Etsy is adding transparency to its ad program for online sellers, called Promoted Listings, explaining it has received feedback that it’s difficult for sellers to see which of their listings are being advertised and which are not at any given Read more
Developers and affiliates who use eBay’s API to help attract shoppers received a reminder from eBay last week. On February 28th, eBay is shutting down several calls within the Shopping API. Certain “finding” calls will cease to work as of Read more
Amazon reminded its third-party merchants of the “holiday halo” effect, explaining that while sales may slow after the holidays, that January can be a strong revenue month – and it reminded sellers to be sure to replenish their inventory. There Read more
eBay UK is running a promotion for private (casual) sellers, prompting one seller to question the fees he is paying to operate an eBay Store. “What is the point of paying for a basic store (200 free listings) when you Read more
Despite a recovering economy, US shoppers still found enough money on their credit and debit cards to drop $601.8 billion in retail spending during the recently completed 2014 holiday shopping season per the National Retail Federation. While we can’t know the Read more
eBay said it lost millions of dollars in ad revenue, according to the Australian. The newspaper said eBay filed a lawsuit against its former manager of ad operations and two of his associates. eBay alleges that the manager set up Read more
You might not associate the notorious Quran-burning Rev. Terry Jones with eBay, but a Florida newspaper made the connection 4 years ago, pointing out that he operated an eBay business called TS and Company out of the same address as the church, Read more
Amazon created and filled more than 6,000 new permanent jobs across the European Union in 2014. That’s the most hiring in a one-year period since Amazon opened its first EU websites in the UK and Germany in 1998. The company Read more
The U.S. Postal Service will raise rates in April for some market dominant services based on a Consumer Price Index (CPI) cap authority of 1.966%. While the price of a first class Forever stamp won’t change, each additional ounce will Read more
On the face of it, government data suggests retail sales were down in December – but take a closer look, and it may not be the bad news it appears. (Keep in mind these are not online sales figures.) The US Read more
