Ecommerce Industry News
Walmart quietly expanded its Marketplace to allow foreign sellers, according to Marketplace Pulse, which said nearly a hundred sellers based in China joined the US venue in recent weeks. The Marketplace Pulse newsletter says the […]
Many people are curious about how the pandemic changed people’s shopping habits; a survey from Slickdeals lets them compare their own behavior with those of others. Online sellers’ first question may be, which categories were […]
eBay informed sellers in the UK that it would be adding Russia to its Global Shipping Program. The change takes effect on April 5, 2021. eBay wrote, “From 5 April, we’re expanding the Global Shipping […]
Amazon announced an exclusive 10-year deal with the NFL, an expansion of its current relationship with the football league, but it spells bad news for sellers. Note: See update below. Amazon sent the following notification […]
Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman is joining the Board of Directors of General Motors Co. (GM) effective today. Whitman served as eBay CEO from 1998-2008 and was most recently President of Quibi. Also serving on […]
eBay promised to take a vertical approach to its website, so instead of one-size-fits-all policies and features, it would offer flexibility in order to account for different types of items. But what we’re seeing is […]
The US Postal Service wasted no time after announcing its 10-year plan on Tuesday and filed immediately with the Postal Regulatory Commission on a key provision. The USPS wants to change service standard for First […]
Did you know there was a person in charge of “identity” at eBay? As Head of Identity (literally his job title), Ashish Jain was responsible for providing customers and third-party developers with the technology for […]
If you’ve ever searched an online marketplace, you can imagine how difficult it is to get a listing to the top of results, which often include thousands or tens of thousands of listings. Advertising is […]
A politician quipped, “There’s no DeJoy in the Post Office tonight,” after Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announced his 10-year plan to revive (rescue?) the US Postal Service on Tuesday. The US Postal Service also announced […]