The 11 Main marketplace launched by Alibaba last year had mass layoffs on Tuesday. The company isn’t talking, but employees say the San Mateo office is closing and the Chico, California office will remain open, but with a much smaller Read more
Pricing is seen by retailers and online sellers as a marketing tool, particularly sales and discounts – but sometimes it can land them in hot water. The latest example involves a top fashion brand, and while in this case it Read more
Amazon set off a chain reaction when it declared this Wednesday Amazon Prime Day. Rival retailers are reacting by running promotions of their own, including Walmart and some big-name retailers on FreeShipping.com. But will shipping carriers be ready for a Read more
Walmart scoffed at Amazon’s new Prime Day holiday set for Wednesday, keying in on the cost of joining Amazon Prime, a requirement to get the promised Prime Day deals. “We’re standing up for our customers and everyone else who sees Read more
eBay is passing the buck when it comes to certain claims filed against sellers, with the company’s seller advocate advising there was little a seller could do when USPS tracking information is no longer available. The “tracking gap” problem is Read more
eBay announced on Monday it had obtained approval from the European Central Bank for the eBay-PayPal separation, explaining it was the final approval need to complete the split. The separation is on track to be completed on Friday, July 17 Read more
eBay is running a 3-day free-listing promotion for sellers in the UK. eBay sent invitations to private (casual) sellers with the subject line, “Accept the offer and get up to 100 free listings.” Those invited to participate can list up Read more
Amazon raised rates of its payment services on July 1st, meaning higher costs for some ecommerce customers – and if chargebacks weren’t already a pet peeve, now they’ve become quite costly for merchants using Amazon Payments. Amazon is also trying Read more
Woot’s founder has done it, Etsy welcomes its sellers to do it, and the owners of a historic Scottish traditional-weaving mill is doing it. We’re talking about crowdfunding and it’s all the rage, so much so that PayPal has posted Read more
eBay is opening up its new Promoted Listings ad program to more sellers and is offering free phone consultations to help sellers set up their first campaigns. Who wouldn’t want greater exposure in search results, whether it’s a search engine Read more
