Bonanza named Shelly Breuer its new “Manager of Seller Happiness.” She is tasked with regularly communicating, advocating and working directly for sellers. Greg Braukus made the announcement in a letter to sellers on the corporate blog. Braukus joined Bonanza in Read more
The top categories on Amazon Handmade are Home, Jewelry, and Accessories, and California, Arizona, North Carolina, Michigan, and Pennsylvania are among the top states with the highest population of “makers” (artisans, crafters, and artists) selling in the Amazon Handmade store. Read more
Etsy completed its migration to the Google Cloud, according to Chief Technology Officer Mike Fisher, and in Wednesday’s announcement, Fisher boasted the move helps the marketplace run more tests, which is something that many sellers find frustrating. “Etsy’s experiment velocity Read more
Sellers should be aware of a change to the green customs form for international packages, one that impacts sellers who purchase postage at the post office rather than online. A reader had asked the following: “A postal clerk told me Read more
Amazon is trying to alleviate concerns of brands who worry about having to compete with rivals on the giant marketplace. Digiday explains that storefronts are one way Amazon is catering to brands: “The storefronts are effectively a branded site within Read more
eBay is working with a third-party software provider to offer sellers an alternative to Turbo Lister, which eBay will stop supporting in July. SixBit Software founder John Slocum confirmed that he has been working with eBay to provide a preferred Read more
eBay launched a program called Export Revival, which is a regional spin-off of its Retail Revival program that is focused on expanding the trading reach of participants. eBay launched Export Revival program in Greece and Bulgaria. Retail Revival teaches local Read more
In 2019, over 19 million items were listed to benefit charities, and eBay buyers and sellers raised over $112 million for charity organizations globally last year. That’s a 10% increase over 2018. eBay also revealed the top categories for charitable Read more
Etsy is dangling an all-expense trip to Etsy’s headquarters in New York to get sellers to post on social networking site Instagram. The “Why You Sell on Etsy” contest is open to sellers in the US, the UK, and Canada. Read more
Amazon launched a new feature to give sellers enrolled in its FBA fulfillment program greater visibility into reimbursements and customer returns. Customer returns tool: “We’ve added a tool to the FBA customer returns report page to give you greater visibility Read more
