Amazon showed strong year-over-year growth in the fourth quarter of 2013, but its rate of growth is actually slowing in some key metrics. Take a look at the numbers, and see what analysts had to say. Net sales were up a strong Read more
Bonanza topped this year’s Seller’s Choice Awards for the first time, followed by Etsy in the number two spot. Over 12,000 sellers rated the online marketplaces on which they sell – this is the fifth annual Sellers Choice Awards for Read more
Online marketplace Bonanza has launched an Amazon importer in beta. The feature allows sellers to import listings from Amazon.com. Since the feature uses Amazon’s API, the import tool can only be used by sellers who have a Pro Account on Read more
Etsy CEO Chad Dickerson vowed to do a better job communicating with the community in the fall, and each quarter he takes to the Etsy blog as part of that commitment. He started off his most recent post this week by reporting Read more
Amazon CFO Tom Szkutak revealed big news on Thursday – the company will raise the cost of Amazon Prime membership in the U.S. by somewhere between $20 – $40. The current fee is $79 and includes free 2-day shipping, Amazon Read more
Etsy is retiring a seller rating feature called Customer Service Stats (CSS), a way for sellers to keep track of key customer service metrics. Launched last year, the CSS stats were initially controversial, as sellers feared Etsy would use them Read more
Offering shoppers the ability to customize or personalize products can be a successful strategy for online merchants, but it isn’t always easy to handle such orders on online marketplaces. Bonanza has added a feature designed to make it easier for Read more
Etsy has big plans to help sellers in the New Year, and managers laid out plans during a Town Hall meeting on Tuesday. CEO Chad Dickerson kicked off the event, reporting that Etsy members sold $1.35 billion in goods in Read more
Amazon is raising minimum commission fees in some categories in what appears to be an attempt to combat under-pricing on its marketplace. Sellers who list in the Beauty and Health and Personal Care categories received an email notification that explained, Read more
eBay is testing new features on its marketplaces. A U.S. seller spotted a change that sellers are bound to approve of if it is rolled out site-wide to all users, while in the UK, eBay told sellers there it was Read more
