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 rates for regional Prime and Read more
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 Friday, Zibbet reached out to Read more
Amazon unveiled a preview of its deals for Cyber Monday and said it would kick off a full weekend of deals on November 30th. “This year, shoppers will find deeper discounts than ever before and more Deals of the Day Read more
Amazon announced the US winners of the Small Business Spotlight Awards, including: Small Business of the Year, Woman-Owned Small Business of the Year, and Small Business Owner Under 30 of the Year. Interestingly one winner was an artisan who sells Read more
eBay unveiled Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals today as it also kicked off thousands of Cyber Week deals and doorbusters featuring brands including adidas, Apple, LG, Xbox, Ninja, and RayBan. “Beginning today through Cyber Monday, shoppers can score thousands Read more
A majority of sellers thought eBay should sell its ticket marketplace when we surveyed them in January, so this week’s news that eBay found a buyer for StubHub at a price tag of $4.05 billion isn’t likely to come as Read more
A.C. Moore is closing all of its crafts stores, it announced on Monday, citing the “headwinds facing many retailers in today’s environment.” The company did not say what would become of its online marketplace it launched just 3 months ago, Read more
Etsy updated sellers on Friday about new capabilities of its Etsy Ads program that lets sellers advertise their listings across Etsy and Google Shopping. In the update, Etsy described the new features as follows: Bulk Editor for listing selection: managing Read more
In October, Etsy redesigned its Shop Stats tool, and on Friday, it announced some enhancements to the analytics tool. We had noted feedback from a seller that the October redesign eliminated a feature that had allowed sellers to sort stats Read more
Heritage Auctions will share its data with hobbyDB, a site for collectors that lets them research, track, value, buy, and sell collectibles and licensed merchandise. According to Heritage Auctions’ announcement, “Collectors from around the world already come to hobbyDB to Read more
