Retail chain Target is licensing Pinterest’s camera image search tool, launched in beta in February, that lets shoppers use the camera in the app to discover similar items on its website. Target will use the image tool in its own Read more
Over three-fourths of Canada’s exports are destined for the US each year, and only 4 percent go to China (2015 figures). But Alibaba’s Jack Ma wants to change that. On Monday, he wooed Canadian businesses at an event in Toronto, Read more
Etsy is updating two programs that help local communities foster entrepreneurship. Etsy is making it easier for organizations to offer its Craft Entrepreneurship program, which aims to expand access to microbusiness education for underrepresented creative entrepreneurs. And it announced two Read more
eBay is lobbying in Europe over a proposed change to EU Value Added Tax (VAT). The marketplace said the new system would have a significantly negative impact on small businesses and consumers in Europe, including more red tape for European Read more
eBay is encouraging sellers to use its Promoted Listings ads. In a new post on the company’s corporate blog, it explained that promoted listings are boosted so they are more visible in search results, on the eBay homepage, and on Read more
Bonanza announced the launch of its mobile app for sellers. Version2.0 of the Bonanza Sellers iPhone app is now available, and the company said its Android app is currently under development and will be available by the end of the Read more
eBay announced it will launch Guaranteed Delivery and other features in Australia, where it is marking its 18th year. eBay said it would launch Guaranteed Delivery in Australia early next year. It’s slightly different than the US version of the Read more
Walmart is testing a food-to-fridge delivery service with the help of Deliv and August Home. The idea is that the delivery drive gets a one-time passcode to open the door; the homeowner receives a smartphone notification that the delivery is Read more
UPS is hiring 95,000 seasonal employees as it gears up for the holiday shopping season, which it said begins in November and continues through January. Last September it similarly announced it was expecting to hire about 95,000 seasonal employees. Press Read more
Amazon is making returns easier thanks to a deal with Kohl’s, a chain of brick-and-mortar stores. Not only will the retail stores accept Amazon returns, they will pack the items and ship them back to the ecommerce giant. The new Read more
