Walmart is launching a program to attract sellers to its platform. New sellers will receive up to 50% off referral fees for the first 90 days as part of the New-Seller Savings program announced on Monday. It’s also offering new Read more
In a marketing gimmick to bolster its campaign to position itself as a place for people to shop for gifts, Etsy named actress and talkshow host Drew Barrymore an honorary “Chief Gifting Officer” on Monday. The celebrity will be tasked Read more
In November, Bonanza began requiring sellers to use its shipping label program for all orders – otherwise it would charge them a $2 shipping fee per order. The online marketplace made exceptions for sellers who used certain postage providers who Read more
Etsy launched a new Gift Mode feature with great fanfare on Wednesday, touting it as a way to bring more buyers to the site. Now it is offering to share tips with sellers on how they can optimize their shops Read more
Amazon requires three images on each product detail page, and it will begin using images from other sellers to fill in any gaps. The marketplace announced the new policy on Thursday. “Previously, product detail pages displayed images from one selling Read more
PayPal’s new CEO Alex Chriss announced new features in a much-hyped video announcement on Thursday that give customers more reasons to shop with PayPal and will help merchants boost conversion and increase post-purchase sales. Chriss, who took over from Dan Read more
A postal worker claims to know the real culprit behind the severe mail jam in the Houston, Texas area that’s been going on since before Christmas – and it doesn’t jibe with a response from the USPS. As we reported Read more
Even the legal and PR departments were not spared in eBay’s current round of layoffs announced on Tuesday. Company-wide, it is laying off 1,000 employees (9% of full-timers). In California alone, where eBay is headquartered, it is laying off 391 Read more
Walmart is closing Store No. 8 and laid off some staff, crediting the incubator it had launched in 2017 with innovations that have transformed how customers shop at Walmart. In a statement to EcommerceBytes on Tuesday, a Walmart spokesperson said, Read more
Amazon has previously said that over 75% of sellers use third-party apps. On Friday, it reminded them that they should make sure those apps are vetted and approved by Amazon. Formerly known as Amazon Seller Central Partner Network, the Amazon Read more
