March 2021 saw healthy retail sales growth over March 2020 when pandemic restrictions went into place. The boost was due in part to government stimulus checks and attitudes about COVID as more people get vaccinated, according to the National Retail Read more
A law firm in Canada is going to court over allegations that shipping courier DHL misrepresented its fees to recipients. CBC News reported on Thursday: “Court documents claim that DHL leads customers to believe that fees they must pay once Read more
Etsy will provide a new “Weekly Performance Report” that sellers can opt to receive via email, it announced on Thursday. Etsy said it developed the new report based on feedback from a survey of 1,029 US sellers conducted January 6 Read more
eBay CEO Jamie Iannone said the company was listening and innovating to meet sellers’ needs, citing a recent survey eBay had conducted. “I’m excited to strengthen the partnerships we have with our sellers through new technology and tools that speak Read more
eBay is expanding its “Authenticity Guarantee” program for sneakers to Canada, it announced this week. Through the program, eBay offers authentication for certain select sneakers that sell for over $100. eBay Canada chose Sneaker Con to fully vet and verify Read more
eBay introduced new features sellers can use to manage their Promoted Listing Ads, though the company may be exaggerating about how innovative the features are, given the prevalence of automated rules for ad campaigns on other platforms. What’s new with Read more
As previously reported, Amazon is increasing seller fulfillment fees effective June 1, but sellers had some questions about the changes. In the announcement board post, Amazon responded to some of those questions. 1) Amazon is not raising FBA storage fees Read more
Nike is going to start selling used sneakers, a big gamble that could shake up the resale market. Why buy sneakers in uncertain condition on an online marketplace like eBay or StockX when you can get a pair that has Read more
eBay CEO Jamie Iannone has kicked off a new feature in which he profiles eBay sellers in Seller Spotlight videos. “In my new video series, Seller Spotlight, I’ll be sitting down with eBay sellers from all over the world to Read more
Small versus large – when it comes to commerce, big brands and chainstores seem to have the advantage over small businesses, so it’s worth noting two initiatives designed to help level the playing field. The first initiative may come as Read more
