Online marketplace Etsy announced changes to its category structure and attributes. Keep in mind that categories also act as “tags” on Etsy to further help shoppers find what they’re looking for, and to help Etsy determine relevancy in search. Sellers Read more
Younger readers may not realize that before sites like Facebook and before Google, there was Yahoo, once the leading search engine on which most of us relied. Its Yahoo Stores platform (now called Yahoo Merchant Solutions) has been around for Read more
inkFrog notified sellers this week it will no longer make available free accounts to those who had been grandfathered in. The tool helps online sellers manage their inventory, market, and synchronize their product eBay listings with accounts on Shopify, BigCommerce, Read more
eBay’s affiliate program launched a new portal for members of its eBay Partner Network program (ePN). The new Partner Success Hub is designed to consolidate tools for affiliates, and includes a promotions calendar featuring eBay Daily Deals and monthly promotional Read more
eBay announced that UPS rates are increasing for UK sellers when they purchase shipping labels through “eBay Delivery powered by Shutl.” The new higher rates will go into effect on September 14, according to this week’s announcement. You can read Read more
eBay kicked off this year’s developers conference with news of new APIs and AI capabilities for companies that make tools and apps for eBay buyers and sellers. Image Search, Machine Translation and Marketplace Feeds are all now available for developers Read more
Happy Returns, which operates a network of drop-off locations in shopping malls where people can return goods ordered online, is expanding to college campuses. The company operates over 150 Return Bar locations in over 30 metro areas and works with Read more
Today, Etsy announced it is hosting its second Labor Day sale that will run from August 30 through September 3, 2018. One year ago, Etsy launched sales and coupon tools so that sellers could run sales and marketing campaigns. The Read more
Overstock.com has added an integration with ShipWorks, a shipping and order fulfillment solution that helps online retailers and warehouses process and fulfill orders. While Overstock closed its third-party marketplace in 2011, it still allows large third parties to sell through Read more
Some sellers are concerned about an upcoming change on eBay that is part of its Fall Seller Update. The mandate states: “Starting September 15, 2018, you will be required to use secure HTTPS content when you list items on eBay Read more
