An Amazon clothing store branded “Amazon Style” will open in LA later this year featuring fitting rooms that offer “valet service” thanks to technology that Amazon developed in, of all places, its warehouses. As shoppers browse items in the store Read more
An eBay seller pleaded guilty to selling stolen goods and will be sentenced on April 19, 2022. The charge of “transportation of stolen goods in interstate commerce” carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Read more
eBay is making a change to billing cycles, moving everyone to the 1st of the month. eBay used to bill some sellers on the 1st of the month and others on the 15th of the month, but a year ago, Read more
Since the pandemic, Amazon has attracted about 30 million new members to its Prime membership program each year (in 2020 and 2021), according to estimates from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, LLC (CIRP). CIRP also said Amazon has been retaining Prime Read more
eBay offers a clearance feature called eBay Easy Pricing, and it got some attention when a seller called in to a recent eBay for Business podcast to ask about it. The caller said he saw the prompt for Easy Pricing Read more
eBay will raise the threshold for free shipping for members of the eBay Plus membership program in Australia, which has some similarities to Amazon Prime with a major difference: eBay sellers are responsible for shipping items to eBay Plus members. Read more
Amazon warned sellers enrolled in its FBA program not to send canceled or deleted shipments to its fulfillment centers. Not only might it reject such shipments, but it warned, “Your ability to send us additional shipments may also be suspended.” Read more
Fashion brand Ralph Lauren is considering buying “real estate” in virtual reality, its CEO told attendees at the National Retail Federation conference, according to CNBC. And Walmart may be preparing to enter the metaverse too, the news outlet reported separately. Read more
Retail industry event planners must once again deal with concerns over COVID. The Toy Association cancelled the annual Toy Fair set to take place in mid-February at the Javits Center in New York City. It said it had to balance Read more
Current and former employees left eBay positive feedback that helped the company place in Glassdoor’s award for the “Best Places to Work.” eBay CEO Jamie Iannone turned to a different job-networking site to thank them. “I am so grateful for Read more
