Online sellers who rely on Stamps.com to manage shipping now have a choice beyond USPS postage. Stamps.com is opening its platform to USPS rival UPS. Stamps.com had made big news in February when its CEO Ken McBride said he no Read more
PayPal launched its small-business lending program in Canada, it announced on Monday. “This will enable small business owners to easily access loans of $5,000 to $100,000 at competitive prices,” it stated. It’s inviting a subset of PayPal merchants to apply, Read more
Amazon is growing its B2B business and noted recently that third-party sellers on Amazon Business have grown to “hundreds of thousands” globally, up from 30,000 in 2016. Amazon Business customers span geographies and industries. “In the U.S. alone, Amazon Business Read more
eBay is turning to university students in its efforts to build a product catalog compiled of listings with unstructured data. eBay got its start by allowing people to easily buy and sell rare goods, without requiring sellers to enter standardized Read more
You can now advertise on Facebook search results, both in general search and in Marketplace search, the company announced on Thursday: “Ads in Facebook Search Results offer a new way for you to reach people who are in this discovery Read more
eBay showed off various programs to Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar during his recent visit to the company’s Dublin office. It used the opportunity to highlight its impact on Ireland’s economy. eBay employs over 150 work-from-home staff in its eBay@Home Read more
eBay is still working to fix a major problem with Item Specifics that hit the site on Tuesday. In an update to sellers on Thursday, it acknowledged that in addition to causing problems for sellers listing products for sale, it Read more
The abrupt departure of eBay CEO Devin Wenig last month apparently left its board of directors scrambling. They named an interim successor but without negotiating a compensation package. Over 2 weeks after naming Scott Schenkel interim CEO, eBay entered into Read more
eBay issued a warning about technical issues impacting both Seller Hub and with listings in fashion. Sellers also reported such problems on Ecommerce EKG and on the eBay Technical Issues board. eBay said it was working on fixing both issues Read more
Amazon announced the finalists in its small-business awards, and customers can now vote for the winners. Categories include Small Business of the Year, Woman-Owned Small Business of the Year, and Small Business Owner Under 30 of the Year, with 18 Read more
