Sellers who use Amazon’s FBA fulfillment service can “increase sales and earn storage fee discounts of 50 to 75%,” the marketplace announced on Tuesday as it looks for more inventory to help it meet its one-day shipping commitment to Prime Read more
Some sellers are reporting problems when sending inventory to Amazon FBA fulfillment centers due to shipping carriers’ practices, and they say Amazon customer service is failing to help them. In a nutshell, FedEx is placing its “Sortation Assist Cover Labels” Read more
eBay and Etsy sent sellers to Washington, DC to lobby lawmakers on issues important to the marketplaces and their sellers, including postal issues, benefits, trade, net neutrality – and of course, online sales tax. Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman started Read more
Amazon launched a new service in the UK and Italy called Counter, a “click & collect” option that allows buyers to pick up their orders from retail stores. Amazon is looking for partners of all sizes, from family-run corner shops Read more
A small study of Amazon sellers revealed their growing dependence on the ecommerce giant. Feedvisor surveyed 800 Amazon sellers in April and asked them about their goals, plans for expansion, revenue figures, areas of concern, advertising strategies, and more. Nearly Read more
eBay is losing its Chief Technology Officer in 2 days, it announced in a filing with the SEC on Wednesday. (See update below.) “On May 15, 2019, eBay Inc. announced that Steve Fisher, Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, is Read more
eBay provided yet another update on the fate of its doomed Turbo Lister tool that continues to linger. eBay informed sellers it was ending support for the desktop tool in 2017, promising to keep the tool going until it could Read more
Etsy is highlighting designers with a new global competition called the Etsies, and it’s including sellers of vintage goods, who often feel left out due to the focus on handmade goods on the specialty marketplace. Interested sellers must submit an Read more
Walmart is rolling out next-day delivery beginning in Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Southern California, with plans to reach approximately 75% of the US population this year. The move follows on the heels of Amazon’s recent rollout of 1-day delivery. The Read more
Now we know why Amazon notified sellers it would require safety documentation for all children’s school supplies by February 13, 2019 – it was due to pressure from its home state. Washington State’s Attorney General Bob Ferguson said an investigation Read more
