When deciding where to offer big discounts on Amazon Prime Day, merchants typically focus on certain categories. According to shopping resource RetailMeNot, that includes smart home devices, TVs and laptops, fashion, beauty, pet products, tools, and toys. Amazon generally offers Read more
eBay is helping Latin Americans sell on its platform through a partnership with StoreON, described as a Latin American ecommerce services hub with operations that allows businesses in Colombia, Peru and Mexico “to position themselves in the main marketplaces in Read more
Many small businesses rent post office boxes for a variety of reasons, including privacy and safety – but the rates may always seem to be going up. Now there’s another reason why your PO Box rates may increase. The Postal Read more
Compare and contrast: eBay announced an authentication program for luxury handbags this week – but how is it different from the program it launched in 2017? (And whatever happened to that program?) Here’s what eBay announced today: “As the marketplace’s Read more
eBay knows what it’s like to encounter friction as a seller – though not on its own marketplace. eBay was initially thwarted in a $9.2 billion deal to sell its Classifieds unit to a company called Adevinta when UK regulators Read more
Small and medium businesses will offer more than a million deals this Prime Day, which will be held on June 21 and 22 this year, Amazon announced today. Among the highlights Amazon called out are the following: Prime Day will Read more
Etsy will acquire Depop for $1.625 billion in a primarily cash deal. Etsy described the company in its press release as a “privately-held, community-led, and purpose-driven marketplace for unique fashion” that was founded in 2011. Depop boasted 4 million active Read more
Online sellers may be wondering if they can offer their employees vaccination incentives and if they can request documentation of vaccination. The National Retail Federation (NRF) issued the following statement from Edwin Egee, Vice President of Government Relations and Workforce Read more
eBay said apparel sales are climbing, which it attributes to people returning to the office “as the world begins to reopen.” eBay said it’s seeing growth specifically in the resale market for pre-owned apparel. Some statistics it published in an Read more
eBay is running a five-day promotion on luxury watches ending today. Buyers can receive a 10% discount on one watch priced at $2,000 or more. Unlike many other promotions eBay runs these days, eBay is funding the coupon, not individual Read more
