Online sellers may be tired of trying to keep up with the latest social platforms, but it seems big brands can’t get enough of trendy sites that attract young people. Like it or not, they’re dragging along with them even Read more
Off-site sellers who enjoyed a steady stream of traffic from Amazon Product Ads will bid farewell to that at the end of October. The big online retailer disclosed over the summer that the service would end on Halloween. Likewise, what had appeared Read more
Etsy rolled out some changes for sellers this week to make it easier to complete selling tasks on the go and promote their shops on social networks. On Wednesday, Etsy launched Shop Settings, a new feature for the Sell on Read more
Sellers are already opted in to eBay’s Click & Collect program in the UK, and now eBay is encouraging them to drop off their sold items at an Argos location and let the store send the item to their buyer. Read more
Linnworks has launched it ecommerce platform to the cloud with the release of Linnworks.net, but it’s not just a desktop application swapped over to the cloud, according to Shawn Muthraja, who heads the UK firm’s American operations. Linnworks solves some Read more
Online merchants know what they want to sell to their target markets and plan their inventories accordingly. But as visitors stop by websites to do their shopping, what they want could be something the store doesn’t normally stock. Gaining this Read more
A new report shows how much Amazon relies on third-party merchants for selection and for growth. RW Baird’s 11th quarterly “Amazon Selection Survey” covered the company’s third-quarter. It estimates that overall, there are 391 million items listed for sale on Read more
A new report from eBay called “Empowering People and Creating Opportunity in the Digital Single Market” says small Internet-enabled businesses in Europe grew faster than other businesses as the European Union recovered from its recession. The report also included recommendations Read more
Fraudsters found a new way to trick people into signing in to fake PayPal sites, according to security publication Netcraft. When uncertain about the authenticity of a site, a trust certificate can provide reassurance to would-be visitors – but that Read more
A year after launching, Bidsquare has reached a total bidding value of over $100 million. The live-auction platform runs auctions in real-time from over 80 vetted, top-tier auction houses. Last year saw a resurgence in high-end online auctions; Bidsquare rivals Read more
