Etsy announced today it is closing Etsy Studio and Etsy Manufacturing later this year. Significantly, it made no mention of any plans to close Pattern, its store-hosting service for sellers. The announcement comes as Etsy’s new CEO Josh Silverman continues Read more
eBay announced on Tuesday it is acquiring the Japanese business of a company called Giosis, which runs a number of localized marketplaces in Asia. As part of the transaction, eBay will relinquish its investment in Giosis’ non-Japanese businesses. Additional terms Read more
Etsy grew GMS (Gross Merchandise Sales) by nearly 18% in the fourth quarter of 2017 to $1 billion, the first quarter to reach the billion-dollar milestone. Etsy CEO Josh Silverman said the marketplace was able to accelerate GMS growth by Read more
There are big changes ahead for eBay sellers as the marketplace unveils its 2018 Spring Seller Update today. Changes include stricter return policies, raising the bar for achieving TRS discounts, and additional Store tiers. And as we reported on Sunday, Read more
eBay is announcing its Spring Seller Update on Tuesday, here’s a breakdown for UK sellers. (We’ve got a similar breakdown for US sellers.) The changes impact selling fees, return policies, and shipping standards, and it includes a preview of changes Read more
Amazon opened up its FBA fulfillment service to sellers on its Australian marketplace on Monday and said Prime would be coming to Australian shoppers later this year. It’s running a special promotion to entice sellers to try FBA now. Australia Read more
eBay is forging ahead with plans to transform its shopping experience to one that feels more like Amazon than its own traditional “listings-based” experience. (See more about eBay’s playbook in this piece in the EcommerceBytes Blog.) Kyozou helps merchants sell Read more
eBay wrote a playbook that outlines its plans to move to a product-based shopping experience, which it says will result in a “pleasant and consistent buying experience with improved conversion rate and better search engine optimization both on and off Read more
Sellers were quite upset when eBay moved sales banners that offered incentives to shoppers from the top of listing pages down to the bottom of the page underneath descriptions. When sellers run promotions (such as, “Buy 1, get 1 at Read more
Amazon launched two paid coaching programs for US sellers this year. The Amazon Marketplace Starter program costs $700/month for 3 months, while Amazon Marketplace Growth costs between $2,500 – $5,000/month for 12 months. Both programs offer personalized coaching, training, and Read more
