Industries that rely on direct sales representatives feel the challenge of online commerce more acutely than most. Ignoring the internet when competitors embrace it could prove disastrous. It’s a situation that iconic cosmetics brand Avon wants to avoid. Online sales Read more
Amazon is opening a location in New York City that will serve as a distribution center for its same-day delivery service, according to the Wall Street Journal. Located in a bustling area of Manhattan, the building may also offer Amazon Read more
eBay is kicking off a new global brand campaign called “Shop the World” on Monday, October 13, 2014. The company said that as a partner to merchants, especially the small businesses who make their living on eBay, the ultimate goal Read more
A lot of time and money is being invested into ways to get ecommerce orders delivered into the hands of consumers. UPS began laying the groundwork for package pickup a few years ago as an alternative to at-home delivery. It’s Read more
eBay announced Wednesday it had launched the enhanced Certified Providers program. But what does it mean for sellers who don’t use one of the seven charter members of the program? Will they find themselves at a disadvantage? eBay launched the Read more
eBay is reversing an unpopular change it made to the Markdown Manager tool after a flood of complaints. For a week now, eBay has been giving mixed messages to sellers. The problem? The change prevented sellers from putting listings on Read more
You don’t think of an ecommerce marketplace of today as having workplace issues that sound like a throwback to the labor movement. But on Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear a contentious case about Amazon warehouse workers that sound like Read more
On September 22, Amazon changed the way it calculates sellers’ Late Shipment Rate (LSR), a metric factored in to their Order Defect Rate performance standings. But some sellers were unaware of the policy change until they received an email recently Read more
Amazon is unambiguous about the fact that third-party sellers allow it to offer customers a greater selection of inventory at competitive prices. Last year for the first time, Amazon demonstrated its commitment by opening up first its Gold Box deals, Read more
The more inventory for sale during the holidays, the merrier the marketplace. eBay is running a promotion it says is designed to help sellers “list now and prepare for high volume holiday traffic,” and it’s including 30-day listings as part Read more
