eBay announced it is killing off support for listing tool Blackthorne by Q3 of next year. Some sellers will likely find the news surprising given its fairly wide adoption and 13+ year standing as a featured eBay seller software. Fortunately, the advance notice will allow sellers to wait until after the holidays before looking for another […]
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Selling on the Amazon marketplace is both incredibly easy and very tough. It’s easy because you already have millions of potential customers at your door and have won half the battle with traffic. It’s difficult because on the Amazon marketplace, you can easily get lost in the crowd. An eCommerce store, however, allow’s you be distinct.
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Merchants are legally obligated to obtain a supplier’s agreement if they are reselling goods through any channel. However, often times the last thing on a merchant’s mind when thinking ahead to driving revenue is the chance of encountering a wholesale supplier scam — but it can, and does, happen. Wholesale supplier scams can occur in
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eBay acquires Shutl and adds new personalization features eBay made two moves today that buyers will like. First it announced it had aquired Shutl, a UK-based startup that aggregates the extra bandwidth of your local delivery couriers to offer you expedited and precise shipping for your purchases. The move is clearly a continuation of
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Today we’re going to step back and offer some top-level guidance for the new sellers out there. Today’s eCommerce landscape offers a world of opportunity, but it also offers a lot of choices. As an eCommerce retailer, it is important to understand the different ways that you can sell your goods, and how the channels
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Today we’ve published a case study on one of our amazing customers, Sneakers Seekers, examining the impact that AutoMCF has had on their business. Founder and CEO Stoyan Doynov sat down with us to discuss how they have… added $104k in incremental sales in 6 months scaled labor cost improved inventory turns AND kept prices higher
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Multi-Channel Seller News There were some exciting major news stories this week, as well as some great industry insights. And I’m not even going to mention the new iPhone announcement (because you’ve already seen/read/heard enough about it). Also, because Android is better. (Just kidding! #sorta) — A perspective piece from Internet Retailer brings us
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With the holiday shopping season approaching, online retailers are searching for ways to sell more, grow their business and gain a competitive edge. However, growth is often inhibited by lack of resources, most notably time and money. It’s a catch 22 — the more you sell, the more time it takes to ship the orders,
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Multi-Channel Seller News With the holiday weekend and shortened week, we decided to combine both weeks for our multi-channel seller news update. All in all, things were relatively quiet on the marketplace news front, but there were some exciting stories that affect many sellers to some degree, particularly from Amazon and Google. — Amazon is
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According to The National Retail Federation, the holiday season represents nearly 40% of retailers’ annual sales, bringing in dozens of new visitors to online stores everyday. This is the time when companies capitalize on new traffic to turn first-time visitors into loyal customers. What is it worth? Research shows that loyal customers are worth 10
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