Amazon grew sales 31% to $30.4 billion in the second quarter of 2016, it announced on Thursday. It also reported a profit, revealing net income of $857 million for the quarter. And based on its report, it’s clear third-party sellers Read more
eBay sellers better get used to the new Seller Hub that eBay began testing last year. It’s not just another tool – it’s part of the backbone of eBay’s selling technology. That’s according to Shan Vosseller, Senior Director of Product Read more
Etsy underwhelmed many sellers when it launched its Pattern by Etsy store-hosting service in April, but it has been slowly making improvements. On Tuesday, the company announced additional features that sellers have requested – but put them in the category Read more
This week Amazon announced plans for two more Fulfillment Centers in the US, one in Illinois and one in Florida. They comprise the 15th and 16th FCs announced so far in 2016. Amazon will open a 750,000 square-foot fulfillment center Read more
eBay CEO Devin Wenig inherited a flawed marketplace, and he has begun to fix it. That was a major part of his message delivered in a keynote address at the eBay OPEN seller event in Las Vegas on Wednesday. After Read more
Whether you have an Individual or Pro Merchant account on Amazon, you are on one of two platforms: either the old Marketplace platform or the newer Selling on Amazon platform. Word came this week that all sellers must migrate to Read more
eBay is directing shoppers who conduct product searches to pages where it displays a single seller’s product listing with the words “Our top pick” with a Buy It Now button alongside a “See Details” button. Sound familiar? It appears eBay Read more
eBay made a change to one aspect of its feedback system that makes it more difficult for sellers to assess their actual or potential trading partners. UK sellers woke up to the change on Tuesday, with no announcement from eBay Read more
eBay is recruiting sellers to join its Small Business Ambassador Network. eBay created the program, which it refers to as “SBAN,” in 2013 to help with grass roots campaigning on legislative issues. In a recent recruitment email to an EcommerceBytes Read more
Amazon will open its seventh fulfillment center in Texas, the company announced on Friday. The Houston location will join Amazon’s other fulfillment centers in the state, which are located in Coppell, Haslet, Dallas, Fort Worth, and Schertz; an upcoming facility Read more
