Etsy advised sellers on how to take advantage of its first Labor Day sale coming up at the end of the month. Shoppers will be able to search and filter items on a special Labor Day Sale landing page that Read more
Amazon launched a new service that lets Prime customers order a selection of “daily essentials” and pick them up at one of five locations in minutes. Items available with Instant Pickup include snacks, drinks and electronics, as well as some Read more
eBay expanded its Promoted Listing ads on Monday, making it available to single-quantity listings in all categories except Motors fitment listings. The program continues to exclude auction format listings, but otherwise, sellers of unique items will now be able to Read more
In May, more than 18 million new items posted for sale on Facebook Marketplace in the US, and the company is continuing to expand geographically what is in effect an online classifieds feature on the social networking site. Facebook Marketplace Read more
eBay is hosting a webinar this week to encourage sellers to open an eBay Store. The pitch: helping sellers build a better brand and get more buyers, in addition to saving money. Forum announcement follows: What’s in a Store? Unlock Read more
eBay is providing a new way for shoppers to ask questions about generic products on catalog product pages, and any seller (and apparently other buyers) can answer those questions. The new Questions & Answers feature is not specific to particular Read more
A new report details retailers’ struggles with Amazon. Bluecore surveyed retail executives in May and found 56% of those surveyed believe Amazon’s presence in their markets has increased in the past two years, and 30% currently sell through Amazon. Bluecore Read more
Amazon is wooing brands with a new offering called Amazon Stores that replaces brand “pages,” which launched 5 years ago. The new Store offering provides brands a more powerful way to showcase their products – they can customize the look Read more
Startup companies in China will get to play with masked eBay data to spur innovation in technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and Big Data. (Here’s what masked data refers according to TechTarget.com.) eBay’s China Center of Excellence is designed to Read more
Etsy launched new sales and coupon tools, but sellers have been encountering problems. The tools became available to sellers on August 1st, and they’ll be able to preview how they look in their shops today (along with a subset of Read more
