Etsy is adding hundreds of customer service reps to deal with the expected increase in demand during the holidays, it announced in a blog post on Thursday, and also revealed some of the ways it was planning to drive traffic Read more
eBay will no longer mail sellers IRS Form 1099K, which it is required to also send to the IRS showing the gross amount of sellers’ revenue generated on its platform if it reaches a certain threshold. eBay announced on Thursday Read more
Amazon added five new visual search features to its mobile shopping app in recent months “to help you quickly find what you’re looking for on Amazon,” according to a post written by Mita Mahadevan, Director of Visual Search and Search Read more
The USPS instituted a peak season rate hike that runs from October 6 through January 19, 2025, but many of those changes did not impact eBay and possibly services such as Stamps.com and Pirate Ship. But that doesn’t mean users Read more
A shipping service popular with Etsy sellers called Pirate Ship was blindsided when its customers received a notice on Wednesday that Etsy was partnering with two US-based shipping services: Shippo and ShipStation. Sellers were unclear how their use of Pirate Read more
Bonanza caused a stir when it instituted a $2 fee for sellers who chose not to use its platform to print shipping labels, and a year later, it’s reversing the policy beginning next month. In the October 2024 announcement, Bonanza Read more
eBay Plus is eBay’s version of Amazon’s Prime program in Germany and Australia, offering free, fast shipping by sellers. In the coming months, eBay will make changes in how it displays fast, free shipping to buyers in Germany. A new Read more
eBay is looking for applicants who can revolutionize the fashion industry by making it more “circular” – a term that refers to making products that are more sustainable through reuse and recycling, for example. “The Circular Fashion Fund is seeking Read more
Logistics firm Descartes acquired Sellercloud this month for $110 million with additional potential performance-based consideration of up to $20 million. This adds to Descartes’ portfolio, which includes shipping solution ShipRush, acquired in 2017. Sellercloud supports small and mid-market online sellers, Read more
Facebook is testing a new feature that draws content from across its offerings into a single tab called Local. For many years, people have created Facebook Groups to bring together people from their local area, as the social media site Read more
