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Amazon Grows Sales 7% in First Quarter
Amazon grew sales 7% in the first quarter, or 9% excluding foreign exchange. It reported a net l ...
Wednesday April 27, 2022
Will USPS Begin Rejecting Fragile Items from the Mail?
Will the US Postal Service begin rejecting fragile items from the mail beginning July 10, 2022? ...
Tuesday April 26, 2022
Understanding the Quirks of eBay Standard Envelope
Buyers and sellers have reported certain problems with eBay Standard Envelope since its launch, so ...
Saturday April 23, 2022
Who In the World Knows What Amazon Pay Is?
Prime, Kindle, Alexa, Audible - consumers are generally familiar with Amazon's major brands. But a ...
Facebook Stiffs Online Sellers in April due to 'Temporary Issue'
Sellers accuse Facebook of withholding payments this month on transactions made through its platfo ...
Wednesday April 20, 2022
Survey: Sellers Not Sold on Benefits of Luxury Marketing
Should online marketplaces focus on luxury goods to attract buyers? In a recent survey, a miniscul ...
Sunday April 17, 2022
Amazon Drives Home a New Advertising Message
We recently surveyed sellers about the ways online marketplaces attract new buyers. In the soon-to ...
Tuesday April 12, 2022
USPS Postmaster General's Let Them Eat Cake Moment
The controversial Postmaster General Louis DeJoy was unapologetic in an interview with Gove ...
Monday April 11, 2022
Reporters Smell a Story as Etsy Sellers Go on Strike
What's striking about the Etsy seller strike is the media attention being paid to it. It's not as ...
Sunday April 10, 2022
Are Your Listings Showing Up in Google Shopping?
A reader sent us a news tip saying he's not seeing any Etsy listing ads in Google Shopping results ...
Wednesday April 6, 2022
Etsy Launches Tool for Sellers to Report Copycat Listings
Etsy launched a tool for sellers to help them protect their intellectual property (IP) from copyca ...
Monday April 4, 2022
Will New Etsy Badges Appease Sellers Unhappy with Star Program?
Etsy created new badges to highlight sellers' customer service performance and said it would dis ...
Sunday April 3, 2022
Marketplace Retaliation Against Sellers: Real or Fake News?
The envelope was postmarked March 12th from a city in the Southwest and addressed to Steiner Ass ...