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Alibaba gives exclusive early access to its new site, 11Main.com Back in February 2014, headlines about 11Main.com, Alibaba’s way of entry into the U.S. online marketplace scene, were popping up all over the web. At that time, however, the soon-to-be-released eCommerce site was only in preview mode. The glimpse inside revealed high-quality photography of boutiques and small indie-style shops, causing sellers and buyers alike to wonder what was in store – literally. But now that several months have passed, the waiting period has come to a close.   Today, those who provided...
How online marketplaces compete with an 800-pound gorilla Amazon is one of the most formidable 800-pound gorillas to ever walk into a room. From drones to membership perks to fulfillment centers and web services, Amazon seems to be paving the course before anyone else even knows which direction they’re heading. And that’s why Amazon is constantly making headlines. The business-savvy gorilla is hard to ignore. The most recent attention-grabbing news coming out of the Amazon headquarters came in the form of its new relationship with Twitter. According to an...
Can Amazon make the case for better grocery delivery services? Other than Peapod or FreshDirect, shopping for groceries online leaves something to be desired. Although some of the United State’s biggest and most successful supermarkets offer the service, many of the websites are old, slow and clunky. To say the least, the user experience is lackluster – and that’s not even taking into consideration the limited selection that many of these sites make available.   So if anyone were to come to the rescue, Amazon would be the one to do...

November 08, 2013 Written by NetSphere Category: Third-Party Marketplaces
Top new news items from Newegg Since it was founded in 2001, Newegg.com has been heading on a growth path. Based on its nearly $1 billion in sales in 2004, Newegg found itself on the Internet Retailer magazine’s list of the Internet’s Top 10 retailers in 2005. And just four short years later, it was listed as No. 234 on America’s Largest Private Companies list, published by Forbes. In 2012, it reported more than $2.7 billion in revenue – a substantial jump from its debut appearance on...
4 things to be aware of before selling on eCommerce marketplaces Calling retailers of all shapes and sizes! There’s a lot of money to be made by making your products available on various marketplaces, like Amazon, eBay and Rakuten (formerly Buy.com). It's good to be aware, however, that with those opportunities, comes an additional cache of responsibilities.   It’s one thing to toss your goods onto an eCommerce marketplace, but it’s quite another to do it following best practices:   1. Tracking inventory   Amazon suggests that merchants update their online inventory...