Every month, Etsy updates its category structure and product attributes. On Monday, it announced changes to the category structure for April. Candles and Desks are the main changes Etsy highlighted – interesting because candles are what you might traditionally think Read more
Online sellers aren’t the only ones sensitive to Amazon pricing policies and practices, as two lawsuits against the company demonstrate, one by California District Attorneys, the other a class action filed by an Illinois bookseller. According to the District Attorney Read more
Walmart quietly expanded its Marketplace to allow foreign sellers, according to Marketplace Pulse, which said nearly a hundred sellers based in China joined the US venue in recent weeks. The Marketplace Pulse newsletter says the sellers are currently showing delivery Read more
eBay informed sellers in the UK that it would be adding Russia to its Global Shipping Program. The change takes effect on April 5, 2021. eBay wrote, “From 5 April, we’re expanding the Global Shipping Programme to Russia, making your Read more
Amazon announced an exclusive 10-year deal with the NFL, an expansion of its current relationship with the football league, but it spells bad news for sellers. Note: See update below. Amazon sent the following notification to sellers of NFL-licensed merchandise Read more
Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman is joining the Board of Directors of General Motors Co. (GM) effective today. Whitman served as eBay CEO from 1998-2008 and was most recently President of Quibi. Also serving on the GM board: former eBay Read more
eBay promised to take a vertical approach to its website, so instead of one-size-fits-all policies and features, it would offer flexibility in order to account for different types of items. But what we’re seeing is customization in only a few Read more
Did you know there was a person in charge of “identity” at eBay? As Head of Identity (literally his job title), Ashish Jain was responsible for providing customers and third-party developers with the technology for secure access to eBay’s website. Read more
If you’ve ever searched an online marketplace, you can imagine how difficult it is to get a listing to the top of results, which often include thousands or tens of thousands of listings. Advertising is one way of boosting visibility Read more
eBay is running a promotion encouraging buyers to use credit cards to pay. A reader brought it to our attention, noting that when they placed an order, eBay displayed a coupon offer at checkout called “YOUSAVETEN.” What’s unusual is that Read more
