Some small sellers who looked to Shopify as a way to gain access to Pinterest Buy Buttons have had their hopes dashed. When Pinterest announced Buyable Pins in June, it said merchants who used Shopify could have access to the new feature. Read more
Etsy is sticking with its practice of helping sellers conduct offline transactions and gain exposure to local shoppers. This week it launched Etsy Local on the Etsy app on Android and iOS (Apple). The company explained that shoppers can use Read more
UPS would like to gain access to your mailbox. The USPS Office of Inspector General invited four experts to contribute a column on neighborhood logistics, and Keith Kellison, Senior Vice President of UPS Global Public Affairs, chose to tackle the issue Read more
Laura Chambers, Vice President of eBay’s Global Customer Trust, said she’s heard from sellers that there are several elements of its seller performance standards program that aren’t working, and eBay will be making changes to fix those areas as part Read more
eBay shared some specific information about the upcoming fall Seller Update – it will share full details next month. In a blog post on Friday, the head of eBay’s “trust” department said eBay would change the way it handed out Read more
Amazon.com announced plans for yet another hub in its distribution network – it will open a fifth Texas Fulfillment Center in San Marcos. It will join Schertz, Coppell, and Haslet in Texas locations hosting Amazon facilities, with the fourth under Read more
eBay kicked off a listing promotion encouraging sellers to list more items, but it appears there are variations. One version applies to fixed-price listings, and some sellers said they received an invitation for the same promotion but applying to auction Read more
Online sellers know there’s no such thing as free shipping, but promotions and policies from big retailers and online marketplaces may have online shoppers thinking otherwise, and dealing with buyer expectations around shipping is a huge challenge. A study by Read more
The maker of a line of accessories for Apple products is suing eBay and a number of its sellers over counterfeits, calling eBay’s VeRO process a “sham.” The plaintiff is Wimo Labs, which sells the Lunatik line of products that Read more
Etsy has launched a Buy It Now button, giving customers a faster way to purchase items from sellers. The button only appears for shoppers who are signed in, and it appears above the existing “Add to cart” button. Etsy had Read more
