Etsy launched a new Gift Mode feature with great fanfare on Wednesday, touting it as a way to bring more buyers to the site. Now it is offering to share tips with sellers on how they can optimize their shops Read more
Amazon requires three images on each product detail page, and it will begin using images from other sellers to fill in any gaps. The marketplace announced the new policy on Thursday. “Previously, product detail pages displayed images from one selling Read more
Even the legal and PR departments were not spared in eBay’s current round of layoffs announced on Tuesday. Company-wide, it is laying off 1,000 employees (9% of full-timers). In California alone, where eBay is headquartered, it is laying off 391 Read more
Walmart is closing Store No. 8 and laid off some staff, crediting the incubator it had launched in 2017 with innovations that have transformed how customers shop at Walmart. In a statement to EcommerceBytes on Tuesday, a Walmart spokesperson said, Read more
Amazon has previously said that over 75% of sellers use third-party apps. On Friday, it reminded them that they should make sure those apps are vetted and approved by Amazon. Formerly known as Amazon Seller Central Partner Network, the Amazon Read more
Could a new gifting feature spotted by an eagle-eyed reader be the “big news” Etsy teased out last Tuesday? We asked Etsy last week, but it did not respond to our inquiry and subsequently turned off the feature. Sellers began Read more
CNBC reported that Amazon is laying off employees in the “Buy with Prime” unit, a program first announced in 2022 that lets merchants offer Prime benefits on their own off-Amazon stores. We asked Amazon if that indicated adoption was less Read more
eBay issued a reminder of the USPS rate change going into effect on Sunday (January 21, 2024), providing sellers with information on how the new rates would impact postage purchased through its eBay Shipping Labels program. eBay also noted the Read more
eBay held its monthly chat session on Wednesday, which was devoted to the theme, “Starting 2024 off right and setting your business up for success in the new year.” It kicked off with a hello from the eBay Growth Advisors Read more
Amazon continues to embed AI into its marketplace, both to help sellers list faster and to give buyers useful, more digestible information. The latest feature is an artificial intelligence tool that can answer shoppers’ questions about a product, a company Read more
