Amazon issued a reminder to third-party sellers who ship inventory to its warehouses: pack your shipments properly so it can ship and process them more efficiently. “We want to remind you to take care when you pack your pallets for Read more
Sellers looking for advice on how to improve their listings on Etsy can enter a submission by 6 pm Eastern today for a chance to have Etsy’s “seller social team” offer a critique. Etsy will begin offering critiques on Monday, Read more
Amazon warned UK sellers it’s making some policy changes that take effect on June 15, 2020. The changes span numerous programs, from policies around setting up multiple selling accounts, to discounts offered on FBA Subscribe & Save purchases. Included in Read more
eBay lost a Chief Executive as it breaks up the company for a second time due to pressure from activist investors. Damien Hooper-Campbell joined eBay in 2016 as its first Chief Diversity Officer and is leaving the online marketplace for Read more
Amazon is expanding its “FBA New Selection” program that gives sellers incentives to list brand-new products on its marketplace through its FBA fulfillment program. As we reported when Amazon first tested a version of the concept in 2018, it’s another Read more
Mobile app Mercari is beefing up its website functionality. Mercari is among a new generation of ecommerce platforms that came on board in recent years that are “mobile first,” challenging online marketplaces with their intuitive mobile-buying and selling features. Nevertheless, Read more
Amazon launched a new Multi-Channel Fulfillment (MCF) fee calculator for sellers. Amazon explains how MCF works on this help page on the Amazon website: “Send all or some of your inventory directly to an Amazon fulfillment center. When customers purchase Read more
Canada Post issued a warning on Tuesday stemming from the coronavirus pandemic that can be summed up as follows: Unprecedented parcel volumes + physical distancing = delivery delays Canadians should anticipate parcel delays for the foreseeable future, even as Canada Read more
Dirty, germy cash is out, touch-free QR codes are in. You don’t have to touch “dirty” money when selling in-person thanks to a new feature from PayPal. Whether you’re selling through Facebook Marketplace, at farmers markets, or through classifieds sites, Read more
eBay UK is raising Packlink postage rates on June 9, 2020, it announced on Friday. Rates will be going up by an average of 18p. eBay told sellers it’s making a change to Small and Medium-sized 0-2kg parcels “to make Read more
