Ecommerce Industry News
Sellers in certain categories often feel they’re given short shrift – for example, sellers of handmade goods. So artisans who sell on Amazon may be pleased to learn the company is showing them some love […]
Nominations are open for next month’s Sellers Choice Awards – this is the 11th year we’re giving sellers the opportunity to make their voices heard by rating the marketplaces on which they sell. Please take […]
In every issue, readers soundoff about issues important to them. From shipping issues to payment processing, from fees to online marketplace policies, EcommerceBytes Soundoff gives you a chance to air your views. Hi Ina, I’m […]
eBay is holding a Green Monday sale on December 9th. Twelve years ago, eBay coined the term for what has historically been one of the company’s biggest holiday shopping days (green for saving money, not […]
Repeat purchases of commodity goods are low-hanging fruit for retailers, but it’s not something eBay has made easy for its shoppers to do. eBay is rectifying that, and on Thursday, the company announced the availability […]
Former eBay executive Hal Lawton was named CEO of Tractor Supply Company, effective January 13, 2020. The company describes itself as “the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States.” Lawton had been Senior Vice […]
Mercari made changes to its shipping process last month and is now backtracking on some of the requirements. In a November 20th blog post, it had explained that to take the guesswork out of shipping, […]
Amazon is out with its annual announcement heralding the success of its Cyber-5 weekend holiday-shopping performance in typically vague terms. “Amazon customers worldwide order hundreds of millions of items between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday,” it […]
UPS decreased rates for sellers who purchase and pay for UPS shipping labels on Amazon’s Buy Shipping platform. “Avail reduced UPS 2nd Day Air rates to increase your Prime shipping coverage and utilize UPS Ground […]
A.C. Moore announced Monday it would be closing all of its brick-and-mortar craft stores, but as we reported, it made no mention of its online marketplace, Marketplace.ACMoore.com, which is powered by Australian company Zibbet. On […]