Shopping on Thanksgiving used to be unheard of, but it’s growing in popularity. According to research from vendor Custora, online shopping was up almost 20% yesterday compared to Thanksgiving 2013, driven by mobile shopping and promotions. But despite the push Read more
Looking for ideas on how to take advantage of the holiday shopping period? Matt Brossard, Director of Community for ecommerce research firm Terapeak, offered some tips on how online retailers could make the most of the expected influx of sales Read more
eBay responded to a damning report suggesting its UK marketplace was a haven for Chinese tax-evading sellers. The Mirror published an opinion column that said “VAT evading Chinese firms are wiping out British business.” The newspaper quoted an eBay seller who said Read more
Large sellers dominate on Etsy, according to business intelligence vendor RJMetrics.com, which recently analyzed Etsy patterns to come up with some tips for people shopping for handmade items on the site. 79% of Etsy shops carry 100 or fewer items in Read more
Amazon is expanding its package pickup delivery option in the UK. Shoppers can now pick up their Amazon orders at one of over 10,500 Post Office branches through the Royal Mail’s Local Collect, the UK’s largest “click and collect” network. Read more
Coming soon to Amazon listings – related services that shoppers can purchase, such as a handyman to install the ceiling fan they’re purchasing. While Amazon will also offer local services as standalone marketplace, it’s the ability to display complementary services Read more
Each year, retail data-nerds rely on research firm comScore to see how the holiday shopping season is shopping up for online sellers. They got their first fix with a new comScore report showing sales for the first 3 weeks of Read more
Amazon UK is temporarily lowering certain fees for sellers the UK who use its fulfillment service to sell internationally. It applies only to European Fulfilment Network (EFN) fees and only from November 18, 2014 through March 31st, 2015. Amazon UK Read more
Last-minute online shopping lost some luster at the end of the 2013 holiday shopping season thanks to late deliveries caused by bad weather and high package volumes. This year, shipping carriers UPS and FedEx said they would consider declining last-minute Read more
In the UK, eBay opted all sellers into its Click & Collect service, and signs are pointing to a similar program coming to the U.S. The marketplace platform told Reuters (link via Globe and Mail) it was “retooling its local Read more
