Mercari is giving people an incentive to list items on its site through a holiday listing event and other promotions. It will offer coupons to new and existing customers who list items for sale between November 6 through November 13, Read more
Facebook updated its self-serve advertising terms to give itself greater leeway in running tests on all aspects of the ads run on its network. The new terms take effect in January and spell out Facebook’s rights to run tests to Read more
Etsy launched a new feature on Wednesday that allows shoppers to search its marketplace using images rather than words. “Previously, the fastest way to find what you’re looking for on Etsy has been to search keywords – now, you can Read more
eBay will continue its partnership with Pitney Bowes, which provides cross-border logistics services for sellers based in the US and UK. Pitney Bowes has been partnering with eBay in the US since 2012 and said it would continue to support Read more
eBay said in a post on Monday that inflation is driving intentionality when it comes to holiday shopping. It anticipates people will seek highly personal and valued items and will wish to deliver the ideal gift. The post reinforces what Read more
Getting products in and then getting them out to customers are the top challenges small businesses said they would face this holiday season. Intuit QuickBooks surveyed 9,700 consumers and 3,000 small businesses in the US, Canada, and UK. Of the Read more
Retail giants Amazon and Walmart are embracing leading edge technology in a very “old school” way: through print catalogs. Their holiday toy catalogs feature games children can play on the “metaverse” gaming platform Roblox. Amazon’s 2022 “Holiday Kids Gift Book” Read more
Over a quarter of Americans are worried about losing their gifts to porch pirates, according to C+R Research in its fourth annual package-theft report. One disturbing statistic from its survey of 2,006 people in September 2022: 1 in 7 said Read more
The USPS is actively hiring 28,000 seasonal employees ahead of the holiday season, it announced in a press release on Thursday. It’s part of its efforts to prepare for the holiday shipping and mailing season. It also said it had Read more
Amazon has responded to sellers who are upset that the company is severely restricting the amount of inventory they can send to its fulfillment centers as part of its annual holiday restock limits. On October 25, an Amazon moderator responded Read more
