Etsy CEO Josh Silverman announced a new mission and impact strategy as he digs into his role of growing the do-good B Corp to satisfy Wall Street. While focused on monetizing the site, Silverman wrote in a blog post on Read more
In August, eBay Motors launched rent-a-repair manual, and today it launched rent-a-technician. Those aren’t really the names of the services, but they describe it in a nutshell. Shoppers can purchase “Virtual Tech sessions” in ten-minute ($19.95) or twenty-minute ($49.95) durations. Read more
eBay grew sales on its Marketplace 9% in the third quarter, or 7% after factoring in foreign exchange (FX-neutral). In a press release reporting the company’s total performance, eBay CEO Devin Wenig called the quarter its fastest volume growth in Read more
Amazon launched its Handmade marketplace in Canada today, and it won’t begin charging sellers fees until 2019. Sellers interested in selling through Handmade at Amazon.ca must apply and submit images of their products, production process, and workspace. Shoppers on Amazon Read more
eBay rolled out changes on Monday to due to Google Chrome’s mandate regarding HTTPS. eBay said sellers’ listings that contain HTTP content will display only a snippet of the description with a link to the full description. Sellers who want Read more
eBay is raising fees considerably for eBay Motors in Canada next month. For example, the fee for adding 10-day duration is going up 65%, while the fee for adding Buy It Now for auction listings is going up 400% (from Read more
Etsy is starting to roll out a new option to offer gift wrapping, and all sellers should see the option in Shop Manager by Thursday. Etsy will begin displaying gift wrap options to shoppers over the next few weeks. The Read more
Amazon will open another Fulfillment Center in the UK, this one in Bolton, the third FC in the north West of England. The warehouse will use advanced Amazon Robotics technology, and Amazon will begin hiring in 2018. Last year Amazon Read more
eBay released its new authentication service today, and it turns out it’s just another attempt from eBay to offer a consignment selling service focused on “consumer sellers.” eBay Authenticate is limited to luxury handbags and wallets from only 12 high-end Read more
Amazon published its 2017 Holiday Toy List, Electronics Gift Guide and Home Gift Guide today. The company’s product experts curated the lists using inspiration from “influencers, kids and parents.” Amazon said 72 percent of its customers last year shopped using Read more
