It’s always difficult to know how smaller merchants are performing due to a lack of data, that’s what makes reports from ecommerce platforms like Bigcommerce uniquely interesting, especially around the holiday shopping season. Tens of thousands of small and midsized Read more
eBay sellers were astounded to hear that the marketplace expected them to consider helping mentor new sellers for free. An eBay moderator started a thread in the discussion forums last week announcing a new eBay Mentorship Program and asking if Read more
eBay has been running a number of promotions to get sellers listing, but beyond specifying the format (fixed price or auction) or duration, it doesn’t get specific about exactly what products sellers should list. But with one type of seller Read more
Amazon now has moving billboards on the nation’s highways to advertise its brand. Amazon told the Chicago Tribune it had acquired shipping trailers, though the company did not respond to our request for details. We turned to an expert in Read more
eBay sent sellers an email on Friday with the subject line, “Help protect yourself from internet sales tax legislation.” In it, eBay warned that Congress is mulling a year-end spending bill that could include legislation around sales tax collection. In Read more
Etsy sellers spent an anxious weekend wondering if payments due in their bank accounts on Friday would appear on Monday. The problem follows a similar incidentthat occurred on Cyber Monday (November 30th) that impacted international sellers and was fixed that Wednesday. Read more
Stockholm-based Barnebys provides access to a multitude of auction houses with its online search and valuation tools. The company hopes to build upon its success in Europe by expanding into the US auction marketplace. The four-year-old business gives buyers a single destination Read more
eBay has been giving its new airstream a workout this year, and it’s now taking it on a multi-city tour for the holidays as part of its Wish Bigger holiday marketing campaign. The tour kicks off in San Francisco today, Read more
eBay announced a deal to help Chinese businesses export their products overseas, revealing it had signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Tianjin Municipal Government designed to further cement eBay China’s reputation as an industry leader in retail exports. The Read more
Home surveillance cameras are picking up incidents of mail mayhem, from packages being tossed onto porches to worse – and homeowners are posting the videos to YouTube. That may explain a new campaign from the US Postal Service called #PostalProud. Read more
