eBay sellers who pay extra to have a Store on the platform can now customize coupons to entice shoppers to buy. eBay had announced the new capability as part of the Spring Seller Update on March 3, 2021. The new Read more
Discount marketplace Tophatter announced new integrated games to make online shopping more fun and engaging. Earlier this month, it said customers could earn points and redeem rewards, giving them an edge when bidding on products. Tophatter operates at the intersection Read more
Online marketplace Bonanza invited sellers to participate in its sitewide Spring Sale, which is powered by a special coupon code. The company explained: “Bonanza will be hosting another community-wide DIY sale this spring; from May 5 – May 12. Every Read more
Amazon now offers the ability to market directly to customers through email to alert customers of new product launch announcements and promotions. The new feature is called Manage Your Customer Engagement (MYCE). Anyone who knows how tightly online marketplaces control Read more
Mother’s Day may be the “mother of all mail days,” according to fictional postal carrier Newman of tv sitcom Seinfeld, but it’s also arguably the “mother of all shopping holidays” for online marketplace Etsy. Executives have openly discussed the fact Read more
Some sellers who print postage online take advantage of the US Postal Service’s Package Pickup service, handing off their outgoing packages to mail carriers. But apparently it’s not available everywhere. This week, the USPS said it had expanded Package Pickup Read more
PayPal issued an advisory about a change it’s making that could impact some merchants’ reconciliation process. PayPal called it part of a planned technology update. Here’s how it described the change and its impact on merchants: What’s changingCurrently, the bank Read more
PayPal is making it easier for ordinary people to buy cryptocurrency, but it’s not clear that ordinary people will comprehend the risk. PayPal is letting people buy and sell cryptocurrency within the Venmo app with as little as a dollar, Read more
eBay is making the Terapeak Product Research tool free to all sellers, it announced on Monday. Previously sellers needed a paid subscription to an eBay Store in order to access the tool at no extra charge. eBay Product Research provides Read more
PayPal launched a new solution for larger merchants called Fraud Protection Advanced and cited research showing organizations are losing an average of $4.5M a year due to fraudulent transactions. PayPal said Fraud Protection Advanced is built on insights from its Read more
