Etsy will survive a consolidation in commerce, predicted CEO Josh Silverman, who painted a picture of the ecommerce landscape ahead. Silverman was speaking at a Wall Street conference last week and said there were hundreds of billions of dollars invested Read more
Amazon expanded its “faster” Same-Day Delivery service to the metro areas of Miami, Minneapolis, and Atlanta, and to additional neighborhoods within Chicago, it announced today. In order to fulfill the orders, Amazon uses mini-fulfillment centers, which at 100,000 square feet, Read more
Mercari is giving sellers more room to describe their item in the listing title, it announced this week. That’s one of three new features it recently added for buyers and sellers on its platform. Listing titles can now have up Read more
Amazon announced a joint pilot program with Lendistry called Amazon Community Lending for small and medium-sized sellers. The new program will provide loans to help fund sellers’ strategic business needs, such as inventory expansion, brand building, and customer acquisition. Lendistry Read more
eBay said Wednesday the majority of its sellers worldwide are now enrolled in Managed Payments, marking a significant milestone – and it said eBay customers can expect to see it launch new features and capabilities. A year ago, 340,000 sellers Read more
The USPS told postal workers to “scan, scan, scan.” In a post on Monday, the US Postal Service discussed the importance of scanning packages throughout their journey and urged workers to perform all required scans. “Most employees know that scanning Read more
eBay is lowering fees for high-value Auto Parts & Accessories. The change impacts items that sell for over $1,000. The new fees apply to sellers who subscribe to an eBay Store. “Starting September 21, we’ll lower the final value fee Read more
Etsy appointed Andy Ballard to its Board of Directors after Edith Cooper resigned a week ago to take a seat on Amazon’s Board. Ballard is CEO of Wiser Solutions, “which enables brands and retailers to harness the power of data Read more
FedEx will raise rates in January, it announced Monday, but it is also raising the fuel surcharge on November 1, 2021. You might think a fuel surcharge is tied directly to the price of fuel, but upon closer scrutiny, it’s Read more
eBay announced on Saturday that its new CPC (cost-per-click) ads are available to business sellers. The CPC ads, known as eBay Promoted Listings Advanced, is launching in beta testing. Note that eBay changed the name of its longstanding cost-per-sale program Read more
