eBay is among the ecommerce sites countering Amazon’s Prime Day shopping event, announcing a sale on July 15th. But eBay gave the sale an unusual name – Crash Sale – which it said was a reference to Amazon’s technical issues Read more
Target is meeting Amazon Prime Day head on with Target Deal Days. Amazon officially announced the date of this year’s Prime Day shopping event – July 15 and 16 (that’s a Monday and Tuesday, by the way). Target announced that Read more
Amazon will hold Prime Day on July 15 and 16, but kicked it off today with a deal on a 43-inch TV and thousands of “Prime Day Launches available on Amazon.com/primeday. Naturally Amazon is promoting its own services as well Read more
You might say the USPS rate change that went into effect on Sunday is double jeopardy for online sellers. The cost of shipping online orders to customers goes up for large lightweight items. But likewise, the cost of receiving shipping Read more
eBay promised to investigate reports from some users who received notices that their accounts had been suspended after signing into eBay with Google. The topic arose on a thread on the eBay boards on Friday, where a moderator said the Read more
A UK regulator said it found evidence of a “thriving marketplace for fake and misleading online reviews” and said it wants Facebook and eBay to conduct an urgent review of their sites to prevent fake and misleading online reviews from Read more
Shopify launched a fulfillment service for online sellers who host their ecommerce sites on its platform. Shopify broke the news during its Investor Day this week where it made a number of other announcements, including new ways for merchants to Read more
The word innovation gets thrown around a lot by tech companies, and sometimes it seems decisions are made just for the sake of innovation rather than to pursue realistic opportunities. But PayPal’s Chief Operating Officer Bill Ready lent a steady Read more
Amazon is letting sellers who use Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) offer Prime Exclusive Discounts. In addition to being able to use the feature year-round, sellers can take advantage of the feature to attract shoppers during next month’s Prime Day shopping Read more
Amazon launched an “Off-to-College” store on Thursday, calling it a one-stop shop for college students. “The store allows students to browse millions of college must-haves, from Amazon devices and textbooks to duvet’s and picture frames, with low prices and one Read more
