For a decade or more, eBay tolerated a selling practice known as “Amazon drop-shipping” that left some buyers confused or upset when their orders arrived in Amazon boxes. In 2017, eBay even told sellers it allowed the practice. But with Read more
Amazon wants to change its image as a retail goliath and have people think of it as a platform for supporting small businesses. On Friday, it issued a press release to support that notion. Amazon particularly wants to be seen Read more
PayPal is making a change to its subscription feature that allows sellers to offer recurring payments, subscriptions, automatic billing, and installment plans to their customers. PayPal announced that starting February 1st, 2019, it will be making a change to the Read more
Sellers will have to pay more to make their listings stand out on eBay Motors. The company announced a fee hike for two optional features – Picture Pack and Subtitle, which takes effect 2 weeks from today. According to the Read more
PayPal committed to fund up to $25 million of interest-free cash advances to help federal government employees during the shutdown. PayPal is offering an interest-free cash advance up to $500 for federal employees through its PayPal Credit platform to pay Read more
eBay is running a promotion for sellers in the UK where selling fees are capped at £1 for up to 100 listings. However, sellers must be “private” sellers in order to participate. According to the terms and conditions, the promotion Read more
Amazon is holding a conference on Artificial Intelligence called re:MARS where speakers will demonstrate the practical applications of AI behind Alexa, AWS services, Amazon Go, Prime Air, Lab 126, and Robotics. It is somewhat surprising given the usual secrecy with Read more
New research highlights Amazon’s Prime advantage even as eBay tests a new fulfillment system for sellers. In a report released on Thursday, Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, LLC (CIRP) estimated that 62% of Amazon customers are Prime members, or about 101 Read more
PayPal hired a Chief Marketing Officer and added a new member to its board of directors. As Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Allison Johnson will lead strategic marketing for PayPal and its family of brands around the world Read more
Shopping malls are transforming themselves to adapt to changing consumer behavior caused by mobile and online shopping, with some malls turning abandoned department store space over to grocery stores, but one cutting-edge mall is embracing brands born of the Internet. Read more
