The White House announced on Monday that the US and China will each lower tariffs by 115% while retaining an additional 10% tariff as part of a 90-day suspension. Other US measures will remain in place – including the removal Read more
eBay sellers who use Standard Envelope (ESE) to send small, low-value items such as trading cards were left unable to ship items for a few hours on May 5 due to an outage. In cases where buyers had paid for Read more
Can Gen-AI shopping agents improve the shortcomings of algorithm-based search engines? If the answer is yes, an improved shopping experience could give eBay sellers who are frustrated with the current state of Search reason to celebrate. But as sellers have Read more
Amazon launched a new gen-AI tool for sellers to optimize their existing listings, called Enhance My Listing (EML). The marketplace explained in an announcement on Thursday: “Selling partners update their listings from time to time to ensure they are relevant, Read more
Do you ever struggle to name a product? Amazon is offering a new tool to help businesses create brand names, which it is calling an “artificial intelligence (AI)-powered brand name generator.” But it does more than come up with suggestions Read more
eBay is now offering a warranty on certain “certified” open box goods in two categories: Electronics and Home. The certified designation for open box listings is new and applies to eligible listings when they meet key service standards and offer Read more
eBay is giving away $10,000 grants and other perks to 50 active sellers in the US through its annual Up and Running program. Sellers can apply on the Hello Alice website. In explaining the UP and Running grant program, now Read more
eBay promoted Jordan Sweetnam to the newly created role of Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) on March 12, 2025. His name will be familiar to many sellers, as he was Vice President of Seller Experience from 2014 – 2016 during his Read more
Like other marketplaces, Amazon allows sellers to purchase discounted shipping labels on its platform, known as Buy Shipping. Amazon offers certain protections to sellers who use it, since it gives the marketplace greater visibility into the sellers’ fulfillment of orders. Read more
Amazon grew sales 9% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2025, or 10% excluding changes in foreign exchange. North America segment sales increased 8% year-over-year, international segment sales increased 5% (or 8% excluding changes in foreign exchange rates). AWS segment Read more
