Amazon is in trouble again for shipping dangerous goods, this time in the UK, and there’s a lesson there for all sellers, even if they aren’t shipping lithium batteries. Amazon was fined this month 65,000 pounds for breaching dangerous goods Read more
Few will be surprised at how a basic tenet of human nature carries over into the ecommerce world. People feel inclined to treat more favorably those who give them things they want or need. The incredible value of reviews perceived Read more
Yahoo announced on Thursday that certain user account information was stolen from the company’s network in late 2014 “by what we believe is a state-sponsored actor.” “Based on the ongoing investigation, Yahoo believes that information associated with at least 500 Read more
Amazon is expanding its Handmade marketplace to Europe and launched a new service last week that became public on Wednesday: photo printing. Shoppers can now turn to Amazon not only for books, electronics, toys, clothes, wine, art, and even some Read more
Etsy told sellers on Wednesday it is conducting some tests of its search engine with the goal of making search more intuitive in time for the busy shopping season. The series of tests will “slightly” affect search on Etsy, the Read more
eBay is trying to reshape its image among the younger generation, and it toured college campuses to generate buzz. One student newspaper described the event held on its campus. Reporter Shelby Whitehead of the University of Tennessee – Knoxville’s Daily Beacon wrote: Read more
Etsy has added features to Pattern, which is a service that lets sellers set up a very basic website using the existing content, listings and tools from their Etsy shop. The new features are designed to help sellers with branding. Read more
eBay is running a promotion to encourage sellers to list more auction listings, however, the promotion is by invitation only. Sellers can list up to 500 auction listings and pay no insertion fee. Invited sellers must first activate the offer, Read more
A series of announcements by online payment providers show the opportunity smaller merchants represent. Amazon, Apple, and PayPal all announced integrations with ecommerce platforms that provide store-hosting solutions for small and medium sized businesses. Ecommerce platforms and shopping carts are Read more
The same day Bloomberg revealed eBay was on the hunt for companies that make spell-correcting algorithms to improve search, Etsy revealed it had acquired one such company. Blackbird Technologies is a Silicon Valley-based company that uses advanced machine learning techniques and artificial intelligence Read more
