Amazon.com launched a new marketing tool for businesses called Amazon Giveaway that lets them easily setup and run sweepstakes. Amazon doesn’t charge online merchants or others who wish to run a contest, but it doesn’t need to: businesses are limited Read more
Facebook is making it easier to buy and sell in Facebook Groups. On Tuesday, it announced that “For Sale” group members can now choose the Sell feature when creating a post. This allows them to add a description of what Read more
Ecommerce pros selling lightweight but bulky items found themselves recipients of an unwelcome yet anticipated change in shipping rate calculations by UPS and FedEx. As the 2014 holiday shopping season ended, both package carriers shifted to using dimensional weight as Read more
eBay UK is running a number of promotions for sellers this week – here’s a third one we’ve been made aware of that’s running this week. This particular sale is for private (casual) sellers only, and it’s by invitation only. Read more
eBay UK is running a promotion for private (casual) sellers, but with unusual terms and conditions. This one is an invitation-only promotion for eBay.co.uk registered private sellers, and gives them the ability to relist one auction that didn’t sell the Read more
“At last,” one hardworking eBay seller from the UK wrote. A weeklong free-listing promotion in the UK applies to business sellers, a change from the usual free listings offered to private (casual) sellers only. But there is a major caveat Read more
Etsy expanded its practice of collecting VAT tax for sales in Europe, much to the relief of many sellers who sell digital goods and services on the online marketplace. As EcommerceBytes previously reported, the European Union changed its rules last month. Read more
Yahoo is casting off its ecommerce business, including Yahoo Stores, later this year when it spins off its Yahoo Small Business unit. YSB will move over to a new public company, currently referred to as “SpinCo,” along with Yahoo’s approximately Read more
eBay warned sellers in Australia of higher shipping costs from that country’s postal service. Australia Post will be making price adjustments to selected parcel products, including certain rates impacting an eBay co-branded flat-rate shipping box, it told sellers. Australia Post Read more
Amazon notified sellers in the UK of a new policy around the way it displays shipping delivery estimates to customers. Effective March 2, 2015, Amazon UK will display new shipping transit times for listings from professional sellers in all categories. Read more
