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
Discount retailer Marshalls launched an ecommerce website on Tuesday, which sounds more like a headline from the early 2000s than 2019. Should online sellers be worried about the competition? Will Marshalls open is store to third-party sellers? Time will tell. Read more
Amazon wants teachers and school administrators to think of its marketplace when procuring items for the classroom, and Daniel Smith, Global Leader of Education at Amazon Business, published a blog post describing some of the ways educators were doing so. Read more
Amazon is expanding its logistics network with a new fulfillment center planned for Ontario, Canada. The 1-million square foot facility will use robotics and employees to pick, pack, and ship small items to customers ranging from toys and baby products Read more
eBay is a major sponsor of next week’s Advertising Week in New York, and it is sending its Chief Marketing Officer. eBay CMO Suzy Deering will be participating in a number of panels at the conference, including the following: Wired Read more
Etsy will add some new features to the Etsy Ads program next week. According to the announcement: Rolling out next week: You’ll be able to filter between Active and Inactive listings in the listing selector. See all the listings you Read more
