A recent discussion by eBay of its forays into identity management may resonate with those who’ve followed the company closely over the past few years. If the current discussion of identity management seems vaguely familiar, it’s because eBay touted a major initiative Read more
Keeping track of inventory can be difficult for online merchants, especially for those who sell on multiple channels – selling an item to an online shopper when it’s out-of-stock is a big no-no. Stitch Labs added new features to its Read more
Retailers are restricting the sale of gift cards, which could impact online sales; a live-auction marketplace is giving collectors a fixed-price alternative; and ShipStation has added inventory management features. Read today’s roundup of news impacting merchants. Gift Card Restrictions Could Read more
eBay is running a promotion in which eligible sellers can list up to 1,000 auction or fixed-price listings and pay no insertion fees. The invitation-only offer comes during what for many sellers was a promotions dry-period. Sellers must first activate Read more
Etsy will begin collecting VAT on seller fees from European sellers later this year. VAT stands for Value Added Tax. Etsy is apparently required to collect the tax on seller fees but had chosen initially to pay sellers’ VAT itself. The Read more
The head of eBay Mobile and Wearables left the company this year and is now Chief Product Officer at Wrap Media. David Cheng had joined eBay’s Consumer Selling department in 2011 and headed its mobile unit for over 3 years. A Read more
In many fields, you no longer have to take a traditional path to success, as social networking sites and YouTube demonstrate. Now Etsy has a message for budding fashion designers: you can find success on its marketplace. Etsy created a Read more
Amazon is opening another fulfillment center in the UK. The Manchester FC will open in the fall, and will be responsible for the creation of 1,000 new permanent jobs over 3 years, the company promised. It’s the second new center Read more
Buyers and sellers are having to deal with photos failing to display on eBay, and a manager acknowledged the ongoing problems on Wednesday. The eBay discussion boards contains numerous reports describing the problems. Sellers raised the issue during a scheduled weekly chat. One Read more
Yesterday we wrote about Sears new liquidation marketplace where it is selling excess inventory and product returns from its Sears and Kmart retail stores and other channels such as online stores. It turns out online merchants looking for product sourcing Read more
