PayPal acquired a company called Happy Returns, which helps retailers manage their returns – or, as Happy Returns has described itself, “a leading provider of return and logistics solutions for retailers and their customers.” PayPal had invested in the company Read more
Mailchimp: It isn’t just for email anymore. The service that helps small businesses send marketing emails to their customers now wants to help them set up online stores. Nearly 40% of Mailchimp’s 14 million customers are in the commerce space, Read more
eBay introduced new features sellers can use to manage their Promoted Listing Ads, though the company may be exaggerating about how innovative the features are, given the prevalence of automated rules for ad campaigns on other platforms. What’s new with Read more
BigCommerce wants to help the little guy. The decade-old ecommerce software provider is encouraging small sellers to give its service a shot, promising a stress-free platform that handles all the back-end processes, enabling sellers to focus on building their businesses. Read more
You have just spent the whole day sourcing and found the most amazing treasure to sell on eBay, but there’s one big problem. You have no idea what it is worth. You might not even know what it is. It Read more
Nearly a year into his job heading up commerce at Google, Bill Ready has made it his mission to democratize online retail. Ready has overseen a series of moves aiming to widen access to Google’s platform for online sellers, particularly Read more
The numbers aren’t good for online sellers who are dreading holiday returns as coronavirus fears and lockdowns change shopping behavior. Signifyd found that two verticals with the highest return rates in general (Electronics & Computers, and Apparel, Accessories & Footwear) Read more
Vimeo launched a new app so sellers can create product videos for their Shopify-hosted stores and social networking accounts. Vimeo for Shopify is a new integration with Shopify that lets merchants “automatically create dynamic, professional-quality product videos at scale,” a Read more
Sellers with a store hosted on the Shopify platform can advertise on TikTok thanks to a new integration. TikTok is an “entertainment” platform where users can upload short videos – this 2018 article from Slate provides background for those unfamiliar Read more
RetailMeNot, an aggregator of shopping deals, will hold “Cash Back Day” on Thursday, November 5 through Friday, November 6, doubling the event to 48 hours from its inaugural event last year. RetailMeNot is also launching “flash offers” this year. The Read more
