eBay UK relaunched its “Certified Recycling” program for used car parts last week and said new research it conducted showed motorists saved £99 million in 2022 by opting for used parts and accessories instead of brand-new replacements. “Certified Recycled parts Read more
Amazon will require sellers to use three new product attributes in certain categories beginning next month. The announcement follows below: Starting June 6, 2023, new product listings for certain product types must include color name, size name, or product description Read more
Etsy sellers in 3 European countries will see an increase in the marketplace’s “Regulatory Operating Fee” beginning June 1, 2023. The fee, in effect in 5 countries, is charged in addition to regular Etsy selling fees. Starting June 1, 2023, Read more
Call it a May Day Miracle – some shipping costs actually went down for online sellers on May 1st. The USPS lowered the rates for sending Priority Mail packages through online shipping providers, including online marketplaces eBay, Amazon, Etsy. The Read more
The FTC issued a warning to companies about their use of AI (artificial intelligence) in commercial practices. It’s easy for online sellers to forget they’re obligated to comply with consumer-protection laws, but some fairly small sellers have gotten into big Read more
Shopify will be smaller by about 20% after today, according to founder and CEO Tobi Lütke, as the company lays off employees and announced the sale of its logistics business to Flexport, which is headed by the former head of Read more
Etsy published its financial results for the first three months of the year on Wednesday. Etsy marketplace GMS (Gross Merchandise Sales) was $2.7 billion in the first quarter of 2023, which was down 4.7% year-over-year and down 2.6% on a Read more
eBay appointed longtime executive Vidmay Naini its new General Manager for Global Emerging Markets, encompassing Southeast Asia, India, Eastern Europe, Israel, Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. Those markets have high potential for ecommerce export growth as they mature and Read more
If you use Pinterest to promote your ecommerce business to the over 463 million people who visit the site each month, get ready for some heavyweight competition: Pinterest announced it will begin allowing Amazon to advertise on its platform, the Read more
eBay will give 50 small businesses grants as part of its Up & Running program. Each of the 50 businesses will receive $10,000 along with a $500 stipend to be used to purchase refurbished equipment on the eBay marketplace. This Read more
