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FBA Sellers Deride Amazon’s Recommended Holiday Deadlines

October 5, 2021October 16, 2021 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Amazon sellers who participate in FBA fulfillment service derided its deadlines for getting their inventory to its warehouses in time for the holidays. Amazon informed sellers in a post on September 30th that they should get their inventory for their Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon, Amazon FBA, Holiday shopping 2021

Etsy Adds Tool for Analyzing Star Seller Response Rates

October 5, 2021October 5, 2021 Ina Steiner
Etsy

Sellers concerned about their eligibility for the new Etsy Star Seller program have a new tool. Key to qualifying for the Star Seller badge is a seller’s rate of responding to buyers’ messages. On Monday, Etsy announced sellers could now Read more

Marketplaces, NewsEtsy, Etsy Star Seller program4 Comments

Amazon Restricts Sellers from Listing Sony Video Games

October 4, 2021October 4, 2021 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Amazon sellers are buzzing about a notification they received on Friday that said as of November 30, they would no longer be approved to list Sony in Computer & Video Games products. A seller posted the letter they received that Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon, Amazon restrictions, Sony1 Comment

Amazon Kicks Off Holiday Shopping 2 Months Ahead of Black Friday

October 4, 2021October 4, 2021 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Black Friday deals in early October? “Amazon kicked off the 2021 holiday season by unveiling Black Friday-worthy deals and giving customers options to shop and save starting now,” a spokesperson told EcommerceBytes today. Technically Black Friday falls on November 26 Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon, Amazon Handmade, Holiday shopping 2021

Consumers Concerned about Covid and Higher Prices

October 4, 2021October 4, 2021 Ina Steiner
Numerator

Numerator tracks omnichannel purchase data and surveys verified buyers on a monthly basis to understand how people shop and consume. The data is interesting to sellers since people’s comfort level with shopping in stores could impact online shopping behavior. In Read more

News, Trends and Shopping Datacoronavirus, Numerator, Shopping trends

Amazon Appeases the Bashful with Adult Policy Change

October 3, 2021October 3, 2021 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Rather than make sensitive people avert their eyes when shopping, Amazon is making some changes to listings for certain types of products, requiring them to be classified as adult products. According to the announcement: “Our adult products policies are meant Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAdult products, Amazon1 Comment

PayPal Partners with Staples to Foster Happy Returns

October 3, 2021October 3, 2021 Ina Steiner
PayPal

PayPal is partnering with retail chain Staples to make returns easier for buyers and merchants. “This is the first announcement from Happy Returns since becoming part of PayPal earlier this year,” a spokesperson told EcommerceBytes, calling it a big improvement Read more

News, PaymentsHappy Returns, PayPal, Returns

eBay Bans Sellers from Listing Refurbished Phones – What’s Next?

October 2, 2021October 2, 2021 Ina Steiner
eBay

Last year, eBay began banning sellers from listing certified refurbished goods in any category, and at the same time it began heavily promoting manufacturer-refurbished goods (“Certified Refurbished”). Now it’s banning sellers from listing any refurbished goods in one category: Cell Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay, eBay certified refurbished3 Comments

Etsy Tests Early 2-Day Sale on Christmas Ornaments

October 2, 2021October 2, 2021 Ina Steiner
Etsy

Etsy is inviting sellers to participate in an early holiday sales event – for those willing to discount their prices by 20%. According to Friday’s announcement: “This year we’re testing out running a 2-day sales event from October 11-12 to Read more

Marketplaces, NewsEtsy, Etsy sale, Holiday shopping 20213 Comments

The Latest on Amazon Crackdowns on Counterfeits and Paid Reviews

September 30, 2021September 30, 2021 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Amazon reached a settlement with two defendants in a lawsuit it had filed in November against two social media influencers and numerous sellers, announcing today that the scheme had promoted counterfeit luxury brand products on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook by Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon, Amazon crackdown, Counterfeits, Reviews abuse

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