eBay is launching deep linking for members of its affiliate program. Deep linking is when a link on a mobile device attempts to first open inside a company’s mobile app rather than the company’s mobile website. Companies like deep linking Read more
Storing too much inventory in a warehouse can be costly, just as running out of stock can cost a seller lost revenue. As a retailer itself, Amazon knows this only too well. This week, the company provided a set of Read more
A coalition of labor groups and advocacy organizations is calling on Etsy to scrap its tax strategy through which it channels revenue through its subsidiary in Dublin, Ireland. Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) is contesting Etsy’s status as a so-called Read more
How can a single knitter make a million dollars on Etsy? That’s the question many other sellers asked themselves after Fast Companywrote about the Etsy shop Three Bird Nest in February. While the piece was a PR coup for the seller, Read more
This is a special week for eBay as the company celebrates the 20th anniversary of its founding on Thursday. Time magazine devoted coverage to the anniversary with a few articles, including this one featuring an infographic. The Mayor of San Jose, California, Read more
PayPal has launched a new way for accountholders to get paid. You don’t have to give people your email address or send them to a page with a shopping cart in order to get paid – now you can create Read more
eBay gave PayPal rivals the boot last week, and one of the companies impacted said they were given some advance warning. ProPay said eBay gave them advance notice of its decision to prohibit sellers from offering its payment service as Read more
eBay Canada may be on its way to phasing out the US dollar. The site allows sellers to list items in either Canadian or US dollars, but this year it has been making changes to encourage sellers to list in Read more
eBay is running a 6-week promotion that kicks off today, September 1, 2015. In one version, sellers can list up to 80 listings in the auction-style format or fixed price format and pay no insertion fees. In another version, sellers Read more
Only the Postal Service can access your mailbox, and last week, we wrote about an essay written by a UPS executive who’d like to see that change. The USPS has responded, making an argument for why it made sense for the Read more
