Amazon will open its 13th fulfillment center in the UK next year, announcing this week it would open a new warehouse in Doncaster. This is the first FC opening announced after the country voted to leave the EU as part Read more
Product Hunt is a bit like the newsletter Daily Candy, but it showcases items of interest to geeks rather than fashion mavens – products like folding stand-up desks rather than mascara. It also has a community aspect similar to Woot where visitors Read more
eBay warned sellers that Congress could pass online sales tax legislation once it returns from summer recess. The company’s government relations team keeps interested users – many of them small businesses – informed of regulatory issues through its eBay Main Read more
eBay is continuing to expand its Global Shipping Program (GSP) by adding more countries that are available to sellers in the UK. It is adding six countries to the UK program this month, and last month it added 37 countries. Read more
eBay has opened up its Marketplace to Caribbean shoppers through a new partnership with CaribShopper, a platform powered by Mall for the World. Shoppers in the Caribbean will now be able to purchase items through the “eBay powered by CaribShopper” Read more
This week, Amazon encouraged the 300 attendees of its first Women’s Entrepreneur Conference to share their experience on social networking sites, even suggesting the hashtag #AmazonWEC – an unusual move for the usually secretive company. Some attendees tweeting on Tuesday Read more
The word-of-mouth trust conveyed by a product review can make or break a sale. Some enterprising sellers have opted over time to speed up the process of gathering reviews by purchasing them, but Amazon has been expressing its unhappiness with Read more
The Wall Street Journal made an interesting observation over the weekend: there are two retail chains that appear to be immune from Amazon: The Home Depot and Lowe’s. The article cites several trends that account for the two stores’ stronger growth rates Read more
If a picture is worth a thousand words, slap a sticker on it. Preferably one that advertises something. That seems to be the trend as more people use social networking sites to share photos and videos. And as brands try Read more
The ecommerce store-hosting service formerly known as Yahoo Stores, aka Aabaco, published a refresher for storeowners on the new features it has added this year. More accurately, Yahoo’s Aabaco Small Business unit, which provides additional services in addition to its Stores platform, Read more
