eBay is making it more challenging for casual sellers in the UK by reducing the number of free listings they qualify for and by eliminating the cash option for local pickups. Earlier in August, eBay UK had notified some private Read more
Walmart held its Let’s Grow! Seller Summit in San Francisco this week where it announced a host of new opportunities for sellers on its marketplace platform. One headline grabbing announcement: Walmart will allow sellers to list used goods – including Read more
Etsy announced Wednesday it has evolved its search and discovery experience to factor in the quality of listings, including listing detail, photo quality, and customer service track records. Etsy said it was also delivering more diversified results so that buyers Read more
Etsy advised sellers of some improvements to gift features as part of its “journey to become the go-to gifting destination.” It also launched its Holiday Hub, which it described as sellers’ “go-to resource for the upcoming gift-giving season” where they Read more
PayPal sent an email to its customers on Friday notifying them of changes it will soon implement. Beginning September 1st, it will no longer make available two of its reports it had previously made available to merchants. And in October, Read more
Amazon will hold its Prime Big Deal Days event in October this year, and sellers who use its FBA fulfillment service will have until September 13 to get their inventory to US fulfillment centers. Last year, Amazon held the Prime Read more
UPS will apply a surge fee to packages to the US coming from Asia, according to Supply Chain Dive, which said ten countries will have a $0.25 per-pound surge fee applied to shipments, and three countries – China, Hong Kong, Read more
You might not think of the New York Times as a premier sports news source, but in 2022, it acquired a publication called “The Athletic.” Now the paid-subscription sports site will add commerce to its content in a deal with Read more
The eBay Foundation added two new members to its board this month. The philanthropic arm of eBay, established in 1998, partners with nonprofit organizations that are addressing and removing barriers to entrepreneurship for people who identify with historically excluded groups, Read more
Mercari recently made headlines by deciding to shift fees from sellers to buyers. On August 1st, it made another significant change, announcing it was making Japanese inventory available to US online shoppers and opening a retail store in Los Angeles. Read more
