price. But pricing is …

Etsy Doubles Number of Humans Reviewing Purchase Protection Cases

April 8, 2026

Etsy is nearly doubling the number of humans reviewing Purchase Protection cases as it rolls out changes to the program. The marketplace told sellers it’s making the changes “to give …

USPS to Retain Bulk of Amazon Package Business, Reuters Reports

April 6, 2026

Amazon and USPS reached a deal in which USPS will retain 80% of Amazon’s package business, according to Reuters, which published the following statement from Amazon on Monday: “We’re pleased …

Amazon Tacks on 3.5% Fuel Surcharge to FBA Seller Fees

April 2, 2026

Sellers who use Amazon’s FBA fulfillment services will pay a 3.5% “fuel and logistics-related surcharge” on fulfillment fees beginning April 17, 2026. Amazon said the change would result in an …

eBay Looks for Talent in Toronto to Help It Design AI Shopping

March 31, 2026

eBay’s job posting for an Agentic Search Product Designer in Toronto sheds light on its ambitions – which are to change the way the world shops and sells and reinvent …

Etsy Updates Seller Tools, Adds Performance-Data Insights

March 30, 2026

Etsy published a roundup of changes it has made to seller tools this year, including changes to the seller listing form and its insights tool designed to help sellers make …

eBay Live Shopping Event Confused and Annoyed Some Shoppers

March 29, 2026

eBay held a “48 Hours of Drops” livestream shopping event on Thursday and Friday (March 26-27, 2026). However, some visitors to eBay and its app were confused by eBay’s marketing …

eBay Australia Shakes Up Fees and Policies

March 27, 2026

eBay is shifting fees to buyers for purchases made from lower-volume sellers in Australia as it did in the UK and Germany, and those sellers will be required to buy …

eBay’s Answer to Amazon’s Big Spring Sale: a 48-Hour Livestream Shopping Event

March 26, 2026

eBay announced a “48 Hours of Drops” livestream shopping event taking place Thursday and Friday of this week, overlapping with Amazon’s Big Spring sale which kicked off on Wednesday and …