Ecommerce Industry News
Amazon will open another fulfillment center in Texas next year. The 700,000 square-foot “robotics” fulfillment center will be used to fulfill small items such as books, electronics and toys. Amazon fulfillment centers are no stranger […]
eBay announced a new portal featuring items that are “certified refurbished” and “guaranteed by leading manufacturers” at eBay.com/certifiedrefurbishedhub. eBay had already announced the launch of a “certified refurbished” hub in June, and at first glance, […]
Etsy is seeing an increase in holiday-related searches, it revealed on Monday. Searches for “holiday” were up 79% in early October compared to the same time last year, while searches for “gift” were up 128%. […]
Amazon is offering merchants volume discounts on currency conversion fees, it announced today. “Amazon Currency Converter for Sellers (ACCS) is Amazon’s official payment solution that allows you to receive disbursements in the currency of your […]
Etsy announced shoppers can now pay in installments thanks to a third-party service called Klarna. Etsy explained how it impacts sellers in today’s announcement, “We’ll send all of your funds for orders made with Klarna […]
Etsy announced the launch of a new Teams “experience,” calling it a facelift. Ironically we can’t where Etsy posted the announcement – a seller sent us a link directly to the announcement, titled “We’re launching […]
Etsy will launch a special holiday sales page in early November, and it’s asking sellers to put their items on sale and follow best practices for a chance to be featured. “Our team of merchandising […]
Amazon announced plans to open two new fulfillment centers in Kansas next year. Each facility is one million square-feet and will be used to fulfill bulky or larger-sized customer items such as patio furniture, outdoor […]
After wrapping up Prime Day this week, Amazon is back with another holiday promotion. In announcing Holiday Dash, Amazon encouraged customers to shop early, and it worked on making it less “risky” to do so. […]
Hopefully online sellers are aware by now of the higher USPS rates in place during the holidays – Etsy warned its sellers on Thursday. The temporary holiday postal rate hike, which is unprecedented, goes into […]