In today’s guest column, product content management expert Mike Lapchick pulls no punches about what he sees as the poor quality of product information on the Amazon marketplace. The CEO of Shotfarm believes that allowing sellers to pose as brands and upload Read more
Amazon typically announces its plans for new fulfillment centers for housing inventory, but this week it made an announcement about a different area of growth. The company made it known it’s expanding its engineering activities in Ireland with the creation Read more
eBay sellers have until June 4th to change their eBay Store subscription plan without incurring a penalty after higher rates went into effect earlier this month. While sellers have a choice of subscribing on a pay-as-you-go basis, those who pay Read more
eBay fixed some problems with its Canadian migration tool that launched on May 13th. Sellers in Canada have 2 weeks to make sure their listings are in compliance with the new single-currency mandate that eBay announced in March. Previously sellers Read more
Merchants must combat the perception that online buying poses serious consumer risks as people are changing their behavior in response to such concerns. The belief that their purchasing details could end up stolen for all kinds of criminal abuse could Read more
Pinterest is opening up its Buyable Pins feature to more sellers, while at the same time, Twitter is backing away from Buy buttons that allow online merchants to use its platform as a selling channel. BigCommerce announced on Friday that even Read more
Etsy launched enhancements designed to make sellers’ lives easier when it comes to estimating and displaying shipping costs. For example, when creating a listing, sellers can now access shipping profiles, calculated shipping, and shipping upgrades while in the creation process, Read more
Do you use the PayPal App to pay for items purchased using your mobile device? PayPal announced that all users of its mobile app must upgrade to the latest version by the end of next month, and the company also Read more
Two surveys show most people are not up to date on staying safe online, and that could have major ramifications for online sellers. Not only can their shoppers become victims, online sellers are also vulnerable. One study focused on the Read more
eBay CEO Devin Wenig hopes to be able to anticipate what shoppers want to buy by utilizing artificial intelligence (AI). In a post on the eBay corporate blog, Wenig discussed how technology is influencing ecommerce, and he also discussed his Read more
