The Better Business Bureau lets consumers leave reviews for and file complaints against businesses, but now the BBB has teamed up with one of those businesses to crack down on fake reviews. Amazon announced on Thursday it has filed a Read more
Mercari told news service Nikkei it has no plans to withdraw from the US market after it confirmed layoffs in the US. Nikkei reported that the Japan-based company laid off nearly half of the employees at its US subsidiary. Mercari’s Read more
Following a new marketplace trend, Etsy’s Depop platform is eliminating selling fees and shifting them to buyers, who will pay up to 5% of the item purchase price plus a fixed amount of up to $1. (It does not affect Read more
The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts issued a press release on Thursday regarding the sentencing of a former eBay executive for his role in cyberstalking EcommerceBytes’ publishers. The Department of Justice press release follows: U.S. Attorney’s Office, Read more
Adobe said consumers spent $7.2 billion on July 16 (Tues.), the first day of the Prime Day event. That’s nearly 12% higher than last year and the biggest ecommerce day (and mobile shopping day) so far in 2024. Online sales Read more
eBay advised sellers that the US Postal Service is no longer supporting receipt of any FedEx Ground Economy shipments – the service formerly known as FedEx SmartPost. Effective July 14, 2024, sellers should not drop off their FedEx shipment to Read more
eBay is working with yet another financial services firm to offer working capital loans to sellers. On Wednesday, July 10, 2024, it announced Business Cash Advance, a new eBay Seller Capital revenue-based financing product provided by Liberis, a “global embedded Read more
Etsy announced this week it launched a new ad campaign consistent with its “Keep Commerce Human” theme, and in addition to new TV commercials, it’s featuring Etsy sellers in billboards in two cities: New York and London. A new home Read more
eBay announced it is unveiling a “reimagined and redesigned advertising experience,” with a new dashboard for sellers who pay eBay for extra exposure, and new names for the types of ads it offers. eBay had informed sellers of the pending Read more
eBay executive Adam Ireland revealed that he started a new position as Vice President and General Manager, Global Collectibles. He replaced Gene Cook, who recently left eBay as we reported on June 27. eBay did not announce the changes on Read more
