Consumers are increasingly gravitating toward online marketplace formats for greater convenience, value and variety, according to a survey of 9,000 consumers around the world. The survey, called “The 2022 State of Online Marketplace Adoption,” was released Thursday by Mirakl, an SaaS platform for engineering online marketplaces, but conducted independently by the Schlesinger Group research firm. Consumers…
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Online marketplace platform operators and facilitators, and other e‑commerce businesses, that did not have Canadian sales tax obligations when they first started operations may now find that they are required to register for, and collect, Canadian sales tax in one or more jurisdictions. While each jurisdiction has its own definition, very generally, an online marketplace…
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A group of online marketplaces has written a letter to several lawmakers in hopes of urging them to tweak the language of new China competition bills. The Coalition to Protect America’s Small Sellers (PASS) in its letter sent Thursday expressed its concern over a set of bills that it said will “harm consumers, disadvantage medium…
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Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. Diversify — yes, it’s good investment advice. And it’s also sound strategy for online sellers, who have to compete for share of consumers’ eyeballs, minds and wallets. Those smaller companies jockey against one another for sales, and if they’re not already on Amazon, they compete with Amazon…
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Dave Sobel is host of the podcast The Business of Tech and co-host of the podcast Killing IT. In addition, he wrote Virtualization: Defined. Sobel is regarded as a leading expert in the delivery of technology services, with broad experience in both technology and business. In this video, Sobel spoke with Marcin Kurc, CEO of Nobl9, an SLO platform provider,…
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The U.S. Postal Service is not slow to act on the gathering momentum and business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C)marketplaces. The Postal Service has rolled out USPS Connect eCommerce, a next-day delivery service with discounted delivery rates aimed primarily for marketplace operators, other shipping companies and small businesses. In February, the post office introduced USPS Connect…
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Written by Aimee Chanthadavong, Senior Journalist Aimee Chanthadavong Senior Journalist Since completing a degree in journalism, Aimee has had her fair share of covering various topics, including business, retail, manufacturing, and travel. She continues to expand her repertoire as a tech journalist with ZDNet. Full Bio After putting online retail marketplaces such as Amazon Australia,…
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Australia’s consumer watchdog has again aired its concerns over online marketplaces like Amazon, Kogan, Catch, and eBay Australia, highlighting fears that such platforms may “self-preference” their own goods over the listings of third-party sellers. In a fresh statement, released Thursday, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) underlined findings from a March report conducted as…
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