Etsy has partnered with yet another retail chain, this time Whole Foods Market. The deal is designed to highlight the Etsy marketplace inside Whole Foods Market locations around the world. The partnership, called Ingredients for Creativity, kicked off in Whole Read more
Staples will open its ecommerce website to third-party sellers and will work with wholesalers and drop-shippers to broaden and deepen its selection, and it is also looking to broaden its distribution footprint. Executive Faisal Masud told Internet Retailer the company would grow Read more
eBay CEO John Donahoe is continuing his monthly essays on the LinkedIn business social-networking site. Again, he chose to talk about something personal – this time, his first job after high school working for his friend’s father’s beer distribution company. Read more
EcommerceBytes asked readers to rate 34 inventory and listing management tools as part of the 2013 Sellers Choice Awards. Over 3,000 merchants responded to this year’s awards and rated the services they used on five criteria. Each was then given Read more
eBay sent an email to sellers on Monday asking them to contact their members of Congress regarding the pending online sales tax bill. “If the Marketplace Fairness Act is allowed to become law, it could require online sellers like you Read more
eBay is offering sellers the chance to save on USPS shipping throughout the holidays when using eBay Labels. Normally the program is limited to eBay Top Rated sellers and sellers with an average of 300 transactions per month, who automatically Read more
Amazon’s not a one for giving out too much information, but last week it said unlimited free Two-Day shipping with Prime continues to be the preferred shipping method among Amazon customers. And, it revealed, it now ships more than twice Read more
Returns are a major hassle for retailers and can be costly, and it’s also an area of concern due to fraud. Last year, according to NRF’s Return Fraud survey, retailers estimated they would lose $2.9 billion due to return fraud Read more
Some eBay sellers who reported they received an email stating they were in a “grace period” were left with questions about the notice, since the emails failed to identify exactly why their Top Rated Seller status was in jeopardy. The Read more
Emails sent to help eBay sellers optimize their listings last week instead created confusion. eBay sent the personalized emails with the subject line “Increase the chances of selling your items on eBay” to sellers on Wednesday with a link to listings Read more
