Most sellers of handmade goods on Etsy are barred from using manufacturers – a policy that a majority of sellers seem to approve. But last year, the company launched a program to open the doors to what it calls “responsible Read more
Etsy is doing a better job monetizing its marketplace, seeing greater gains than sellers in the second quarter: while Gross Merchandise Sales (the value of goods sellers sold on the site) grew 25%, Etsy grew its own revenue by 44%. Read more
Twitter occasionally runs surveys of its users as part of its ad research. Here’s one it’s currently running that asks users to name the best digital-marketing publication: “Which of the following brands come to mind first when you think of Read more
Shoppers to Amazon’s UK website on Monday were greeted by a very attractive offer: 10 pounds off any retail order over 50 pounds – that’s a 20% discount on a 50-pound order. Amazon UK Managing Director Christopher North explained the Read more
eBay is running a month-long promotion encouraging sellers to list more – but the free-listing promotion has a number of restrictions. In addition to being by invitation only (as is the norm with eBay promotions these days), it’s for eBay Read more
A Gold-level eBay Powerseller with Top Rated Seller status and an Anchor Store was stunned to receive an email from eBay informing her of new limits placed on her account. She says the restriction severely hampers her ability to list Read more
The head of social shopping site Polyvore announced the pending sale of her company to Yahoo. Described as a way to “discover and shop for things you love in fashion, beauty and home decor,” the site was founded in 2007 Read more
Merchants who use Yahoo Stores to host their websites found out in January that the business unit that operates the platform would be spun off from its parent later this year. On Thursday, they learned that Yahoo Small Business (YSB) unit was Read more
Rick Orloff spent 6 years at Apple before joining eBay last August to head security for its Marketplaces business. The hiring followed eBay’s security breach in which criminals gained unauthorized access to its corporate network and user data. The Associated Read more
Amazon has placed new restrictions on how many users can access a Prime account and is excluding businesses from the program. People pay $99 for Amazon Prime membership, and until this month, were allowed to share their account with four Read more
