Tag: news

July 15, 2020

Amazon has warned US sellers that it will be re-imposing restrictions on the quantity of goods they can sell via its Fulfilled By Amazon (FBA) service. From August until the end of the year merchants who use Amazon’s FBA service, […]

July 13, 2020

Amazon instructed its employees to remove TikTok from their mobile devices due to “security risks” on Friday, before reversing its decision hours later. TikTok, the Chinese video sharing app which is fast becoming the go-to platform for retailers to reach […]

June 22, 2020

Apple has announced that it will re-close more than 10 stores across the US as cases of coronavirus continue to skyrocket in many states. Just weeks after reopening large chunks of its store estate where it felt “confident the environment […]

June 11, 2020

Ebay and Amazon have been ordered by the US Environment Protection Agency (EPA) to stop selling unproven and falsely marketed anti-coronavirus products. The EPA issued orders to the two online marketplaces yesterday demanding the removal of 70 items which claimed […]

June 1, 2020

Online marketplaces in the UK will soon be forced to collect Value Added Tax (VAT) on all sales made in the country by overseas sellers in a major crackdown on tax fraud. VAT fraud by international sellers on platforms like […]

May 28, 2020

Instagram is set to introduce shoppable badges to Instagram Live videos amid a range of initiatives designed to further increase its ad revenue. The Facebook-owned app will now allow video creators to offer purchasable virtual badges to their live streams […]

May 7, 2020

Amazon and Alibaba have both partnered with law enforcement agencies to help tackle the rise in coronavirus-related ecommerce fraud. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) has joined forces with the world’s two largest ecommerce companies for a new public-private partnership aimed at […]

May 4, 2020

Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos is being summoned to testify before congress over allegations that the retailer misled and potentially lied to congress. The House Judiciary Committee has written a letter to Bezos, penned by seven of its leaders, demanding […]

May 1, 2020

TikTok is testing a new “shop now” button on its platform linking users directly to advertisers’ ecommerce sites from influencer videos. The social media giant is reportedly trialling a new call to action button, currently only available to select advertisers […]

April 30, 2020

Ebay has smashed analyst estimates in its first quarter as it proves to be one of the few retailer companies benefiting from the global lock-down. The online marketplace said sales in the three months to March 31 dropped two per […]