American Express created Small Business Saturday to encourage support for small businesses in 2010 (it has been officially cosponsored by the US Small Business Administration since 2011), and it has become an annual tradition that falls the day after Black Read more
Amazon streamed the first NFL game ever held the day after Thanksgiving, and it offered in-game Black Friday shopping deals to viewers. CBS Sports said Amazon came up with the idea and paid $100 million to the NFL to have Read more
Walmart is using 4,000 of its stores as delivery hubs, and now it’s adding parcel stations to those hubs, according to its Senior Vice President of Transportation and Delivery in the US. Jennifer McKeehan compared parcel stations to mini post Read more
The USPS issued a press release 3 days before Black Friday to say it was ready for the holiday surge. Postmaster General and CEO Louis DeJoy credited the “Delivering for America plan” (DFA) for the Postal Service’s ability to offer Read more
eBay sold its classifieds business to Adevinta a few years ago after pressure from activist investors Elliott Management and Starboard Value while obtaining a stake in the company. On Tuesday, eBay announced its support for a deal that would net Read more
The IRS announced today another reprieve for taxpayers, delaying implementation of a new reporting threshold for third-party platform payments in 2023. The IRS also said it would phase in the new 1099-K threshold amount for tax year 2024. That means Read more
Etsy reminded sellers last week that they may receive a 1099-K form in the New Year for 2023 since it’s required by law to report sales amounts to the IRS for any seller who made more than $600 in gross Read more
eBay and Amazon turned to sellers to share advice with peers on holiday selling. eBay for Business posted a video with holiday-shipping tips from sellers, and Amazon ran a sweepstakes on its discussion boards. eBay runs a regular video series Read more
A seller said Etsy required them to provide the last four digits of their bank account number, credit card number, and social security number in order to get customer service help through Etsy chat. The seller said in a post Read more
A new version of GarageSale’s eBay listing tool for Macs is available. GarageSale 9.5 adds improvements in two critical areas: Trading cards and catalog integration. German-based iwascoding founder Ilja Iwas explained in a press release on Friday the benefit of Read more
