Affiliates and online sellers are the losers thanks to Louisiana’s attempt to pressure Amazon to collect its state sales tax on purchases made by Louisiana residents. Amazon sent a letter to affiliates in the state last month explaining it was Read more
Amazon is requiring certain sellers to offer a free-shipping option, and it has some sellers nervous that it’s a sign of things to come. Amazon issued the following notice to sellers in late March: “To help provide customers with the Read more
Square is now letting retailers and online merchants use its payment-processing services on their online stores. The company revolutionized in-person payment processing for small retailers and micro sellers by offering a credit-card reader that works with mobile devices. This week, Read more
Etsy is rolling out a change to its shopping cart, it announced on Thursday. The “Save for Later” feature is a new cart function that will allow buyers to save items from their cart to purchase later. “Buyers will soon Read more
Will Seippel is on a mission, and he’s open to trying a new and very different approach to help him achieve it. As founder and CEO of WorthPoint Corporation, he’s working to improve the pricing transparency that exists between sellers Read more
Online sellers who use ecommerce platforms and listing tools to host their shops and manage inventory received news from several vendors this month about new features – along with an important security alert. The popular Zen Cart shopping cart issued Read more
Visa Checkout is making it easier for more people to sign up for an account, it announced this week. Bank of America is helping customers enroll in Visa Checkout by directly populating their Bank of America cards into Visa Checkout Read more
Amazon will open a third fulfillment center in San Bernardino, its seventh in California after opening its first warehouse in the state in 2012. Amazon employees at the new 1.1 million-square-foot fulfillment center will pick, pack, and ship smaller customer Read more
Two stories out this week about Craigslist and eBay classifieds sites show how criminals attempt fraud in varied ways online just as they do in real life, and show it pays to stay vigilant. The first story comes from Australia, Read more
What does “big data,” PRP, and SRP have to do with shopping on eBay? The product manager responsible for the shopping experience on eBay explained how the marketplace uses models to guide shoppers to items, whether they are browsing or Read more
