Amazon is extending some seller protections through the end of May because of the challenges many are facing due to the coronavirus pandemic. In April, Amazon began pausing account suspensions for order performance issues relating to Late Shipment Rate, Cancellation Read more
Amazon promoted its Handmade marketplace on its corporate blog on Wednesday, and made it easier for shoppers to find local and regional artisans. “To help connect customers with local small businesses across the U.S., Amazon Handmade, our store for Makers Read more
DHL eCommerce Solutions analyzed what’s been shipping domestically and internationally among its online retailers who ship lightweight packets and parcels, and it identified five categories with the greatest volume growth since late February. It also reported that online purchases pushed Read more
Amazon advised sellers it will standardize sizes in the Apparel category starting this summer. This will allow Amazon to display a clean and well-organized dropdown list of available sizes, which will provide a better shopping experience for customers, it explained. Read more
eBay is extending its promotion to attract new businesses registering on eBay UK. At the end of March, eBay launched a promotion inviting new sellers to join, telling them they would not have to pay fees to list or sell Read more
eBay is making changes to seller performance schedules and “Premium Service” badges in the UK and Ireland. On Monday, eBay UK said beginning in July, sellers’ monthly Seller Performance evaluation will apply to listings the month after the evaluation, as Read more
Retailers who run ads on Google can use local inventory ads to show shoppers that the products they are searching for are available for nearby store pickup, the search company announced on Monday. Google revealed that searches for “in-stock” grew Read more
eBay has added new features to Terapeak and said it is now exclusively available in Seller Hub under the Research tab. Access to the tool is included with eBay Store subscriptions except for the Starter store level. “Sellers now have Read more
Now you can use Square without the need for an online store. The online payments service announced Square Online Checkout on Thursday, which lets sellers create a link or button so they can accept payments without having to build an Read more
It was interesting to see how online marketplaces performed in the first quarter of 2020, since it reflects how sellers on their platform fared. eBay’s US GMV was down 4% year-over-year in the first three months of the year, but Read more
