In many fields, you no longer have to take a traditional path to success, as social networking sites and YouTube demonstrate. Now Etsy has a message for budding fashion designers: you can find success on its marketplace. Etsy created a Read more
Amazon is opening another fulfillment center in the UK. The Manchester FC will open in the fall, and will be responsible for the creation of 1,000 new permanent jobs over 3 years, the company promised. It’s the second new center Read more
Buyers and sellers are having to deal with photos failing to display on eBay, and a manager acknowledged the ongoing problems on Wednesday. The eBay discussion boards contains numerous reports describing the problems. Sellers raised the issue during a scheduled weekly chat. One Read more
Yesterday we wrote about Sears new liquidation marketplace where it is selling excess inventory and product returns from its Sears and Kmart retail stores and other channels such as online stores. It turns out online merchants looking for product sourcing Read more
It may feel surreal to independent bookstores that have fought to survive against giant chains and online marketplaces, but Amazon is about to open its second brick-and-mortar bookstore. The San Diego Union Tribune reported over the weekend that the Amazon bookstore will Read more
eBay is in the middle of a “transformation” of its technology, its Chief Technology Officer told computing magazine InfoWorld. Steve Fisher took over from Chief Technology Officer Mark Carges in 2014 prior to the split with PayPal and just months after Read more
Online shoppers in the US may find it worth their while to take a look at sellers located north of the border – buying from Canadian sellers could save you money. Bloomberg notes that the Canadian dollar has fallen about Read more
The UK media are having a field day over a case of eBay fraud on a grand scale, but it’s the background of the alleged perpetrator that is making headlines. “Former Islamic extremist arrested on suspicion of £1m eBay scam” Read more
Online sellers looking to source consumer goods at discount prices, take note. Sears has set up a liquidation marketplace to sell excess inventory and product returns from its Sears and Kmart retail stores and from its distribution centers and Internet Read more
Merchants who send inventory to Amazon warehouses as part of the Fulfillment By Amazon (FBA) program often deal with lost or damaged inventory. And like retail store owners, FBA sellers face the threat of theft by employees. A new report Read more
