In its latest newsletter to sellers, eBay said it would lower the postage rate for certain low-weight packages through its shipping label service beginning on Sunday, April 10th, and eBay warned its sellers to calculate their shipping costs correctly. The reason for Read more
Despite a public relations backlash after last year’s “Lilly Pulitzer” sale, Target is going ahead with another limited edition collaboration, this one with Finnish design house Marimekko. And the sale that kicks off on April 17th is likely to draw Read more
eBay advised sellers of changes to postal rates in the UK. Royal Mail rates will change its rates effective March 29, 2016. eBay UK treats sellers differently depending on whether they are registered businesses or if they are private sellers. Read more
When Devin Wenig ascended from the head of eBay’s Marketplaces unit to become the CEO of the company, he received a nice raise. Wenig’s base salary jumped from $900,000 last year to an even $1 million when he took the Read more
According to his Linkedin profile, Arthur Valdez had been with Amazon since September 1999, with a background running the company’s fulfillment, transportation, and logistics operations. So imagine Amazon’s chagrin to learn he accepted a position at Target to head its Read more
New tools from Square will provide merchants with a closer look at how social media performs at bringing customers to a store. It will start with one of the biggest networks as it adds Facebook Ad Integration to the program Read more
Etsy announced Wednesday it was removing seller addresses from a new field designed to help sellers comply with European law after a backlash from sellers concerned about their privacy. The problem came to light when a seller posted on the Read more
After telling its sellers for years that listing in US dollars would increase their chances of selling their items by 15%, eBay Canada is now eliminating that option. eBay’s only dual-currency marketplace will implement a Canadian-dollar (CAD)-only policy as of Read more
Etsy is running a test in which it displays individual shops on category pages. Etsy said its goals were to “find new ways to drive traffic to sellers’ shop homes and to expose buyers to the variety of items that Read more
For people who are considering buying a vehicle on eBay sight unseen, the marketplace is making available a service that it is integrating into its listings. eBay Motors has partnered with a company called WeGoLook so shoppers concerned about the Read more
