merchants

Amazon Launches Inventory Performance Index To Maintain Merchant Inventory
Amazon Launches Inventory Performance Index To Maintain Merchant Inventory
July 02, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon is rolling out a new system to manage the inventory of third-party merchants. Dubbed Inventory Performance Index, the solution aims to compel sellers to...

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Etsy’s Reset (And Its Discontents)
Etsy’s Reset (And Its Discontents)
June 27, 2018  |  Retail

The story at Etsy in summer 2018 is a much more cheerful tale than the story of Etsy entering the summer of 2017. After a...

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Chargehound: Getting Merchants Up To Speed With Chargeback Data
Chargehound: Getting Merchants Up To Speed With Chargeback Data
June 06, 2018  |  Startup Check-In

When a merchant receives a chargeback, chances are that the transaction in question took place weeks or even months ago, meaning the revenue was already...

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Amazon’s Pay By Invoice Illuminates Delayed Payment Debate In US
Amazon’s Pay By Invoice Illuminates Delayed Payment Debate In US
May 08, 2018  |  B2B Payments

In the day-to-day minutiae of cash flow management, strategy is key. There can be a bit of a tug of war between accounts payable and...

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Fighting Off Unforced Errors
Fighting Off Unforced Errors
March 28, 2018  |  Today In Data

Yogi Berra, explaining a loss, once told reporters the problem was, “We made too many wrong mistakes.” We’d laugh, but in payments and commerce, there...

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More Than One-Quarter Of Amazon Merchant Sales Cross Borders
More Than One-Quarter Of Amazon Merchant Sales Cross Borders
March 20, 2018  |  Amazon Commerce

Amazon is encouraging its eCommerce vendors to sell their goods internationally, as cross-border sales are becoming an increasingly important part of the retailer’s revenue. Get...

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Venezuelans Struggle As More Merchants Want To Be Paid In Dollars
Venezuelans Struggle As More Merchants Want To Be Paid In Dollars
December 27, 2017  |  International

With many merchants in Venezuela charging in dollars or their black market equivalent, many basic necessities — including food, dental and medical services — are...

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Visa Says Chip Cards Reduced Counterfeit Fraud By 66 Percent
Visa Says Chip Cards Reduced Counterfeit Fraud By 66 Percent
December 19, 2017  |  VISA

Visa, the payments company, revealed Monday (Dec. 18) in an infographic that counterfeit fraud is down in the U.S. at merchants that are using chip-enabled...

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