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Month: March 2019

Etsy’s Latest Updates to Categories and Attributes

March 28, 2019March 28, 2019 Ina Steiner
Etsy

Etsy is making some changes to categories and attributes in April. Without further ado, here’s the March 28th announcement of forthcoming changes. Announcement follows: Updates to Listing Categories and Attributes on EtsyThere’s a ton of special items on Etsy, and Read more

Marketplaces, NewsEtsy3 Comments

eBay Cracks Down on Sellers Who Lie about Item Location

March 28, 2019March 28, 2019 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay announced a crackdown in the UK on sellers who “misrepresent” their items’ location. The Item Location Misrepresentation policy states in part: “Buyers should have complete information about an item’s location so that they can be aware of all the Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay policies, eBay UK8 Comments

Etsy Adds Long-Awaited Phone Support

March 28, 2019March 29, 2019 Ina Steiner
Etsy

Etsy sellers have long requested phone support, and this week it arrived. “We’re Just a Phone Call Away – Now you can give us a call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Learn more about our new phone Read more

Marketplaces, NewsEtsy

eBay Lets More Canadian Sellers Pay for Ads

March 28, 2019March 28, 2019 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay Canada expanded its Promoted Listings ads – now all Canadian sellers in good standing can participate in the paid-ad program. Previously sellers had to be Top Rated or be a Store subscriber in order to advertise their listings on Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay, eBay Canada, eBay Promoted Listings1 Comment

Poshmark Tells Sellers Not to Worry about Sales Tax

March 28, 2019March 28, 2019 Ina Steiner
Poshmark

Poshmark is telling sellers not to worry about sale tax compliance as it takes over the burden of collecting tax on all applicable transactions, a radical approach and the first marketplace to do so. Poshmark, a mobile app that lets Read more

Marketplaces, Newsonline sales tax, Posh Remit, Poshmark, Sales tax legislation

Amazon Expands Tech Hub in Austin, Texas

March 28, 2019March 28, 2019 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Amazon is expanding its tech hub in Austin, Texas and will create 800 new tech jobs, and it will open a new 145,000 square-foot office in the city. The company revealed it employs over 20,000 people in its 17 Tech Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon, Amazon Tech Hub1 Comment

Etsy Offers Sellers Guidance on Search and Advertising

March 27, 2019March 27, 2019 Ina Steiner
Etsy

Etsy published two new posts on its Seller Handbook, one offering guidance on search, the other on Promoted Listing ads. In March 18th’s “Your Search Questions, Answered,” Etsy published answers to search questions from Sam Litt, who works on Etsy’s Read more

Marketplaces, NewsEtsy promoted listings, Etsy search, Jenny Benevento, Sam Litt1 Comment

eBay Enhances Visual Shopping on Its Mobile App

March 27, 2019 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay launched a feature that enhances visual shopping capabilities on its mobile app. Jonathan Chard, Lead Product Manager of Mobile Experience at eBay, explained the feature in a post, “eBay Makes Visual Shopping More Intuitive While You Browse.” “Our newest Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay, eBay Visual Shopping, Jonathan Chard2 Comments

eBay Expands Retail Revival Program to North Carolina

March 27, 2019March 27, 2019 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay expanded its Retail Revival program to the North Carolina city of Greensboro, the fifth city participating in the program. eBay launched the program last year in Akron, Ohio. Other cities include Lansing, Michigan; Wolverhampton, UK; and Halifax, Canada. The Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay Retail Revival program, eBay returns1 Comment

Amazon Leverages Locker Technology at Coachella Music Festival

March 27, 2019March 27, 2019 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Amazon is leveraging its locker technology to cater to fans of the Coachella music and arts festival. Forgot your sunscreen? Lost your sunglasses? Need a phone charger? Attendees of the 2019 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival can place an Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon, Amazon lockers

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