Walmart unveiled its list of top toys for the holiday shopping season featuring what it called the 36 hottest toys, “tested and selected by the real experts, kids.” New this year – Walmart provided an interactive tool where shoppers can Read more
Online sellers have one more thing to worry about: employees stealing from their PayPal accounts. An executive for online merchant Shoplet pleaded guilty on Thursday for embezzling nearly $6 million from his employer. The General Counsel managed Shoplet’s PayPal accounts Read more
An eBay executive spilled the beans about a new restructuring taking place in the coming weeks. Eben Sermon, Head of eBay Europe (excl UK) at eBay, said eBay will create a newly combined European region, bringing together the UK, led Read more
Amazon is seeking 20,000 workers for the holiday shopping season in the UK. Interestingly, it pointed out it has over 250 million unique products available on Amazon.co.uk from tens of thousands of independent businesses of all sizes – “significant growth Read more
eBay is adding new shipping options from UPS, it announced on Wednesday. On eBay, sellers have a choice in how they ship packages, though they must select an option with tracking if they want to avoid potential seller performance issues. Read more
Following the acquisition of Letgo by OfferUp this spring, the two selling platforms are merging into one. OfferUp has over 90 million app downloads and millions of buyers, and the new marketplace supports over 20 million monthly users, with billions Read more
During an online meeting of sellers on Tuesday, an Amazon executive revealed the company will spend $100 million this year to promote small businesses during Prime Day and through the holiday season. That’s on top of the $18 billion it’s Read more
eBay is extending seller protection for late deliveries caused by shipping-carrier delays through the end of September. eBay executive Marni Levine revealed the policy update in a video. “You will not be held accountable for late shipments, late scans, and Read more
Walmart announced its long-anticipated membership program on Tuesday called Walmart+, which will become available on September 15th. “Walmart+ uses the company’s unique assets to make life easier for busy families. Along with the power of its online presence, Walmart+ has Read more
Forgive the headline, we couldn’t resist after a reader forwarded us a message from eBay along with a note to us: “All of a sudden…I feel old.” eBay’s message to the reader: “A special $25 coupon just for our first Read more
