Marketplaces

In episode 85 of Total Retail Talks, Chris Marantette, president and chief financial officer at NetRush, a retailer and agency that partners with brands to grow and manage their products on the Amazon Marketplace, discusses the opportunities and challenges, including sales tax obligations, that come with selling on online marketplaces. In particular, Chris details how…

If you’re a boxing fan, watching Wal-Mart and Amazon.com trade punches over shipping in the last several weeks has been interesting. To smaller retailers, both giants appear to have every advantage. They might even find it refreshing to see them duke it out for a change, considering the vast majority of retailers feel like both…

The recent news about Amazon.com and PayPal discussing a partnership makes sense on several levels. Both companies possess valuable assets, and their alliance would likely benefit both companies here and abroad. However, the potential deal terms could also raise concerns, particularly but not exclusively among third-party sellers. Offering Amazon customers a PayPal option at checkout…

While large sellers are often blamed for driving prices low and commoditizing goods and services, the big guys aren’t always to blame when it comes to violations of minimum advertised price (MAP) policies. With regard to MAP, smaller retail sites are often the first ones to lower the price, which triggers larger sites and marketplaces to follow…

For many in today’s workforce, a traditional career doesn’t quite cut it. Demands for more flexible hours and additional sources of income outside of their full-time jobs have motivated a growing number of workers to join the gig economy. From driving with Uber to taking care of chores through TaskRabbit, gig work can consist of…

The world is watching as Donald J. Trump officially takes the office of the President of the United States, wondering what’s in store for the next four years. If the recent cabinet confirmation hearings, last-minute actions from Obama and even tweets from Trump are any indication, it's going to be an unpredictable time. This is…

Wal-Mart has partnered with AutoNation and CarSaver to create an automotive retail platform that will begin selling cars at 25 Wal-Mart locations starting this April. The program will offer consumers a one-stop shop for buying and financing, and will be available at select stores in Houston, Dallas, Phoenix and Oklahoma City. However, not everything will be online…

Amazon.com announced plans to create 100,000 full-time, full-benefit jobs in the U.S. over the next 18 months. The new jobs are for people all across the country and with all types of experience, education and skill levels — from engineers and software developers to those seeking entry-level positions. Many of the roles will be in…

As the founder and CEO of a diverse, international technology company based in San Francisco, California and Indore, India, political developments in the United States over the last few months have given me much to contemplate. I'm a relatively new U.S. citizen, so it was recently my privilege to vote for the first time in…

Alibaba Executive Chairman Jack Ma met U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday and laid out the Chinese e-commerce giant's new plan to bring one million small U.S. businesses onto its platform to sell to Chinese consumers over the next five years, an Alibaba spokesman said. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd expects the initiative to create one million U.S.…