Etsy is using Apple’s Augmented Reality (AR) tools to help shoppers visualize items in their spaces before making a purchase using the Etsy app. The marketplace first rolled out AR features in the Wall Art category in 2020 and has Read more
Facebook is rolling out the ability to have multiple personal profiles, which can be helpful for online sellers who want to keep friends and family separate from their selling, reselling, and collecting connections, for example. As Facebook parent Meta explained Read more
Amazon enhanced its automated handling time feature to help protect sellers from order surges and to show more accurate “delivery promises.” In Thursday’s announcement, Amazon said automated handling time sets a more accurate handling time per SKU based on past Read more
Etsy is funding a promotion in the EU this weekend similar to one it ran last weekend in the US, Canada, and UK where it offered shoppers $5 off on purchases of at least $25 – with no limit to Read more
Amazon said it would now display how many purchases a product has had in the past month, to the dismay of some sellers. In an announcement on Wednesday, Amazon explained: “Product listings for certain categories including health and personal care, Read more
Amazon will drop the 2% fee for using Seller Fulfilled Prime (SFP) when it becomes available in October, according to Bloomberg. Amazon had announced in June it was reviving the program and provided more details in August, saying it would Read more
Asendia is a gold sponsor of next week’s eBay Open seller conference and will showcase its global shipping solutions in-person and to virtual attendees. “We’re dedicated to helping eBay sellers expand their reach globally,” says Mark Feinstein, Sr. Vice President, Read more
Halloween will be a treat for retailers this year, according to data from the National Retail Federation (NRF). Total Halloween spending is expected to reach a record $12.2 billion, exceeding last year’s record of $10.6 billion, according to the NRF’s Read more
eBay is now offering Canadian sellers the “Canada Post Expedited Lite” service in all categories. The special domestic tracked service is good for packages weighing up to 200 grams (under half a pound), offering all the features of Expedited Parcel Read more
Online spending during the holidays may increase 6.7% year-over-year (YOY), according to Mastercard SpendingPulse, which measures in-store and online retail sales across all forms of payment and is not adjusted for inflation. It expects in-store sales to increase +2.9% YOY, Read more
