Shoppers ordered over 20 million items from its third-party sellers on Amazon Prime Day last year. Amazon touted the product selection made possible by “small businesses and entrepreneurs” in the run up to Tuesday’s Prime Day, and said sellers use Read more
eBay will remove contact details from the UK listings of business sellers over time and will display them only on the seller profile page. eBay said the change to the desktop site will make it consistent with eBay’s mobile site Read more
Amazon announced a new fulfillment center in Salt Lake City, the first in Utah. Amazon will use the 855,000-plus square-foot fulfillment center to fulfill smaller customer items, such as books, electronics, and toys. Press release follows: Amazon.com, Inc. announced today Read more
eBay launched Price Match Guarantee in the UK. The new feature doesn’t impact regular listings, instead, it applies to “deals” from a small number of exclusive merchants that are able to offer a large quantity of items at steep discounts Read more
Third-party sellers on Amazon.com are undercutting Minimum Advertised Price (MAP) by 13 percent, according to a new report released from ORIS Intelligence, while eBay sellers undercut by about 20 percent. The report from ORIS, which helps manufacturers preserve pricing integrity Read more
eBay has finally corralled third-party sniping services, leaving some eBay shoppers with questions about the future of snipe bids. If you’re a collector or bargain-hunter, chances are you’ve placed a last-minute bid on eBay to try to win an auction, Read more
After major layoffs and a change in leadership, Etsy continues to slash costs. The latest victim: French marketplace ALittleMarket.com, which Etsy had acquired in 2014. Etsy will also close ALittleMercerie.com. The iTunes app for ALitleMarket.com was updated as recently as Read more
eBay is relocating the facility that processes packages for its Global Shipping Program in the UK, moving to larger premises apparently due to demand, and advising sellers of a new address for GSP orders. Announcement follows: Building on the success Read more
eBay Canada issued a warning that some sellers have experienced problems resulting from its new shipping platform. A handful of Canada Post retail counters are having difficulties processing packages with the new eBay shipping labels – and it offered advice Read more
Next month’s Amazon Prime Day will be the biggest yet, but how does it compare with December’s Black Friday shopping event? According to a study from Market Track, Prime Day discounts will fall short of its winter counterpart, but more Read more
