Ecommerce Industry News
Scammers are impersonating Amazon to an astounding extent and with resounding success, according to the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC has been warning about impersonation scams – calls that falsely claim to come from the […]
Etsy announced a new feature to help with accessibility for shoppers that could also help sellers with exposure in outside search-engines. Etsy will allow sellers to add a description to images that isn’t visible to […]
eBay is trying to get sellers to share motivational posts on Facebook with a Holiday Hustle Sweepstakes. “Over the next 3 weeks, share how you’re conquering the season for chances to win a $200 eBay […]
Etsy published advice for sellers from its shipping team on how it calculates estimated delivery dates. Included in the guide was a sample message sellers could use to warn buyers of shipping carrier delays – […]
Facebook updated its fake-fighting tool called Commerce & Ads IP Tool, expanded its reach, and rebranded it. Now called “Brand Rights Protection,” it provides brands with new features to better protect their intellectual property (IP). […]
What are online payment services up to? Not just PayPal and Square, but offerings from the likes of Amazon, Google, and Facebook? Some “tech” companies are acting more like financial institutions – such as banks […]
Now you have the option of paying Amazon to deal with your customers – but should you? That depends a lot on the type of selling you conduct on the marketplace. Amazon announced Customer Service […]
Amazon launched “Local Selling on Amazon” at day-two of its Amazon Accelerate. “With Amazon Local Selling, sellers can quickly and easily expand their multichannel offerings by listing products in Amazon’s store and offering them to […]
Many third-party sellers start on Amazon as resellers and evolve into brand owners, according to Ian Simpson, the marketplace’s Vice President of Selling Partner Tools and Services – and it wants companies to think of […]
PayPal is ready for the holiday shopping season, but it issued a special bulletin on Tuesday advising businesses to share information about expected volume surges. Those who signed up for PayPal Status updates regularly receive […]