We brought you the news that Chinese ecommerce firm Alibaba was launching a new marketplace in the U.S. through its subsidiary Auctiva.com. 11 Main continues to ramp up and next week will host a private “Friends & Family” preview. Next week’s trial Read more
How can you get online shoppers to open your emails rather than clicking them into the virtual trash bin? Subject lines are obviously key, and a marketing company studied hundreds of millions of emails to determine what characteristics got recipients Read more
Despite demand from online shoppers, merchants know only too well that there’s no such thing as “free shipping.” The latest sellers to face higher shipping costs are those in the UK and Australia as Royal Mail and Australia Post raise postage. Effective March 31, Read more
eBay sellers may wish to check their settings on Friday to see if eBay has opted them into the Global Shipping Program. The company said in an announcement on Tuesday, “If you previously joined the Program, but your existing eligible Read more
The expansion of the Google Trusted Storesprogram makes more online sellers potentially eligible to include its features on their ecommerce sites. For those ecommerce pros on the Bigcommerce platform who also have Google’s Trusted Stores certification, adding those extras recently became a less Read more
Should workers leaving Amazon’s warehouses be paid for the time they stand in line to go through security pat downs? The Supreme Court will rule on whether a lawsuit to decide the matter can proceed, granting a petition for writ of Read more
eBay is holding six seller events in a 3-week period beginning in mid-March. “eBay In Person” are evening meetings and consist of 2-and-a-half hours of presentation and panel discussion followed by networking. eBay had held annual conferences that attracted thousands Read more
Last fall, eBay introduced a redesigned Stores layout, and last week, it shared some changes that will be coming to eBay Stores in the future. The biggest change will be to make it easier for Store owners to customize and Read more
In a case reminiscent of one that came to light in Idaho last December, the Federal Trade Commission has stepped in to stop several companies from running a scheme that promised ecommerce financial success. Consumers ensnared by the accused reportedly lost Read more
Online merchants are already challenged in meeting the expectations of shoppers who wish to get their orders delivered fast and free. Now Amazon and the USPS are adding another standard that online consumers may come to expect – Sunday deliveries. Read more
