Google made several major announcements on Tuesday during its AdWords Performance Forum, including a new way to help mobile app developers reach customers and new tools that target large enterprise-level advertisers. The latter could spell trouble for third-party vendors already Read more
For many years, small online sellers operating from one location had only to look to their own state regulations to determine if they had to collect sales tax for in-state purchases. But now if they use fulfillment services, such as Read more
A new study shows shoppers scale back when Amazon begins collecting sales tax in their states – but in-state brick-and-mortar retail stores are not a huge beneficiary. Amazon long fought against having to collect sales tax, claiming it isn’t required Read more
PayPal dominates in pure-play online payments, but with more transactions taking place via mobile, could a potential service from Apple – maker of smartphones and tablets – take a bite out of its market share? Rumors again surfaced this week Read more
Bonanza has launched a new version of item variations, calling it one of the most requested improvements. In the old days of marketplace selling, a seller had to list each item separately in its own product listing. If you had Read more
Sellers trying to communicate with their peers on the eBay and Amazon discussion boards ran into trouble in recent days. And Amazon Seller Central – where sellers manage their Amazon orders – was down on Thursday but came back online within a Read more
Fraudulent transactions are a big problem for retailers, and a new company is so confident in its ability to eliminate ecommerce fraud, it makes a guarantee to merchant customers that protects them against chargebacks. And while the company, Forter, is Read more
Walmart will launch a money-transfer service on Thursday, and while it doesn’t offer features that pose a direct threat to the online payment-processing features of PayPal and Amazon Payments, it could cause them concern about where the retail giant might Read more
Make an offer features are popular with online shoppers looking for a bargain and are available on marketplaces such as eBay. Online merchants using eBay’s Magento store-builder can check out a new offering called Online Price Bargaining, a Magento extension Read more
Counterfeiting plagues retailers and flourishes online where it’s easy to set up shop, but the publicity generated by fraudsters hurt legitimate business. Case in point, Forbes magazine warned shoppers on Thursday to think twice before buying expensive pocketbooks online, pointing Read more
