Amazon Urges Sellers to Pack FBA Inbounds Carefully

May 29, 2020 2:48 pm

Amazon issued a reminder to third-party sellers who ship inventory to its warehouses: pack your shipments properly so it can ship and process them more efficiently. “We want to remind …
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Act Fast for a Chance to Have Etsy Critique Your Listings

May 29, 2020 11:48 am

Sellers looking for advice on how to improve their listings on Etsy can enter a submission by 6 pm Eastern today for a chance to have Etsy’s “seller social team” …
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Watch Out for Amazon UK Policy Changes effective June 15

May 28, 2020 10:29 pm

Amazon warned UK sellers it’s making some policy changes that take effect on June 15, 2020. The changes span numerous programs, from policies around setting up multiple selling accounts, to …
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Top-Heavy eBay Loses a Chief Executive

May 28, 2020 10:00 pm

eBay lost a Chief Executive as it breaks up the company for a second time due to pressure from activist investors. Damien Hooper-Campbell joined eBay in 2016 as its first …
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Amazon Expands Incentives to Grow Its Product Selection

May 27, 2020 4:14 pm

Amazon is expanding its “FBA New Selection” program that gives sellers incentives to list brand-new products on its marketplace through its FBA fulfillment program. As we reported when Amazon first …
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Mobile Selling App Mercari Invests in Desktop Features

May 26, 2020 8:45 pm

Mobile app Mercari is beefing up its website functionality. Mercari is among a new generation of ecommerce platforms that came on board in recent years that are “mobile first,” challenging …
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Amazon Launches New Multichannel Fulfillment Fee Calculator

May 26, 2020 3:56 pm

Amazon launched a new Multi-Channel Fulfillment (MCF) fee calculator for sellers. Amazon explains how MCF works on this help page on the Amazon website: “Send all or some of your …
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Delivery Delays in Canada amid Unprecedented COVID Demand

May 26, 2020 3:29 pm

Canada Post issued a warning on Tuesday stemming from the coronavirus pandemic that can be summed up as follows: Unprecedented parcel volumes + physical distancing = delivery delays Canadians should …
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Local Pickups Using Touch-free Payments from PayPal

May 25, 2020 4:36 pm

Dirty, germy cash is out, touch-free QR codes are in. You don’t have to touch “dirty” money when selling in-person thanks to a new feature from PayPal. Whether you’re selling …
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eBay UK Raises Packlink Postage Rates

May 25, 2020 4:15 pm

eBay UK is raising Packlink postage rates on June 9, 2020, it announced on Friday. Rates will be going up by an average of 18p. eBay told sellers it’s making …
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Alibaba Offers Small-Biz Resources amid COVID Pandemic

May 25, 2020 11:19 am

Alibaba is providing helpful information and guidance for small US businesses who are coping with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. It launched the B2B today initiative in March as …
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Etsy Is Expanding Etsy Payments to Additional Countries

May 24, 2020 8:31 pm

Etsy took over payment processing on behalf of sellers and is now expanding that to more countries, it announced on Thursday. The announcement covers transactions in Turkey, Malaysia, and Mexico …
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eBay Canada Announces New Features for Sellers

May 23, 2020 4:41 pm

eBay Canada announced new features for sellers on Thursday, writing it was excited about the launch of new features to help sellers increase sales and monitor their performance. They include …
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Amazon Prime Day 2020 Is On, but Not Without Risks

May 21, 2020 10:16 am

Amazon invited sellers to submit deals for Prime Day 2020, a big sale held each July since it launched in 2015. There was uncertainty about this year’s event due to …
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Pay-to-Push Service Joins eBay Affiliate Program

May 21, 2020 10:10 am

eBay opened its affiliate program to PushNote, according to a press release issued by Sun Kissed Industries Inc. on Monday. PushNote uses an affiliate marketing model called “pay-to-push” where participants …
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Target Used Its Stores to Fulfill 80% of Online Orders in Q1

May 20, 2020 9:12 am

On an average day in April, Target fulfilled more items and orders than last year’s Cyber Monday, the retailer revealed as it announced first-quarter earnings on Wednesday morning. Target used …
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eBay Runs Memorial Day Sale through May 25th

May 19, 2020 3:54 pm

eBay is running a Memorial Day sale offering up to 90% off select items, and it’s also offering a 20% coupon for items by select sellers. The gist of the …
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You Can Now Set Up a Free Shop on Facebook

May 19, 2020 1:58 pm

Facebook launched Facebook Shops today along with complementary features across its apps that will “inspire people to shop and make buying and selling online easier.” Facebook is working with ecommerce …
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Walmart Reports Earnings and Jettisons Jet.com

May 19, 2020 11:10 am

We’ve seen how ecommerce pure-play marketplaces performed in Q1 (Amazon, eBay, and Etsy), today Walmart revealed its performance for its latest quarter (February, March, and April). Notably, the company also …
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eBay Runs Listing Promo for Some UK Business Sellers

May 19, 2020 10:00 am

eBay is running a listing promotion for UK business sellers, and there’s both a free-listing component and a sale on Final Value (commission) fees. Sellers should read the details of …
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New Mercari TV Campaign Touts Safe and Easy Selling

May 18, 2020 11:31 am

Online selling app Mercari has seen a rise in traffic amid the pandemic as individuals sought items to pass the time and stay fit, it revealed. The average Mercari seller …
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FedEx Shipment Tracking Boosted by Microsoft Technology

May 18, 2020 10:56 am

FedEx is bringing inventory shipment tracking to a new level with the help of Microsoft. The two companies announced a multi-year collaboration on Monday with the lofty goal of transforming …
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eBay Foundation Gives $15 Million to Help Nonprofits, Small Biz

May 18, 2020 10:08 am

The eBay Foundation is giving nearly $15 million in grants to support nonprofits and small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic and has tripled grantmaking from 2019. The latest $10 million …
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Guild Sticks Up for Amazon Sellers in Federal Court

May 17, 2020 10:19 pm

A group representing online sellers appeared in Federal Court on Thursday in an effort to get a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against the Attorney General of Kentucky over …
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eBay Seller Shares Latest Email about Managed Payments

May 17, 2020 10:13 am

eBay has been sending emails to sellers notifying them of major changes to Managed Payments coming in July, but has yet to post information on the Seller Announcement Board. That …
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The Biggest Challenge Facing Businesses: Cash Flow

May 15, 2020 11:14 am

In late March, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) asked Accredited Business owners about the biggest challenges facing their business. Cash flow was at the top of the list, followed by …
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ShippingEasy Offers New Guide to Flat Rate Shipping

May 14, 2020 10:46 pm

Online sellers may think of USPS when they think of flat-rate shipping, but UPS and FedEx offer solutions as well. ShippingEasy published a new guide for online sellers to better …
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Amazon Makes Product Customization More Profitable

May 14, 2020 9:20 pm

Sellers enrolled in the Amazon Custom program, which allows them to offer customizable goods, can now charge an additional fee for select customization options. It’s one of several new features …
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eBay Extends Some Seller Protection Until July

May 14, 2020 4:40 pm

eBay announced today it will protect sellers’ accounts from being downgraded through July 19th. In March, it had promised to protect accounts through the June 20th evaluation period. eBay updated …
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Amazon Extends Some Seller Protections through May 31st

May 14, 2020 11:37 am

Amazon is extending some seller protections through the end of May because of the challenges many are facing due to the coronavirus pandemic. In April, Amazon began pausing account suspensions …
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