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Etsy Announces Layoffs after $1.4 Billion Infusion in Cash
6+ hour, 19+ min 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…...
eBay Grows Both Revenue and GMV 14% in Second Quarter 2026
11+ hour, 17+ min ago (186+ words) eBay revenue and sales growth were aligned in the second quarter of 2026, both growing 14% (on an FX-neutral basis), the company disclosed on August 5th. eBay GMV (Gross Merchandise Volume) grew to $22.4 billion, and revenue grew to $3.1 billion. eBay’s Chief Financial Officer…...
Amazon Holds B2B Conference as It Leans on Sellers to Appeal to Business Buyers
2+ week, 4+ day 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…...
Amazon Opens Holiday Deal Submissions on July 8
4+ week, 1+ day ago (395+ words) Amazon sellers can begin submitting holiday deals as early as July 8, 2026, and the company provided information about eligibility and deadlines, which will be earlier this year. It also announced holiday peak fulfillment fees. Amazon told sellers its fifth annual Prime…...
New Amazon Handling-Time Rule Take Effect This Week
1+ mon, 1+ 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,…...
eBay Advises Sellers on July 4th Holiday Protections
1+ mon, 1+ 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…...
Amazon to Use AI to Enforce New Product Title Limits
1+ mon, 3+ week 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…...
Etsy Adds a New Way to Discount Items
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (232+ words) EcommerceBytes Etsy Adds a New Way to Discount Items Etsy is offering sellers a new way to discount items to appeal to buyers. Etsy sellers noticed the new feature last week that lets them send offers to "interested shoppers." In…...
eBay Provides Clarity on Promoted Store Ad Changes Announced in January
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (961+ words) eBay announced changes to Promoted Stores ads on January 14, 2026, writing, “Choose a custom Promoted Stores landing page and manually select which items appear in your ads.” The announcement prompted many questions from sellers, and last week, on June 3rd, eBay provided…...
Amazon Takes More Control of Seller Handling Time
2+ mon, 3+ day 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…...