Royal Mail Report: Online Retailers Consider Expanding To Physical Stores Important For Sales
Almost six in ten (58 per cent) UK SME online retailers sell their products through an online marketplace whilst 75 per cent have their own…
Five Marketplaces To Sell On Besides Amazon
Riding the Amazon wave may be a shortcut to making a sale but it’s not the be-all and end-all of your online business. It’s true…
Etsy Rules For Personalised Items
In a growing world of micro businesses, research from an online security labelling company can reveal that over 50% of people use Etsy because of…
Virtually all ecommerce shoppers buy from marketplaces, UPS study shows
UPS released results from a global study it conducted in collaboration with comScore. The report titled Pulse of the Online Shopper™ evaluated shopping habits from…
Marketplaces Like Amazon, eBay, and Etsy Test All The Time
We recently posted a story about eBay Australia suggesting that eBay in Australia may be testing a marketing strategy. Unfortunately, a lack of clear communication…
The EU’s New Digital Taxation Proposal May Hurt Small Businesses
Supported by two of the largest economies in the EU, France and Germany, the European Commission proposed rules on Wednesday to make companies in the digital…
GameSeek Marketplace Quickly Becomes the Largest Independent Marketplace in the UK
Just one week after announcing that they had crossed the milestone of 1000 selling partners on their Online Marketplace, GameSeek has now revealed that it…
Managing the Difficulties of Drop Shipping on Marketplaces
The presence of drop shipping on marketplaces has grown for the past couple of years. Together with its growing popularity are the number of issues…
PayPaI Launches PayPal for Marketplaces
From its origins with eBay (it really wasn’t that long an independant startup) and subsequent spin-off, the company has served many other marketplaces such as…
France, Germany, Italy, and Spain Seek Taxation Changes on Amazon, eBay, and Others
It looks another fight is breaking out about taxes, and this time it is in Europe. Amazon, eBay, and other multinational companies often set up…