Facebook is welcoming online merchants to its Messenger chat platform, the mobile app that is its answer to texting. But there’s no “Buy button” in this announcement. The company previewed the new “Businesses on Messenger” at its developers’ conference this Read more
In a rare display of introspection, Amazon is taking a look at how it treats sellers. The company is surveying marketplace sellers about how it removes seller privileges, such as listing takedowns and account suspensions. Amazon presented eleven statements, and Read more
PayPal sent a notice to merchants who use its service on their websites and storefronts informing them they might have to take action as it works to upgrade various SSL certificates. It explained that over the course of 2015 and Read more
The high-profile executive in charge of sales and marketing for the US Postal Service is leaving the organization in May. The announcement comes not long after the appointment of Postmaster General Megan Brennan, who replaced Patrick Donahoe. Chief Marketing and Read more
PayPal will pay the U.S. Treasury Department $7.7 million to settle alleged violations of economic sanctions. The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced the settlement for what it called potential civil liability for 486 apparent violations including the Weapons Read more
Stamps.com will acquire Endicia for $215 million in cash pending regulatory approval, including antitrust scrutiny courtesy of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act. The two companies provide online postage solutions, including solutions for online sellers. Stamps.com said the move would help it compete Read more
Etsy sellers who are tired of refunding buyers for shipping overages or not recouping their entire shipping costs are a step closer to getting relief. Etsy launched a beta version of calculated shipping, and all sellers can test the new Read more
eBay UK warned sellers that due to higher postal fees, the cost of Managed Returns would rise. eBay introduced managed returns as an opt-in program in the UK in the fall of 2013, telling sellers it was designed to give Read more
eBay Enterprise launched a new program designed to help merchants quickly create Magento storefronts using Magento Community Edition. The Magento Small Business program makes the software more accessible to smaller merchants who don’t have software and design expertise by matching them up Read more
On May 1, eBay will hold what is almost certain to be its last annual shareholder meeting in its current state, having caved to pressure from Carl Icahn last year to spin off of its PayPal business. But shareholders will Read more
