If the economy slows down, small and medium-sized merchants will use free shipping as their top strategy to maximize sales during the holiday shopping season, according to a recent survey. However, the majority of respondents believe online sales will improve Read more
eBay auctions continue to falter, with auction format listings declining 20% in the first three months of 2016 compared to the same period the year before – yet the marketplace has failed to address a critical problem that stands in Read more
Most people prefer to complain using online methods, according to a new survey from Trustpilot, a review community for online shoppers. The national survey of 1,000 adults conducted by OnePoll found that 62% of Americans prefer online methods to complain when Read more
Amazon made a second announcement this week impacting third-party merchant fees: on Thursday, it said it will change the way it calculates something called High-Volume Fees. The sellers who fear they are the hardest hit are sellers of items that Read more
eBay’s answer to Amazon Prime during the holiday season in particular is a program called Fast ‘N Free. eBay’s top two executives told a Wall Street analyst this week that it would launch in the second half of 2016 a Read more
Amazon uses artificial intelligence (AI) to power its search and product recommendation systems, and now other companies will be able to use it and tinker with the sophisticated technology. Wired reported on Monday that Amazon unveiled the open source AI framework Read more
Etsy launched a new shipping tool for its sellers in Canada. The Price Your Shipping a tool allows Canadian sellers to look up shipping costs for items going to a specific destination in Canada, the United States and other countries Read more
Some eBay sellers found they could supplement their income by training others on how to sell on eBay. But as of June 30, 2016, there will be no such thing as an eBay Education Specialist. Not only is eBay is Read more
eBay has created what it is calling the world’s first Virtual Reality Department Store with Australia’s Myer chain. Using a special virtual reality (VR) headset, eBay shoppers can browse over 12,000 products from the Myer Department Store, select them, and Read more
Walmart launched a new payment method designed to make paying for items in Walmart stores easier. Customers in Arkansas and Texas can now use their smartphones to pay at checkout. The retailer explained the new feature: “Walmart Pay is like Read more
