eBay announced new seller tools at its eBay Open conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday. Multi-User Account Access and Terapeak Pricing Insights promises to “unlock seller productivity.” It also announced its fulfillment service, called Managed Delivery, would become available to Read more
eBay officially announced its fulfillment service will become available to US sellers next year after 10 years of floating the idea and surveying sellers on and off. In January, we reported eBay was inviting US sellers to participate in the Read more
Some eBay sellers were thrown for a loop by changes eBay made to GTC listings this month, as we reported in Monday’s blog post. eBay changed the renewal dates of fixed-price listings so that sellers wouldn’t be charged twice in Read more
The Federal government of the United States has opened an antitrust investigation into online platforms. While not naming names, the Justice Department cited concerns about services related to “search, social media, and some retail services online.” CNBC, among others, took Read more
UPS announced a number of initiatives on Monday including a move to 7-day pickup and delivery. The shipping carrier appears to be reacting in part to rival FedEx which in May announced it was moving to 7-day Ground residential delivery Read more
Online sellers know Alibaba.com as a product-sourcing platform for inventory from overseas suppliers, but now it’s open to US suppliers as well. That means businesses in the US can use Alibaba to reach retailers and sellers who might be interested Read more
Amazon will build two new robotics fulfillment centers in Ohio, it announced today. Each fulfillment center will be over 700,000 square feet and will be used to pick, pack and ship small items to customers such as books, electronics and Read more
eBay notified sellers in the UK that it was adding 16 additional countries to its Global Shipping Program (GSP), bringing the total number of countries to over 100. When an item is sold through the GSP program, the seller sends Read more
eBay filled the position of Chief Product Officer after a 1-year vacancy following the departure of RJ Pittman in July 2018. eBay also found a replacement for Chief Technology Officer Steve Fisher who abruptly stepped down in May to focus Read more
Etsy is acquiring music-gear marketplace Reverb for $275 million in cash. In announcing the news, Reverb founder and CEO David Kalt said Reverb would remain a standalone business, but with the added support of Etsy. “Your ability to buy, sell, Read more
