Now that the Super Bowl is over, expect to see retailers turning to Valentine’s Day themes. The National Retail Federation (NRF)’s Shop.org unit took a look at the upcoming Valentine’s Day holiday to see how online retailers should prepare for Read more
Online marketplaces realize several benefits when they process payments for their sellers. Etsy launched its own payment processing option called Direct Checkout 2 years ago, and on Tuesday, it announced another feature to make it more attractive to sellers. All Read more
eBay launched a new feature to make it easier for sellers to set standard terms on listings – this can be very helpful when sellers have more than one policy depending on the type of item they’re selling. Multiply that Read more
It’s taken Etsy a while, but finally the marketplace is making more tools available to sellers, both directly and through third-party developers. Etsy has vowed to improve its tools and wants to hear feedback from seller about their needs. During Read more
If you’re like most U.S. sellers doing a significant volume of sales, you’ve begun receiving Form 1099-K from payment processors. But should you be concerned if the amounts being reported to the IRS on Form 1099-K is different from your Read more
eBay is running a seller promotion this week in which invited sellers can list up to 40,000 fixed-price listings and pay no listing fees. The promotion includes 3, 5, 7, 10, and 30-day listing durations and is in addition to Read more
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
