Add Walmart to the list of large retailers that are closing brick-and-mortar stores – on Friday, it announced it would close 269 stores in the U.S. and internationally. “As part of today”s action, the company will close 154 locations in Read more
Amazon told sellers on Monday it had negotiated a deal with the USPS so they will see no rate change on the cost of Priority Mail shipping, which will remain at 2015 rates. The deal is unprecedented, since Priority Mail rates Read more
The polls are now open for the 2016 Sellers Choice Awards for Online Marketplaces. This is the most widely read assessment of online marketplaces from the seller perspective in the industry. The nomination process wrapped up last week, and sellers Read more
An Amazon customer sued the marketplace over allegations that it charged him for its Amazon Prime program without his consent, according to the Courthouse News Service “Gregory Harris filed the suit Wednesday against Amazon.com, alleging unfair competition and violations of consumer Read more
eBay launched a new marketing campaign to capitalize on people’s desire for self-improvement as part of the annual tradition known as the New Year’s resolution. eBay’s “Live 2016” campaign promotes healthy living, including exercising, eating healthy, and decluttering. eBay launched Read more
A new report says Amazon will help Chinese companies bring goods into the U.S. by offering ocean freight services through its Chinese subsidiary. It’s not news that Amazon is building out logistics in order to get orders into the hands Read more
With new postage rates taking effect on Sunday, eBay set up a live-chat session on Wednesday to answer questions about the USPS negotiated shipping rates it would offer sellers through its online postage service. There were several key points to Read more
eBay said 97% of its small business sellers in the US sell outside of the country, and 64% of them sell to four or more continents. Can you guess the top five destinations for exports from US eBay sellers? The Read more
Etsy is running two Fireside Chats on the topic of entrepreneurship, one with Etsy CEO Chad Dickerson. The next Fireside Chat will take place on January 19th, and joining host Heather Jassy, who is Etsy Senior Vice President of Members Read more
The biggest brands in ecommerce seek the best placement on Google’s heavily-trafficked real estate. Among US brands, the Etsy marketplace made the most impressive gains on Google’s page one of search results in 2015 compared to 2014. While not a Read more
