A face familiar to many Etsy sellers is taking on a new role – Heather Jassy, who currently serves as head of Members & Community and hosts Etsy Fireside Chats on YouTube, is taking on the newly-created role of Senior Read more
Two online auction sites that were formed to serve the higher-end market that eBay failed to fill will merge to form one global powerhouse. When Auctionata and Paddle8 unite, they will become one of the top 10 auction houses worldwide Read more
Amazon UK is seeking models to strut their stuff while wearing the latest fashion available on Amazon, but only the furry, winged, or scaly need apply. Pet owners can submit their critters to become the Face of Amazon Pets. Amazon Read more
Sellers know BigCommerce as a platform on which they may choose to host their online stores, and it made news headlines recently when it received a major endorsement from eBay. This week, BigCommerce made headlines again by announcing it had raised $30 Read more
eBay is turning to TV ads and direct mail to try to generate traffic as it still struggles to gain exposure in Google search results and reengage shoppers lost due to the security breach of 2014 when eBay required 150 Read more
All retailers buy inventory to resell, but stores like Target don’t take kindly to being treated as a source of product for online sellers – or resellers, as they’re called. This week, images of internal documents showed up online indicating Read more
eBay UK is running a promotion with variations to entice casual sellers to list more items. One version gives sellers the ability to list up to 100 auction or fixed-price listings with zero insertion fees and a cap of 1 Read more
Marketplace giants eBay and Rakuten are partnering in what the two rivals hope will be a mutually beneficial arrangement. Under the agreement, eBay Korea’s Gmarket will launch a flagship store on Rakuten Ichiba – its Japanese platform – featuring boutique Read more
Amazon opened its Prime Video streaming service to video providers and self-publishers on Tuesday. Some are comparing it to Google’s YouTube video service, and it will be interesting to see how retailers and brands use the new program. Amazon Video Read more
eBay has partnered with FedEx Office to make its eBay Valet consignment program even easier for consumers who want money for their unwanted goods, but don’t want to have to go through the bother of selling it on eBay themselves. Read more
