Amazon follows up on its announcement to build a Fulfillment Center in Oklahoma by announcing plans to build a second such facility in the state. The second FC will be over 600,000 square feet featuring innovative technology from Amazon Robotics. Read more
eBay is running a flash sale in the UK today til 8pm (or 3 pm ET). Normally we call these types of sales “sitewide” to indicate they are open to all sellers. But while this particular sale is not limited Read more
Etsy held its annual shareholder meeting this morning. It webcast the event, but only shareholders as of the record date were allowed to attend the virtual meeting. We checked in with Etsy Investor Relations, and a spokesperson provided us with Read more
eBay launched a program that lets users sell their gold and silver to its partner through the eBay Bullion Buyback program. Users simply take a photo and send it to the program with a short description of the item. eBay’s Read more
eBay named Gail Frederick the new General Manager of its Portland office, which is an eBay Center of Excellence and an innovation hub specifically for its mobile development and eBay for Charity teams. Announcement follows: Since joining eBay in 2014, Read more
Mercari launched seller badges designed to give buyers an indication of seller reliability. The badges display information about sellers, including: how long they’ve been a member of the marketplace, if they ship items quickly, if they deliver as promised, and Read more
Amazon reminded sellers of its Fair Pricing policy after a story went viral about a woman who said she was charged $7,400 for shipping for some boxes of toilet paper. The woman said Amazon did not initially do anything about Read more
Rue La La is acquiring rival Gilt Groupe, though the terms of the sale aren’t known. Once the darlings of ecommerce, flash sale sites have become passé, though Rue La La owner Michael Rubin insists it’s a model that’s alive Read more
eBay published data today to show its contributions to the US economy, touting its role in helping to create jobs. The missive from Dan Tarman, Chief Communications Officer, eBay, comes as the company fights a public relations and legislative battle Read more
Walmart is selling 80% of Walmart Brazil to private equity firm Advent International. Walmart entered the Brazilian market 22 years ago, and Walmart Brazil today has 438 stores in 18 states, with 55,000 associates. The moves is part of the Read more
