Amazon is expanding its “FBA New Selection” program that gives sellers incentives to list brand-new products on its marketplace through its FBA fulfillment program. As we reported when Amazon first tested a version of the concept in 2018, it’s another Read more
Mobile app Mercari is beefing up its website functionality. Mercari is among a new generation of ecommerce platforms that came on board in recent years that are “mobile first,” challenging online marketplaces with their intuitive mobile-buying and selling features. Nevertheless, Read more
Amazon launched a new Multi-Channel Fulfillment (MCF) fee calculator for sellers. Amazon explains how MCF works on this help page on the Amazon website: “Send all or some of your inventory directly to an Amazon fulfillment center. When customers purchase Read more
Canada Post issued a warning on Tuesday stemming from the coronavirus pandemic that can be summed up as follows: Unprecedented parcel volumes + physical distancing = delivery delays Canadians should anticipate parcel delays for the foreseeable future, even as Canada Read more
Dirty, germy cash is out, touch-free QR codes are in. You don’t have to touch “dirty” money when selling in-person thanks to a new feature from PayPal. Whether you’re selling through Facebook Marketplace, at farmers markets, or through classifieds sites, Read more
eBay UK is raising Packlink postage rates on June 9, 2020, it announced on Friday. Rates will be going up by an average of 18p. eBay told sellers it’s making a change to Small and Medium-sized 0-2kg parcels “to make Read more
Alibaba is providing helpful information and guidance for small US businesses who are coping with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. It launched the B2B today initiative in March as an extension of its weekly outreach events it holds with Read more
Etsy took over payment processing on behalf of sellers and is now expanding that to more countries, it announced on Thursday. The announcement covers transactions in Turkey, Malaysia, and Mexico to start, with more countries to follow. Etsy had entered Read more
eBay Canada announced new features for sellers on Thursday, writing it was excited about the launch of new features to help sellers increase sales and monitor their performance. They include allowing buyers and sellers to make counter offers as well Read more
Amazon invited sellers to submit deals for Prime Day 2020, a big sale held each July since it launched in 2015. There was uncertainty about this year’s event due to the coronavirus pandemic, but on Tuesday, Amazon posted an invitation Read more
