Etsy has loosened its restrictions on sellers of handmade goods over the past several years, so much so that it has now launched a directory of approved manufacturers they can use to help produce their goods. Etsy plans to monetize Read more
Amazon grew sales in North America by 28% in the third quarter year-over-year. The announcement came a day after eBay revealed a 3% increase in GMV for its US marketplace in Q3. Helping the company was the Prime platform and Read more
Many sellers were stunned to learn in January that Yahoo planned to cast off its ecommerce business, including Yahoo Stores, as part of a spinoff of the Yahoo Small Business unit (YSB). And in August, they learned the new name Read more
After going 5 days without acknowledging a glitch that was costing its sellers money, eBay finally posted an announcement on Wednesday. In it, eBay explained the problem and detailed the measures it would take. In its own words – it Read more
eBay revenue fell 2% year-over-year – which was an increase of 5% on an FX-neutral basis (currency exchange). In a post-earnings conference call, CEO Devin Wenig used terms like “solid performance” and “a step in the right direction.” Transaction revenue Read more
Walmart opened up another large-scale ecommerce fulfillment center in October, this one in Atlanta, Georgia. It’s the third next-generation fulfillment center to open in the U.S. in as many months. In July, the retailer opened up a fulfillment center in Read more
Amazon is creating 100,000 seasonal positions across its U.S. network of fulfillment and sortation centers this holiday season, which follows a ramping up of regular, full-time employees in recent months. Amazon has over 90,000 full-time employees across its more than Read more
eBay had planned to begin limiting the number of listings available to Anchor Stores in the UK, but announced this week it was reversing the decision. “Sensible,” one reader called the reversal, calling it an unnecessary restriction that only hit Read more
Sellers say eBay failed to notify them of a glitch this week that is impacting the prices of their goods. See update below. eBay Store subscribers who use a feature called Markdown Manager to run a sale, such as a percentage off Read more
eBay UK is running another free-listing promotion, this one for business sellers, leading one Ecommerce reader to ask, “Is this the end of “paid for” listings?” eBay UK is giving business sellers seven days of zero insertion fees for up Read more
