Marketers whose ads appeared on eBay recently learned the company would remove third-party product listing ads (known as PLAs) across the eBay platform effective May 1. eBay will replace those with its own “Promoted Listings,” an approach it says is Read more
Amazon has lent more than $1 billion to small businesses in the last 12 months through its Amazon Lending program, and lent a total of $3 billion to over 20,000 small businesses since the program’s launch in 2011. The company Read more
Etsy updated its terms. Among some of the changes: Users may not engage in discrimination; sellers will now have 4 business days for domestic orders to arrive before they become eligible for a case or review; Etsy added language regarding Read more
Amazon will build a new fulfillment center in Miami, it announced on Wednesday. It will be its 10th facility in the state of Florida and will feature innovative technology such as Amazon Robotics that will assist employees in fulfilling customer Read more
UPS is finding that nearly half of online shoppers made purchases from international retailers. It reported that of the 47 percent of US consumers who purchased from an international retailer on a US online marketplace, the majority of these retailers Read more
Amazon is providing discounts on its Prime membership program to customers on government assistance as it expands into groceries and as it goes head-to-head with Walmart. Currently only shoppers who hold a valid EBT card can participate, but it plans Read more
Etsy added greater flexibility to its shop-hosting service. Pattern was basically a mirror of Etsy sellers’ shops when it launched last year. Now, sellers can to add off-Etsy listings to their Pattern stores – and Pattern-only listings do not have Read more
eBay Canada announced it updated its user privacy policy this month, stating it had clarified language about its advertising and marketing communications provision. The announcement follows: Updates to the User Privacy Notice (formerly known as Privacy Policy) were posted on Read more
PayPal has partnered with Canada Post to offer online sellers an integrated payment and shipping solution that promises to save small and casual sellers up to 36 percent on shipping. The solution streamlines the shipping process and includes email tracking Read more
Etsy is testing new buyer protection badges to give shoppers confidence that their orders will go smoothly. An Etsy Purchase Guarantee badge will appear on eligible listing pages, and a Payment Protection badge will appear in eligible shopping carts. Etsy’s Read more
