Walmart is introducing a new “Pro Seller Badge” for top-performing Marketplace sellers. The retailer said standing out among thousands of sellers on Walmart Marketplace as a “reliable choice” was important. (See update below.) Offers with a Pro Seller Badge are Read more
Etsy began testing “Make an Offer” in March and continues to expand the feature. This week, it announced the following improvements: We wanted to give you an update about some of the exciting improvements we’ve recently made to Make an Read more
PayPal is changing how it charges sellers for transactions paid using QR codes. PayPal has been sending out the following notice of a change to its user agreement and numerous other legal agreements this week: Hello (Name redacted),We’re making some Read more
The Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) put out a call asking for input on whether the USPS is ready for holiday peak shipping. It’s conducting a preparedness audit, and posted the following announcement on social media site Threads: Read more
Sellers who pay extra for visibility through Sponsored Products ads on Amazon may now have their ads appear off-Amazon as well. Amazon announced Wednesday it was expanding Sponsored Products ads to other apps and websites. All such ads will link Read more
Amazon is now showing certain US customers snippets of product reviews when shopping certain categories on a mobile device, it announced on Monday. But is it too good to be true? Is Artificial Intelligence capable of ingesting all product reviews Read more
Nine years ago, former eBay CEO John Donahoe named Dan Schulman head of PayPal prior to the companies’ split in 2015, and in his current role as Chairman of the PayPal Board, Donahoe had a say in naming Schulman’s replacement Read more
Someone searches for a baby item on Etsy every second, the company said in announcing its new gift and baby gift registries this week. The two new registries follow May’s relaunch of its wedding registry that was first launched in Read more
Marketplace app Mercari is running a sweepstakes for back-to-campus shoppers to generate sales this month. It’s giving away six $500 shopping sprees in select categories. The site advised sellers it might be a great time to list given the spotlight Read more
Amazon sent a notice to sellers in Europe in May warning them of a “one-time cash flow disruption” due to a new reserve policy it planned to roll out this summer. On August 3, Amazon changed its reserve policy to Read more
