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Amazon Warns Shoppers of Frequently Returned Items – But What about Warnings for Sellers?

Walmart Will Wait for No Dropshipper, Tightens Handling Time

Amazon Consultant Apologizes for Crimes, Disavows Previous Denials

Author: Ina Steiner

Ina Steiner is co-founder and Editor of EcommerceBytes and has been reporting on ecommerce since 1999. She's a widely cited authority on marketplace selling and is author of "Turn eBay Data Into Dollars" (McGraw-Hill 2006). Her blog was featured in the book, "Blogging Heroes" (Wiley 2008). She is a member of the Online News Association (Sep 2005 - present) and Investigative Reporters and Editors (Mar 2006 - present). Follow her on Twitter at @ecommercebytes and send news tips to ina@ecommercebytes.com. See disclosure at EcommerceBytes.com/disclosure/.

Amazon Warns Shoppers of Frequently Returned Items – But What about Warnings for Sellers?

March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 Ina Steiner

Amazon

Amazon is adding a warning on certain product pages alerting shoppers they are “frequently returned” items. The Information broke the news on Monday, reporting that Amazon started issuing the warning in recent months in an […]

Walmart Will Wait for No Dropshipper, Tightens Handling Time

March 27, 2023 Ina Steiner

Walmart

Walmart is making it harder for dropshippers who list on its marketplace by tightening its handling time policy. Sellers had been required to ship orders in 1 day unless they were granted a “lag time […]

Amazon Consultant Apologizes for Crimes, Disavows Previous Denials

March 27, 2023 Ina Steiner

Amazon

Two months before he was set to appear in a federal courtroom to face charges in relation to a bribery case, Amazon consultant Ed Rosenberg posted an announcement on Facebook and on LinkedIn admitting his […]

Walmart Expands Free ‘Return from Home’ Feature

March 27, 2023March 27, 2023 Ina Steiner

Walmart

Walmart introduced a “Return Pickup from Home” feature in the fall for paid members of its Walmart+ program, and it continues to expand the offering to more members, making it easier for shoppers to return […]

eBay Sellers Delighted with Surprise Shipping Supplies after Initial Apprehension

March 25, 2023March 25, 2023 Ina Steiner

eBay

It can be nerve-wracking as an online seller to get notice of an unexpected 18-pound package on its way to them, but for multiple eBay sellers posting about a surprise FedEx notice yesterday, it had […]

eBay Names New Directors to Run UK and Australian Marketplaces

March 25, 2023 Ina Steiner

eBay

eBay promoted UK General Manager Murray Lambell to “Global General Manager of the Home, Garden & Refurbished categories” and promoted Eve Williams to replace him as the new GM of eBay UK. It also named […]

Well Known Amazon Consultant to Plead in Bribery Case

March 25, 2023March 25, 2023 Ina Steiner

Amazon

The last holdout in the so-called Amazon bribery case, Ed Rosenberg, will appear before Federal Judge Theiler on March 30 at a change of plea hearing more than 2 years after being indicted along with […]

Amazon 3-Day Spring Sale Kicks Off on Monday in UK

March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 Ina Steiner

Amazon

Amazon is holding its Spring Sale in Europe next week, which is usually followed by its greatly anticipated global Prime Day shopping event in July. Amazon Spring Sale has been held in the UK annually […]

eBay Offers Extra Assurances to Buyers of Bulldozers and Backhoes

March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 Ina Steiner

eBay

Before you plop down big bucks for heavy machinery on eBay, you can now check to see if the condition of items like bulldozers and backhoes have been verified. eBay is also doubling its Business […]

Amazon Offers New Way to Report Product Image Problems

March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 Ina Steiner

Amazon

When images on Amazon product detail pages are problematic – such as when the photos don’t match the product – merchants have a new way to report them to Amazon. However, it appears the new […]