PayPal will layoff 2,000 full time employees, which is about 7% of its total workforce, the company announced on Tuesday. It comes as other tech and ecommerce companies have laid off employees, including Amazon and Shopify. In PayPal’s case, CEO Read more
The USPS added new barcodes to shipping labels to increase their readability (see clarification below). The Postal Service explained that soft packs (think clothing) and irregularly-shaped parcels can end up with unreadable barcodes. The new “two-dimensional Intelligent Mail matrix barcodes” Read more
In September, Etsy announced a policy that restricted the return policies sellers could offer buyers. Ironically, the marketplace that emphasizes the unique and special nature of sellers’ products is requiring sellers to conform to one of Etsy’s standard return policies. Read more
The IRS has tweaked a question that all taxpayers must answer on their tax return in April for tax year 2022, and it’s especially important for online sellers (and collectors) to be prepared so they don’t get into trouble down Read more
eBay has decided to continue making available a report that sellers used to see why their listings were rejected by Google Shopping, which they used to improve visibility of their listings in Google. This week, sellers noticed a message in Read more
Walmart is actively recruiting more sellers – it onboarded 8,000 new sellers in the third quarter of 20022, and this week it kicked off a promotion to give US sellers an incentive to join its platform. Merchants who sign up Read more
How can you save $1,300 on eBay? Spend $13,000 on a luxury watch. eBay is once again running a sale on luxury goods, this time luxury watches, one of its “focus categories.” eBay ran similar promotions during the 2022 holiday Read more
Etsy is offering some help to sellers in the UK who can’t send international packages through Royal Mail. On Tuesday, Etsy announced a partnership with international carrier Evri: “Evri is offering Etsy’s UK sellers 10% off all international parcels on Read more
FedEx and UPS provide a Money Back Guarantee, meaning if they don’t deliver your package on time, you are eligible for a refund. But many online sellers don’t have the resources to track late shipments and then file claims. That’s Read more
Will a prescription plan through Amazon Prime retain existing members and attract new ones? That’s the question after Amazon rolled out an optional $5/month plan to make medications more affordable – and make prescription fulfillment more convenient. Announced today, RxPass Read more
