Amazon is retiring its sweepstakes service known as Amazon Giveaway. The last day to create a new giveaway is October 10, 2019. As we explained when Amazon launched the program in 2015, Amazon Giveaway allowed businesses to easily setup and Read more
Etsy announced it has joined a program called BlackRock’s Emergency Savings Initiative. The online marketplace said it wants to better understand the specific financial challenges Etsy sellers face, and said it would pilot new solutions to help sellers address those Read more
Walmart is selling fashion ecommerce site ModCloth, which it had acquired in March of 2017. It said at the time that the acquisition provided it with the experience of a well-recognized specialty apparel ecommerce brand that’s trusted by millions of Read more
Amazon won another legal fight, according to Bloomberg Law. “”Amazon.com isn’t liable under Arizona law for a house fire that started when the batteries in two hoverboards purchased online burst into flames while charging, the District of Arizona said,” the Read more
eBay is hosting another “eBay Upfront” event for sellers, this one in New York. eBay kicked off the new meetups in March with an event in Miami, Florida. eBay sends employees to meet with sellers at the 3-hour meetups held Read more
eBay is going back to an old playbook by running a flash sale this weekend. Shoppers can get 15% off items in the fashion category by using a special code (PRICEFAB) at checkout. The sale kicked off on September 27 Read more
Four marketplaces have created a network to help 30,000 online merchants expand their reach beyond their own country, according to former eBay employee Leonardo Costa, who sent the news to EcommerceBytes. Costa now runs ePrice in Italy. Partnering with his Read more
Poshmark announced it has paid out over $1 billion to its 7 million sellers in the past year, and $2 billion altogether. Poshmark takes a 20% commission on the sale of goods on its site (or a flat fee of Read more
eBay announced it was adding a unique code to the address line of all orders. It didn’t divulge the reason for the special code, so it’s unclear if this feature will be rolling out to other sites. eBay Australia Announcement Read more
Etsy added new features to its seller ad program. The features appear to add some basic functionality for sellers who want to review their campaign performance or start and stop advertising on a listing level. According to the announcement: “Yesterday Read more
