eBay warned sellers that Congress could pass online sales tax legislation once it returns from summer recess. The company’s government relations team keeps interested users – many of them small businesses – informed of regulatory issues through its eBay Main Read more
eBay is continuing to expand its Global Shipping Program (GSP) by adding more countries that are available to sellers in the UK. It is adding six countries to the UK program this month, and last month it added 37 countries. Read more
eBay has opened up its Marketplace to Caribbean shoppers through a new partnership with CaribShopper, a platform powered by Mall for the World. Shoppers in the Caribbean will now be able to purchase items through the “eBay powered by CaribShopper” Read more
This week, Amazon encouraged the 300 attendees of its first Women’s Entrepreneur Conference to share their experience on social networking sites, even suggesting the hashtag #AmazonWEC – an unusual move for the usually secretive company. Some attendees tweeting on Tuesday Read more
The Wall Street Journal made an interesting observation over the weekend: there are two retail chains that appear to be immune from Amazon: The Home Depot and Lowe’s. The article cites several trends that account for the two stores’ stronger growth rates Read more
If a picture is worth a thousand words, slap a sticker on it. Preferably one that advertises something. That seems to be the trend as more people use social networking sites to share photos and videos. And as brands try Read more
The ecommerce store-hosting service formerly known as Yahoo Stores, aka Aabaco, published a refresher for storeowners on the new features it has added this year. More accurately, Yahoo’s Aabaco Small Business unit, which provides additional services in addition to its Stores platform, Read more
Offering gift cards is nothing new for eBay, but on Monday it began carrying a very different type of gift card – one that allows recipients to purchase shares of stock in publicly-traded companies. “eBay and Stockpile have teamed up Read more
eBay, Etsy, and other companies are backing an initiative by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to try to stop the trade in illegal wildlife and their products, which it says has reached crisis proportions. Marketplace sellers should familiarize themselves with Read more
Shyp is building on its partnership with eBay, calling feedback from online sellers who rely on Shyp for fulfillment “incredible,” and introducing new features last week including scheduled pickups for business sellers. As eBay explained in a March blog post, Read more
