eBay announced a new deals program – every Friday, it will offer limited-time deals on “the season’s hottest items.” It released the schedule of “Friday Drops” for the month of October. Press release follows: This month, eBay is launching a Read more
eBay Canada announced a tool to help sellers identify listings with missing Item Specifics, aka product attributes. It’s making the Optiseller Aspect Finder Tool available at no charge through the end of the year, though it didn’t specify how much Read more
Nextdoor launched Local Deals, promising businesses they can target their messages to consumers down to the neighborhood level. Nextdoor calls itself the world’s largest social network for neighborhoods. “Since day one, it has been a platform built on trust, requiring Read more
Etsy is promoting Halloween shopping and is counting on sellers to “fund” the promotion. Etsy invited sellers to hold a sale on their Halloween-themed items – specifically asking them to offer a 20% discount and offer free shipping. Many sellers Read more
Retail chainstore Best Buy is hiring thousands of workers for the holiday shopping season for both its stores and its distribution centers. It will hold a holiday hiring fair on October 10 and 11 – all US Best Buy stores Read more
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
