While uncertainty swirls around Yahoo, the head of its Small Business unit wants merchants to know it remains focused on serving their needs. Amer Akhtar, Head of Aabaco Small Business, reiterated that the unit, formerly called Yahoo Small Business, will Read more
Yahoo Stores were pushed over to separate servers and rebranded Aabaco in advance of a planned spinoff. New reports do nothing to lessen the uncertainty facing merchants who remain in limbo over their stores’ fate. Yahoo has been under pressure Read more
Beware companies that offer coaching services to would-be eBay sellers and promise easy money. An investigative piece in the Salt Lake Tribune by Matt Canham provides insight into the shady world of ecommerce training companies that use high-pressure tactics to bilk thousands Read more
For retailers and online merchants, product returns can haunt them in the weeks and months after the Christmas holiday. A percentage of holiday gifts so lovingly wrapped transform into Problems for the recipients – it doesn’t fit, it’s the wrong Read more
What do you think of eBay’s new Seller Hub that was announced as part of the Fall 2015 Seller Release? David Bernstein wants to know. The Senior Product Manager at eBay who is focused on improving the selling experience for Read more
Teikametrics has named Jim Speltz, former Brookstone CEO, its new Chief Operating Officer. Teikametrics works with Amazon sellers of all sizes, with a focus on those using Fulfillment By Amazon (FBA). The company’s software dynamically optimizes pricing, operations, and inventory performance, helping Read more
Are you an AdWords advertiser? Were your sales down compared to last year’s Black Friday shopping period? With time running out on the 2015 holiday season, Google brings some extra information to help boost your automated bid performance. Google revealed Read more
Merchants who use the popular shopping cart Zen Cart received some serious news this week. A security firm issued an alert on Wednesday warning of a serious vulnerability that could be exploited by hackers. On Thanksgiving Day, Zen Cart issued Read more
Tweaks and adjustments happen regularly with Google’s bread-and-butter AdWords service, with an eye on helping its customers benefit from advertising with this dominant online service. The days leading to the traditional start of the holiday shopping season find the company Read more
eBay began rolling out a new Seller Hub this week for those who had opted in to test the beta version. One key feature is the addition of Traffic reports, which sellers hadn’t had access to since June 30th when Read more
