Marketplace Solutions Blog

Commerce has been irrevocably transformed in the age of online marketplaces, driven in large part by the rise and dominance of Amazon.com. One of the most disruptive aspects of the Amazon platform is the rampant presence of unauthorized 3P sellers. These 3P sellers are often fueled by product ...

A truly comprehensive, 360-degree eControl program is more than the right strategy, a solid legal foundation, and effective legal enforcement. The most successful eControl programs also leverage the ability to diagnose the root cause of unauthorized sales and to implement corrective action to ...

On Friday, April 17 at 1 p.m. ET join Daren Garcia of Vorys eControl for an educational webinar incorporating all disciplines necessary for brands to control online sales in a constantly changing environment. The speed and force with which online marketplaces have disrupted commerce has caught ...

The potential liability of online platforms such as Amazon for third-party content is a hot issue all around the world. The most recent court decision on this topic is the European Court of Justice’s April 2, 2020 ruling in Coty Germany v. Amazon, C-567/18.[1] In that case, Coty discovered ...

James Thomson has guest authored this post for the Vorys eControl Marketplace Solutions blog. James is a partner at Buy Box Experts and former business head of Amazon Services. He also co-founded the PROSPER Show, co-authored the book The Amazon Marketplace Dilemma, and co-authored the book ...

As an ever-increasing number of consumers are forced into lock down, there has been a marked spike in the number of people turning to eCommerce as the channel of choice (and necessity) for their retail purchases.  More than 58% of Americans plan to distance themselves from the general ...

The rise of Amazon and other online marketplaces has left many brands struggling to survive the consequences of uncontrolled online sales. Unauthorized sellers are selling poor-quality products without customer service and other benefits that accompany authorized sales. Product descriptions and ...

Amazon stated in its 2019 Form 10-K that it may be unable to prevent third-party sellers on its marketplace from selling unlawful, counterfeit, pirated, or stolen goods, or selling goods in a way that violates the proprietary rights of others. Since then, product quality problems on the Amazon ...

eCommerce is experiencing rapid growth around the world, including in Australia. Between 2017 and 2018, Australian eCommerce sales grew approximately 30% to an estimated A$28.6 billion ($19.4 billion USD). Online marketplaces like eBay and Amazon are an important part of this growth story. ...

Marketplace Pulse recently released its “Marketplaces Year in Review 2019” report, which examined the state of online marketplaces and predicted what may come next. The report focused primarily on Amazon, finding that “[d]espite Amazon’s dominance in the market, it continues to get ...