Amazon announced a new requirement for sellers who use its Fulfillment by Amazon FBA service. Beginning October 2nd, sellers are required to provide the weight of a product in the manufacturer’s original packaging. There was some confusion among sellers who Read more
Etsy is running twice the number of tests as previous years as it seeks to improve its marketplace, according to the company’ CEO Josh Silverman, and now there’s a new way for sellers to keep track of these tests. Etsy Read more
Sellers using ecommerce platform BigCommerce can now enable shopping on Instagram with a new integration. BigCommerce merchants can create shoppable posts and tag products on the Instagram app, helping them reach its 800 million users. A spokesperson told EcommerceBytes that Read more
eBay Canada will send Store owners their fourth-quarter shipping-supplies coupon this week. The voucher codes can be applied to purchases made from the eBay shipping supplies store, which will be adding additional eBay-branded supplies bundles soon. eBay Canada announcement follows: Read more
Amazon will open its fifth Ohio fulfillment center in Euclid, it announced on Thursday. It currently operates FCs in Etna and Obetz and had previously announced plans to open centers in Monroe and North Randall. The 650,000-square-foot facility in Euclid Read more
eBay is advising sellers to opt in to its new eBay Guaranteed Delivery program and provides the three steps sellers must do in order to participate. eBay said Wednesday it has begun rolling out the program to buyers, who will Read more
Amazon made a series of announcements today as it tries to insinuate its Alexa voice technology into people’s homes and vehicles. It seems likely Amazon uses data gathered through its hardware and voice technology to better understand your shopping, consumption, Read more
The eBay Policy Lab published a new Eastern European Globalization Report that looks at how ecommerce supports the growth of small businesses in Eastern European countries. eBay’s report points to economic and social benefits of an inclusive European marketplace, but Read more
Over half of the shoppers Etsy surveyed in August consider free shipping to be a very important factor when purchasing an item. Etsy is encouraging sellers to use its new sales and coupons tool to set up free-shipping promotions during Read more
eBay launched a new “destination page” catering to those shopping for the Indian holiday Diwali. The inventory showcased on the eBay.com Diwali store is “being surfaced” from India in partnership with India-based Flipkart following the recent strategic agreement between the Read more
