Etsy announced Wednesday it has evolved its search and discovery experience to factor in the quality of listings, including listing detail, photo quality, and customer service track records. Etsy said it was also delivering more diversified results so that buyers Read more
Etsy advised sellers of some improvements to gift features as part of its “journey to become the go-to gifting destination.” It also launched its Holiday Hub, which it described as sellers’ “go-to resource for the upcoming gift-giving season” where they Read more
PayPal sent an email to its customers on Friday notifying them of changes it will soon implement. Beginning September 1st, it will no longer make available two of its reports it had previously made available to merchants. And in October, Read more
Amazon will hold its Prime Big Deal Days event in October this year, and sellers who use its FBA fulfillment service will have until September 13 to get their inventory to US fulfillment centers. Last year, Amazon held the Prime Read more
UPS will apply a surge fee to packages to the US coming from Asia, according to Supply Chain Dive, which said ten countries will have a $0.25 per-pound surge fee applied to shipments, and three countries – China, Hong Kong, Read more
You might not think of the New York Times as a premier sports news source, but in 2022, it acquired a publication called “The Athletic.” Now the paid-subscription sports site will add commerce to its content in a deal with Read more
The eBay Foundation added two new members to its board this month. The philanthropic arm of eBay, established in 1998, partners with nonprofit organizations that are addressing and removing barriers to entrepreneurship for people who identify with historically excluded groups, Read more
Mercari recently made headlines by deciding to shift fees from sellers to buyers. On August 1st, it made another significant change, announcing it was making Japanese inventory available to US online shoppers and opening a retail store in Los Angeles. Read more
Amazon rebranded its storefront called Amazon Warehouse to “Amazon Resale,” which continues to sell used, pre-owned, and open-box products (which we consider to be a form of liquidation, but direct to consumers). It will also continue to offer “all the Read more
Sellers in the UK said eBay sent them notifications telling them they needed to upgrade from a private seller to a business seller – designations eBay does not make in the US. Some sellers said customer service reps told them Read more
