eBay is losing its Chief Technology Officer in 2 days, it announced in a filing with the SEC on Wednesday. (See update below.) “On May 15, 2019, eBay Inc. announced that Steve Fisher, Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, is Read more
eBay provided yet another update on the fate of its doomed Turbo Lister tool that continues to linger. eBay informed sellers it was ending support for the desktop tool in 2017, promising to keep the tool going until it could Read more
Etsy is highlighting designers with a new global competition called the Etsies, and it’s including sellers of vintage goods, who often feel left out due to the focus on handmade goods on the specialty marketplace. Interested sellers must submit an Read more
Walmart is rolling out next-day delivery beginning in Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Southern California, with plans to reach approximately 75% of the US population this year. The move follows on the heels of Amazon’s recent rollout of 1-day delivery. The Read more
Now we know why Amazon notified sellers it would require safety documentation for all children’s school supplies by February 13, 2019 – it was due to pressure from its home state. Washington State’s Attorney General Bob Ferguson said an investigation Read more
The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) made available its performance evaluation of the US Postal Service for fiscal year 2018. Each year, the PRC issues its report on how well the USPS met its performance goals along with recommendations. Chapter 3 Read more
eBay CEO Devin Wenig tweeted today his views on the burden of online sales tax and tariffs on small businesses: “26 states have recently imposed significant internet sales taxes (with more to come), and consumers are now paying heavy tariffs Read more
Amazon is giving employees a financial incentive to launch a small business – but not as online sellers. It’s giving US employees up to $10,000 and 3 months’ salary to build a package delivery business through its Delivery Service Partner Read more
How well you did in the first three months of the year depends on where you were selling. eBay executives made a “significant reduction” in marketing in the first quarter that resulted in a drop in GMV (the value of Read more
For online merchants, few things are as aggravating as receiving a return from a customer and discovering that it’s been used and abused – or perhaps not even the same product the customer purchased. Stories of clothing returned with sweat Read more
