Royal Mail announced Day-Before Delivery Alerts in the UK in which it will notify recipients the day before a package is set to arrive along with the estimated delivery time, something online sellers are sure to welcome since missed deliveries Read more
President Trump called for a crackdown on marketplaces this week, but European regulators have been trying to go much further, with a focus on protecting sellers rather than brands. The President, who is familiar with Intellectual Property issues through his Read more
What are sellers talking about this week? We pulled out a few topics from the Amazon discussion boards in today’s column. Amazon sellers are discussing changes to the Order Detail page. Change for the sake of change? Or is it Read more
President Trump is putting ecommerce companies and shipping carriers on notice with the signing of a Presidential Memorandum on Combating Trafficking in Counterfeit and Pirated Goods today. The President called out third-party marketplaces in citing the dangers and negative effects Read more
eBay acquired comparison-shopping engine Shopping.com in 2005 for over $620 million and built an ad platform around it called eBay Commerce Network (ECN). eBay is now shutting down the ad network and is parking Shopping.com while it decides what to Read more
Amazon brought some of the people handling sellers’ packages to Capitol Hill last week. Amazon Fulfillment Center associates met with over 20 members of Congress. According to @AmazonNews, lawmakers “heard directly from Amazonians about their work experience and Amazon’s investment Read more
As of today, California is requiring out-of-state sellers to start collecting sales tax from California buyers, joining numerous other states with such laws. California allows an exception for small sellers: Out-of-state sellers must have more than $100,000 in taxable sales Read more
Newegg is holding a seller summit in London in June with a focus on cross-border selling and catering to UK and EU companies wanting to sell into the US. The Seller Summit will examine how changes in global consumer behaviors Read more
Mercari’s payments subsidiary Merpay has entered into an alliance with another payment service with the goal of promoting a “cashless society,” beginning in Japan. Mercari Inc. established Merpay Inc. in November 2017 as a fully-owned subsidiary, and in February 2019, Read more
Etsy is making some changes to categories and attributes in April. Without further ado, here’s the March 28th announcement of forthcoming changes. Announcement follows: Updates to Listing Categories and Attributes on EtsyThere’s a ton of special items on Etsy, and Read more
