Etsy launched a new platform to help sellers buy ads on Google to draw traffic to their listings on the Etsy marketplace. A spokesperson for the company told us, “Etsy Ads unifies the company’s existing tools (Promoted Listings and Google Read more
While OfferUp started as a consumer-to-consumer (C2C) mobile selling app, it’s looking to grow by adding business sellers. This week, it announced the opening of a new office in Florida that will house an engineering team focused on serving small Read more
Amazon added a new feature to its Amazon Seller App to help merchants who sell in more than one region. The Single Sign-on feature allows sellers to access all of their marketplaces with one credential. However, sellers must have their Read more
Amazon said it is on track to invest over $15 billion in 2019 in infrastructure, tools, services, people, and programs to help third-party sellers succeed – and of course, when third-party sellers succeed, Amazon profits. Presumably it includes money spent Read more
Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne has severed ties with the company he founded after alleging he has been working with the Department of Justice on a controversial government-related matter. For years, Byrne was surrounded in controversy over a fight with Wall Read more
Amazon is expanding its tech presence in Oregon, where it has already created over 3,500 jobs. On Wednesday, it announced it will open an 84,000 square-foot office in downtown Portland and will double its tech workforce in the area. Amazon Read more
Amazon announced plans to open a new fulfillment center in Utah. The over one million-square-foot warehouse in West Jordan will be used to pick, pack and ship large customer items, such as sports equipment, patio furniture, fishing rods, pet food, Read more
Amazon announced a new type of promotion available to sellers: 7-Day Deals. Sellers can run limited-time promotional offers for up to 7 days on Amazon’s Deals page. Sellers’ 7-Day Deals will also receive a “Limited time deal” badge in search Read more
OfferUp partnered with Goodwill thrift shops and now has over 200 stores across the country selling items through the OfferUp mobile selling app. OfferUp offered up an example of how a store is using its app, writing, “the San Antonio Read more
eBay is testing a new buyer experience that brings content and commerce together on eBay. During this week’s eBay for Business podcast, Mohan Patt, Vice President of Buyer, Ads & Retail Standards, described the program. Here’s a link to the Read more
