Ecommerce Industry News
The National Retail Federation (NRF) hailed today’s Supreme Court ruling on sales tax in South Dakota v. Wayfair. While online marketplaces eBay and Etsy see the issue as a big retailer versus small seller issue, […]
eBay is running yet another sitewide sale, this one good for a $15 coupon off a minimum purchase of $75. The 1-day sale kicked off at 7 am (Pacific) and ends at 7 pm (or […]
Etsy CEO Josh Silverman quoted Chief Justice Roberts dissent in today’s Supreme Court ruling on sales-tax collection requirements in South Dakota vs. Wayfair. Roberts had pointed to the burden micro sellers would face if they […]
eBay called on Congress to provide clear rules and a small-business exemption after the Supreme Court ruled in South Dakota v. Wayfair. Today’s decision overruled the 1992 Quill Corp. v. North Dakota case that prevented […]
A new survey of over 300 brand marketers show three-quarters of them feel Amazon has an unfair “data” advantage, with 86 percent stating they would benefit from understanding competitors’ search, path-to-purchase, and purchase data on […]
Online marketplace Bonanza thanked members old and new for helping it reach age 10. The company is celebrating its 10-year anniversary with a membership sales promotion. Sellers don’t have to be members, but for those […]
PayPal is acquiring a company called Hyperwallet, which it calls “a leading global payout platform.” Or as the company says on its website, “Go global, pay local.” While it’s relatively easy to pay employees, service […]
eBay features 17 million buyers on its German marketplace. It created a new German-language portal to showcase some of the “tens of thousands” of businesses selling over 140 million listings to those shoppers on eBay […]
Amazon will open its fourth fulfillment center located in Michigan. The 850,000 square-foot fulfillment center will feature “innovative technologies” including Amazon Robotics and will be used to fulfill small items such as books, electronics and […]
Amazon launched Prime in Australia this week, just in time for next month’s Prime Day global shopping event. Prime offers free 2-day shipping on domestic orders to 90% of Australians and costs $59 a year […]