In previous installments of Online Selling Trends, our panel of ecommerce leaders discussed the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead for online sellers in the New Year; they answered the question, Amazon – friend or foe; and they discussed how Google Product Listing Read more
Amazon showed strong year-over-year growth in the fourth quarter of 2013, but its rate of growth is actually slowing in some key metrics. Take a look at the numbers, and see what analysts had to say. Net sales were up a strong Read more
Bonanza topped this year’s Seller’s Choice Awards for the first time, followed by Etsy in the number two spot. Over 12,000 sellers rated the online marketplaces on which they sell – this is the fifth annual Sellers Choice Awards for Read more
Online marketplace Bonanza has launched an Amazon importer in beta. The feature allows sellers to import listings from Amazon.com. Since the feature uses Amazon’s API, the import tool can only be used by sellers who have a Pro Account on Read more
Online sellers keep a close eye on shipping costs, and this week we’ve been bringing you content about the USPS postage rate changesthat took effect on Sunday. In keeping with the theme of saving time and money, here is additional perspective Read more
Etsy CEO Chad Dickerson vowed to do a better job communicating with the community in the fall, and each quarter he takes to the Etsy blog as part of that commitment. He started off his most recent post this week by reporting Read more
Amazon CFO Tom Szkutak revealed big news on Thursday – the company will raise the cost of Amazon Prime membership in the U.S. by somewhere between $20 – $40. The current fee is $79 and includes free 2-day shipping, Amazon Read more
Reddit has “soft-banned” Etsy links due to what the site says is a recent rise of spam posts by apparently overeager sellers who don’t follow Reddit’s rules when promoting their listings on its site. Reddit is an irreverent social-networking site Read more
Etsy is retiring a seller rating feature called Customer Service Stats (CSS), a way for sellers to keep track of key customer service metrics. Launched last year, the CSS stats were initially controversial, as sellers feared Etsy would use them Read more
Offering shoppers the ability to customize or personalize products can be a successful strategy for online merchants, but it isn’t always easy to handle such orders on online marketplaces. Bonanza has added a feature designed to make it easier for Read more
