eBay is holding a virtual event on September 25 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its founding. eBay will send swag and collectibles to sellers who register for the event by August 25. When held in real life, such events Read more
eBay partnered with LendingPoint to provide loans to sellers, and presumably it will benefit financially from the deal. PayPal had been one of the go-to companies for eBay sellers looking for working capital loans, but after the companies split in Read more
Walmart is offering advice to fashion sellers on a special landing page designed to help them succeed on its marketplace. The retailer says it anticipates a very different holiday shopping season this year thanks to the changes in consumer behavior Read more
Amazon announced today it is preparing to launch the Swedish Amazon.se store “to delight local customers and give sellers the opportunity to expand their European business even further.” According to Reuters, shoppers in Sweden must currently buy from the company’s Read more
Amazon is raising fees in the UK to cover the country’s new Digital Services Tax. Amazon told sellers it had entered into discussions with the government to take an approach that would not impact its “selling partners,” but apparently was Read more
Etsy is kicking off the month of August with a weekly sweepstakes to encourage shoppers to buy and pay for their purchases with Mastercard. In addition to giving away $5,000 to a lucky winner each week, it will also give Read more
Etsy announced it has rolled out its payments platform in seven new markets. Sellers in Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, South Africa, Turkey and the Philippines can now enroll. In the US and other markets, the program is mandatory. We sought Read more
Rakuten is closing its marketplace, according to TechCrunch, and will wind down its operations over the next two months. The Japanese marketplace had acquired Buy.com in 2010 for $250 million and later rebranded it. Rakuten had gone on an international Read more
Amazon is hosting a webinar for UK sellers who wish to learn more about Prime Day selling. In the session, Amazon will explain how sellers can use Prime Member Vouchers and Prime Exclusive Discounts. (It noted that the Prime Day Read more
Just because the United States Treasury is requiring the USPS to provide information about confidential negotiated contracts with its top customers doesn’t mean the USPS is ceding control, the Postal Service indicated in a statement on Thursday. Congress authorized the Read more
