eBay will acquire Certilogo, which lets brands such as clothing manufacturers add “digital product IDs” to their products that allow customers to scan and authenticate the items when buying them new – or secondhand. Update 7/11/2023: eBay said the acquisition Read more
Amazon often touts how its marketplace is good for small businesses, and last year, it launched new features to help them stand out. Now Amazon is testing a “Small Business” search filter to help shoppers isolate their search results to Read more
Amazon said a new law takes effect on June 27 requiring it to “collect, verify, and disclose” information about high-volume third-party sellers. Amazon said in its May 10th announcement that it already verifies sellers’ business information during and after registration. Read more
eBay teased an upcoming seller conference in an announcement on Thursday. Each year it holds an “eBay Open” conference, and sellers were beginning to wonder if it would take place this year. eBay indicated it would reveal information about this Read more
eBay announced its venture capital investment arm invested in The Volte, a “luxury dress sharing platform.” The Volte does not hold inventory itself – rather, it lets people list their designer items for free on its platform (“lenders”) and charges Read more
Etsy relaunched its wedding registry on Wednesday, giving it a fresh look and new features to attract more shoppers. In its announcement to sellers, Etsy wrote: “Happy couples can create a registry full of gift ideas that are totally them—aka Read more
Amazon is adding physical goods to virtual apps, it announced on Tuesday. “You can now buy physical products in games and apps with Amazon Anywhere,” wrote Steve Downer, Vice President of Consumer Electronics at Amazon, on the company’s blog. “This Read more
eBay invested in a sporting goods marketplace called SidelineSwap through its corporate venture division called eBay Ventures. It’s not the first time eBay Ventures invested in a rival marketplace – in January it had invested in Cudoni, a UK “luxury Read more
Amazon is running a promotion in which it will pay shoppers $10 if they pick up their orders instead of having them delivered to their homes, according to Reuters (via MSN.com). But according to the terms and conditions of the Read more
eBay UK relaunched its “Certified Recycling” program for used car parts last week and said new research it conducted showed motorists saved £99 million in 2022 by opting for used parts and accessories instead of brand-new replacements. “Certified Recycled parts Read more
