Walmart is giving a boost to marketplace sellers beginning in November. Scott Hilton, Chief Revenue Officer for Walmart eCommerce US, announced the news on the Walmart blog this morning. “We’re working with our marketplace sellers to make millions of items Read more
Etsy makes periodic updates to its category and attribute structure, and on Monday it announced its latest changes. This is no academic exercise, since it’s crucial in helping items get found by shoppers – and it can affect a listing’s Read more
eBay is turning off some research features in Terapeak next month, which it acquired in December 2017, as it integrates certain features into Seller Hub. In addition, eBay is unifying billing in 2019, so sellers will have to take action Read more
eBay is running a free-listing promotion to get more inventory on its site as holiday shopping ramps up. The invitation-only promo gives eligible sellers up to 500 free listings in auction or fixed-price format. (Insertion fees are waived, but sellers Read more
eBay launched yet another program to lure consumers into selling their smartphones. eBay “Instant Selling” allows people to sell certain smartphone models and get paid instantly with an eBay voucher, without having to manage the selling process. The entire process Read more
PayPal implied eBay’s launch of managed payments is flawed because it doesn’t include PayPal as a payment option in its initial incarnation. It was no coincidence that two days before its quarterly earnings, PayPal released a study that showed shoppers Read more
eBay UK is capping selling fees in a promotion for private sellers (business sellers are excluded from participating). eBay advertised the promo on its UK homepage even though the terms and conditions state, “The promotion start and end dates are Read more
Amazon is growing its R&D departments in the UK, announcing this week it will be hiring more highly-skilled roles in England and Scotland. As part of the investment, it will open a new center in Manchester where “highly-skilled teams will Read more
eBay will acquire Motors.co.uk, a “leading UK-based classifieds site that makes the car buying and selling process intuitive and simple.” The site, owned by Cox Automotive, will become part of eBay Classifieds’ business GumTree UK. eBay announced: “Motors.co.uk, a subsidiary Read more
The SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) charged eBay Inc.’s former Director of SEC Reporting with insider trading ahead of Xoom Corporation’s acquisition by PayPal Holdings, which, at the time, was owned by eBay. Readers might remember that in 2014, an Read more
