In every issue, readers soundoff about issues important to them. From shipping issues to payment processing, from fees to online marketplace policies, EcommerceBytes Soundoff gives you a chance to air your views. Dear Ina,The new PayPal Policy update email specifies Read more
Amazon announced this week that it created over 3,200 new permanent jobs across Spain in 2018 alone. It ended 2017 with 1,600 permanent employees, and now has 4,800 permanent employees. Amazon also revealed it has invested over 1.1 billion euros Read more
It appears more robots will be joining Amazon fulfillment centers. TechCrunch reported today that Amazon acquired robotics firm Canvas Technology. You can see its robots in action in a TechCrunch video from 2017 showing an autonomous cart that can safely Read more
Amazon issued a press release on Tuesday announcing it had found 50 ways to help its sellers this year. The marketplace said it had launched new tools and services to help small and medium-sized businesses succeed in selling their products Read more
eBay launched a “Spring Black Friday” shopping event, but of course it’s limited to its eBay Deals site, since it has no way for third-party sellers to participate outside of the eBay Deals platform. Just like the traditional Black Friday Read more
eBay launched a seller program called eBay UpFront, which are 3-hour meetups in select cities where employees meet with sellers and help them network with each other. eBay held the first eBay UpFront meetup in Miami, Florida on March 28th. Read more
Amazon launched its ad program in Australia, and it’s not just for online merchants – brands can advertise through the program even if they don’t sell on the marketplace. Amazon Advertising offers display ads and video ads, and advertisers can Read more
President Trump called for a crackdown on marketplaces this week, but European regulators have been trying to go much further, with a focus on protecting sellers rather than brands. The President, who is familiar with Intellectual Property issues through his Read more
What are sellers talking about this week? We pulled out a few topics from the Amazon discussion boards in today’s column. Amazon sellers are discussing changes to the Order Detail page. Change for the sake of change? Or is it Read more
President Trump is putting ecommerce companies and shipping carriers on notice with the signing of a Presidential Memorandum on Combating Trafficking in Counterfeit and Pirated Goods today. The President called out third-party marketplaces in citing the dangers and negative effects Read more
