Etsy will give away $20,000 and television exposure to the winner of its third annual Design Award (aka The Etsies). Sellers have until June 25, 2021 to enter their submission. Etsy will also give 100 finalists a $250 Etsy gift Read more
eBay penalized sellers who sold orders on Memorial Day weekend because its system failed to recognize the postal holiday. Sellers who were handed “late shipment” defects spent time alerting eBay customer service and visited the company’s discussion boards to report Read more
Amazon is testing “brand skins” with some top brands, according to Levi’s Director of Ecommerce Gopal Kolli. He confirmed the test when responding to a tweet showing a screenshot of a Fruit of the Loom listing on Amazon. Ryan Craver, Read more
Some sellers couldn’t help feeling some Schadenfreude after one of Amazon’s own products was impacted by an alleged fake-review scam. A seller shared screenshots of listings by a seller of “posture correctors” that were displaying reviews that had actually been Read more
Amazon will hold its Prime Day event next week (June 21 – 22). As in years past, other retailers are capitalizing on the opportunity as people go looking for deals. (Profitero calls it the “Prime Day halo effect” and said Read more
In every issue, readers soundoff about issues important to them. From shipping issues to payment processing, from fees to online marketplace policies, EcommerceBytes Soundoff gives you a chance to air your views. Dear Ina,Regarding the eBay adult policy changes. The Read more
Facebook wants to help creators monetize their efforts on its Instagram platform, but it may not be targeting whom you think. In the world of ecommerce, “creators” are generally considered artists, artisans, and crafters who make the items they sell Read more
Bonanza created a panel of sellers last year to give its customers a chance to have a voice in the marketplace’s product roadmap and strategic planning, and this week it announced plans to form a second panel. In Wednesday’s announcement, Read more
One way for social networking sites to generate revenue is by adding online shopping features, and Pinterest is no exception to the rule. This week, it announced it was launching the Verified Merchant Program in the UK, Australia, Canada, France Read more
The National Retail Federation (NRF) revised its forecast to predict even stronger 2021 retail sales growth. The NRF anticipates retail sales to grow between 10.5 percent and 13.5 percent to between $4.44 trillion and $4.56 trillion this year as the Read more
