Adobe said consumers spent $7.2 billion on July 16 (Tues.), the first day of the Prime Day event. That’s nearly 12% higher than last year and the biggest ecommerce day (and mobile shopping day) so far in 2024. Online sales Read more
eBay advised sellers that the US Postal Service is no longer supporting receipt of any FedEx Ground Economy shipments – the service formerly known as FedEx SmartPost. Effective July 14, 2024, sellers should not drop off their FedEx shipment to Read more
eBay is working with yet another financial services firm to offer working capital loans to sellers. On Wednesday, July 10, 2024, it announced Business Cash Advance, a new eBay Seller Capital revenue-based financing product provided by Liberis, a “global embedded Read more
Etsy announced this week it launched a new ad campaign consistent with its “Keep Commerce Human” theme, and in addition to new TV commercials, it’s featuring Etsy sellers in billboards in two cities: New York and London. A new home Read more
eBay announced it is unveiling a “reimagined and redesigned advertising experience,” with a new dashboard for sellers who pay eBay for extra exposure, and new names for the types of ads it offers. eBay had informed sellers of the pending Read more
eBay executive Adam Ireland revealed that he started a new position as Vice President and General Manager, Global Collectibles. He replaced Gene Cook, who recently left eBay as we reported on June 27. eBay did not announce the changes on Read more
Walmart Restored is the retailer’s program that allows approved sellers to list refurbished inventory, and now it’s expanding the program. The program supports two conditions: Restored Premium and Restored. Now it is expanding the program to include two additional conditions: Read more
Amazon is surveying sellers who fulfill their own orders (as opposed to using Amazon fulfillment) to gather feedback on its Fulfillment by Merchant (FBM) solutions as well as programs such as Seller Fulfilled Prime and Climate Pledge Friendly. The survey Read more
Mercari raised eyebrows when it eliminated selling fees in the spring and shifted fees to buyers, but collectibles marketplace Delcampe has done the same. The Belgian company announced the change in a blog post on March 7, 2024. One reason Read more
Walmart sells collectibles through its marketplace and today invited sellers to a special new “Collectibles Experience” in conjunction with a selling promotion. Eligible sellers have a chance to earn zero referral fees from July 1 through September 30, 2024. “As Read more
