1+ week, 52+ min ago   (474+ words) eBay announced its September Seller Update for 2026, including new features sellers have already encountered. eBay described the changes by placing them into three buckets: Grow your business; Trust and protection; and Optimize your business. In the first bucket was the…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago   (289+ words) Amazon now offers Sub Same-Day delivery options (SSD) that allow many buyers to get their orders in 2-5 hours for certain products. Amazon automatically moves eligible products it selects for SSD to dedicated fulfillment centers located near 2,300 metro areas. While Amazon…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (493+ words) EcommerceBytes eBay 'Urges' Sellers to Forgo Shipping Discounts eBay is looking to sellers to lower shipping charges to make its marketplace listings more attractive to buyers as peak holiday shipping surcharges are set to take effect in the fall. eBay…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (349+ words) Amazon began limiting titles to 75 characters or less as of July 26, 2026 (it later extended the start-date to August 3rd). This week, it told sellers that since the new policy was announced in June, sellers have updated over 984 million product titles. Amazon…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (352+ words) Etsy is laying off 200 employees, announcing the cuts just 6 days after receiving $1.4 billion in cash from eBay for the sale of Depop. Etsy notified employees in a letter on August 5, the same day it shared its second-quarter performance that saw…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (298+ words) Amazon will hold its 5th annual conference for business buyers this fall, and Amazon is expanding features that appeal to B2B customers by opening them up to third-party sellers. Amazon Business Reshape will take place in Nashville in October, a conference “designed…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (338+ words) Ina Steiner is co-founder and Editor of EcommerceBytes and has been reporting on ecommerce since 1999. She's a widely cited authority on marketplace selling and is author of "Turn eBay Data Into Dollars" (McGraw-Hill 2006). Her blog was featured in the book,…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (172+ words) Today, eBay advised sellers on how it would be handling the holiday this year in the following post on the eBay Shipping board: “As you prepare for the Independence Day holiday, we’d like to share an important update about shipping…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago   (248+ words) Eleven years ago, Amazon imposed limits on title length, and it used suppression in search to enforce the policy. This year, it’s making titles even shorter – and it will use AI to enforce the policy. In 2015, Amazon forced sellers to…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (504+ words) EcommerceBytes Amazon Takes More Control of Seller Handling Time Sellers who ship "too fast" could see Amazon take control over their handling time settings, an announcement that was met with protest from numerous sellers last week. The policy takes effect…...