Can a seller link to his or her store or third-party website on an online marketplace? It depends on the marketplace, many of which are concerned about off-market transactions where merchants drive shoppers off-site to avoid paying commission fees. Marketplaces Read more
eBay acquired open-source ecommerce platform Magento in 2011, and last year, eBay began consolidating Magento’s technology with that of its GSI Commerce unit (acquired the same year), now called eBay Enterprise. On Friday, eBay officially announced the availability of a Read more
A long way from its auction roots, eBay is wooing large retailers and is taking its show on the road. This week, eBay is exhibiting at the National Retail Federation’s NRF Big Show, which concentrates on brick-and-mortar retailers (its annual Read more
Last week, we kicked off our third annual Online Selling Trends feature in which we ask a panel of industry experts about the challenges and opportunities they see for online sellers in the New Year. This year, we also reached Read more
eBay is running a sale to boost auction listings. Eligible sellers do not have to pay insertion fees, but like most seller promotions these days, it is by invitation only, and eBay does not disclose how many users it invites Read more
ComScore reported its final holiday season U.S. retail ecommerce spending from desktop computers for the full November-December 2013 holiday season this week, showing that $46.5 billion was spent online from desktop devices, an increase of 10 percent vs. year ago. Read more
If you sell online, it’s probably no surprise to learn that shipping and greater exposure top sellers’ wish list of improvements to marketplaces. In this case, the data comes from a survey conducted by online marketplace Bonanza, and the top Read more
Amazon revealed that its 2 million-plus third-party merchants sold “more than a billion” products worldwide in 2013. What helped Amazon create that new record was its FBA program combined with opening up its holiday deals promotions to third-party merchants for Read more
Online sellers should look to four categories for growth in the New Year, according to Bigcommerce. The ecommerce platform analyzed nearly 50,000 of its clients’ stores over the past year and predicted that Auto, Jewelry, Toys & Games and Pet Read more
This week Etsy informed sellers of changing postal rates, and warned that the postage rate changes at the USPS and Canadian postal service would automatically be reflected on any postage purchased through Etsy Shipping Labels once the rate changes go into effect. Read more
