Amazon teamed up with Microsoft to thwart scammers in India posing as employees of their respective firms, the most recent example of Amazon’s more aggressive actions against fraudsters in recent years. Amazon issued a press release on Thursday announcing that Read more
A majority of consumers plan to shop online this holiday season and are shopping early to spread out their budget, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF)’s latest consumer survey of 8,103 adult consumers between October 2-9 conducted by Prosper Read more
Etsy is expanding managed payments to sellers in seven new countries in partnership with company Payoneer: Ukraine, India (exports only), Japan, Thailand, Argentina, Chile and Peru, the company announced on Tuesday. The marketplace began managing payments on behalf of sellers Read more
Amazon is adding three new certifications to its Climate Pledge Friendly program that lets shoppers learn more about products’ climate-friendly claims. Amazon displays a badge on eligible products in search results and on product pages. “We’ve listened to your feedback, Read more
eBay is running a Holiday Headstart sale for select items in its Focus Categories that kicked off on October 16 and runs through Sunday, October 22nd. eBay teased the sale in a slide on its homepage carousel: “20% off your Read more
Ask any online seller and they’ll tell you they live or die by customer reviews – a fact that has led to a thriving industry of buying and selling fake reviews. On Tuesday, Amazon announced a new coalition to battle Read more
Walmart mailed its 2023 holiday toy catalog, hitting mailboxes 2 weeks after Amazon’s. The biggest differences between the two – Amazon’s 104-page mailer is of a higher print quality and even comes with stickers. Walmart’s 64-page mailer is the kind Read more
Etsy is using social media to reach holiday shoppers. On Monday, it published a post on LinkedIn to entice them with deals, lure them to its curated holiday picks, and reassure them by promoting guaranteed delivery. Etsy also promoted its Read more
Mercari is inviting some sellers into its beta test of a new, faster listing tool – all sellers need is a photo and title along with a selling price in order to list an item for sale. The tool is Read more
Poshmark will launch gift cards and plans to make them available in time for holiday gift-giving. Gift cards are popular with holiday shoppers – this time last year, Blackhawk Network found consumers had planned to spend nearly half (46%) of Read more
