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Month: February 2018

Etsy to Close Etsy Studio and Manufacturing Sites

February 28, 2018 Ina Steiner
Etsy

Etsy announced today it is closing Etsy Studio and Etsy Manufacturing later this year. Significantly, it made no mention of any plans to close Pattern, its store-hosting service for sellers. The announcement comes as Etsy’s […]

1 CommentMarketplaces, NewsEtsy, Etsy manufacturing, Etsy Studio

eBay to Acquire Japanese Ecommerce Platform

February 27, 2018 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay announced on Tuesday it is acquiring the Japanese business of a company called Giosis, which runs a number of localized marketplaces in Asia. As part of the transaction, eBay will relinquish its investment in […]

Marketplaces, NewseBay, Giosis, M and A, Qoo10

Etsy Reports $1 Billion in GMS for Fourth Quarter of 2017

February 27, 2018 Ina Steiner
Etsy

Etsy grew GMS (Gross Merchandise Sales) by nearly 18% in the fourth quarter of 2017 to $1 billion, the first quarter to reach the billion-dollar milestone. Etsy CEO Josh Silverman said the marketplace was able […]

Marketplaces, NewsEtsy, Etsy financials

eBay Announces Spring 2018 Seller Update

February 27, 2018February 27, 2018 Ina Steiner
eBay Spring Seller Update 2018

There are big changes ahead for eBay sellers as the marketplace unveils its 2018 Spring Seller Update today. Changes include stricter return policies, raising the bar for achieving TRS discounts, and additional Store tiers. And […]

7 CommentsMarketplaces, NewseBay, eBay Product Based Shopping, eBay Seller Update 2018

eBay Announces Spring Seller Update 2018 for UK Sellers

February 27, 2018February 27, 2018 Ina Steiner

eBay is announcing its Spring Seller Update on Tuesday, here’s a breakdown for UK sellers. (We’ve got a similar breakdown for US sellers.) The changes impact selling fees, return policies, and shipping standards, and it […]

Marketplaces, NewseBay, eBay Seller Update 2018, eBay UK

Amazon Launches FBA in Australia, Prime Coming Later This Year

February 26, 2018 Ina Steiner
Fulfillment By Amazon FBA

Amazon opened up its FBA fulfillment service to sellers on its Australian marketplace on Monday and said Prime would be coming to Australian shoppers later this year. It’s running a special promotion to entice sellers […]

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon Australia, Amazon FBA, Amazon FBA Australia

Kyozou Offers Tips to Deal with eBay Changes to Search

February 26, 2018 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay is forging ahead with plans to transform its shopping experience to one that feels more like Amazon than its own traditional “listings-based” experience. (See more about eBay’s playbook in this piece in the EcommerceBytes […]

1 CommentMarketplaces, NewseBay, eBay changes, eBay Product Based Shopping, Kyozou, Reid Armstrong

eBay Grouped Listings Will Become Default Shopping Experience

February 25, 2018February 25, 2018 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay wrote a playbook that outlines its plans to move to a product-based shopping experience, which it says will result in a “pleasant and consistent buying experience with improved conversion rate and better search engine […]

Marketplaces, NewseBay, eBay Grouped Listings, eBay Product Based Shopping, eBay Structured Data

eBay Confirms It Moved Sales Banners (Twice) Intentionally

February 24, 2018February 24, 2018 Ina Steiner
eBay

Sellers were quite upset when eBay moved sales banners that offered incentives to shoppers from the top of listing pages down to the bottom of the page underneath descriptions. When sellers run promotions (such as, […]

1 CommentMarketplaces, NewseBay changes, eBay Markdown Manager, eBay Sales Promotions

Amazon Launches Paid Coaching for Sellers

February 22, 2018February 22, 2018 Ina Steiner

Amazon launched two paid coaching programs for US sellers this year. The Amazon Marketplace Starter program costs $700/month for 3 months, while Amazon Marketplace Growth costs between $2,500 – $5,000/month for 12 months. Both programs […]

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon, Amazon Marketplace Growth, Amazon Marketplace Starter program

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