eBay is trying hard to attract brands to its marketplace, encouraging them not only to sell on its marketplace, but to advertise there as well. eBay Advertising is hosting a panel on April 12 in New York catering to brands Read more
A typical Etsy seller is a female entrepreneur working out of her home to supplement her household’s income. The marketplace said expecting her to calculate, collect, and remit sales taxes on every single sale in nearly 10,000 different tax jurisdictions Read more
The Supreme Court is giving South Dakota the chance to argue why merchants with no physical presence in the state should have to collect and remit sales tax on transactions made to South Dakotan residents. South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc, Read more
eBay CEO Devin Wenig saw a 10% hike in compensation in 2017 to $17.59 million. The year before, he saw a 9.87% increase from $14.5 million in 2015 to $15.9 million in 2016. For the first time, eBay released a Read more
It was a bit of a shock when eBay lost the head of its North American Marketplaces last summer, since Hal Lawton had only been at the company since 2015. eBay named Scott Cutler as Lawton’s replacement, but said Cutler Read more
Amazon unveiled a new fashion brand in the UK called Truth & Fable. The “occasionwear” pieces are featured on a store on the Amazon UK website. Amazon Fashion’s existing private brands include find., a street style inspired brand for men Read more
eBay uses delivery lockers in Korea, just one of the ways it acts more like Amazon there than in the US, though even here its eBay.com marketplace is transitioning to the Amazon model. We’ve previously noted how eBay Korea offers Read more
Etsy is trying to boost sales by making it easier for sellers to turn custom requests into orders on their mobile devices. The new feature is targeted at opportunities presented when customers are communicating with sellers through “convos,” its member-to-member Read more
Amazon announced today it will open a new fulfillment center in Nevada, which will be its fourth in the state. Amazon will use the 800,000-square-foot fulfillment center to fulfill small items such as books, household items, and toys. The new Read more
Etsy will begin marketing its site as a source of Mother’s Day gifts in 2 weeks, and it will select “giftable” listings to promote in the campaign. Mother’s Day falls on May 13 this year. “We’ll select eligible ready-to-ship and Read more
