Etsy Reports 2nd Quarter 2021 Financial Results

August 4, 2021

Etsy grew revenue 23% in the 2nd quarter of 2021, though in comparison it grew Gross Merchandise Sales 13%, it reported on Wednesday. An excerpt of the company’s financial press …
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eBay CEO: More Seller Protections and Control over Funds

August 4, 2021

eBay CEO Jamie Iannone gave a keynote address at the eBay Open seller conference today. “Our team has been listening carefully to our seller community about what needs to change …
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Amazon Changes How It Bills Pro Sellers

August 3, 2021

Amazon is changing how it bills professional sellers who list in more than one country or who have merged accounts. Beginning August 1, 2021, it will bill sellers in each …
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eBay Loses a Director of Its Ads Unit Julie Longmire

August 3, 2021

A director at eBay Ads Julie Longmire has left the company for a new position. She’s not to be confused with Julie Loeger, who joined eBay in January in the …
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eBay Partners with New Memorabilia Platforms

August 2, 2021

eBay has partnered with two platforms that work to bring authentic sports memorabilia to fans, a further expansion of its “vertical” strategy in which it is focusing on certain categories, …
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Buy Now-Pay Later Service Worth a Whopping $29 Billion

August 1, 2021

Online payments service Square will acquire AfterPay in a deal valued at a whopping $29 billion. Square cofounder and CEO Jack Dorsey (who also cofounded and is CEO of Twitter) …
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eBay Launches New Store Features with More to Come

July 30, 2021

eBay upgraded its Stores platform, announcing on Thursday some features and improvements it made based on seller feedback. “Our goal is to ensure you get the most out of your …
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eBay Makes It Easy to Advertise Listings Off-Platform

July 30, 2021

eBay launched a new tool for developers so they can display eBay listings across the web. The eBay Items widget is open-source and lets developers choose from several layout options …
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Amazon Reports Second Quarter 2021 Results

July 30, 2021

Amazon net sales increased 27% to $113.1 billion in the second quarter, year-over-year, and 24% excluding the $2.5 billion favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates. Net income …
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eBay Adds Tools for Collectors to Track Their Portfolios

July 29, 2021

eBay added new tools for collectors to track their portfolios, although they are only available in one category: Trading Cards. A critical component to the new feature: pricing data. eBay …
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Google Ads Crackdown: Three Strikes, You’re Out

July 28, 2021

Google announced it will crack down on repeat offenders of its Ad policies beginning in September. It will ramp up a “strike-based system” and will begin enforcement in the following …
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New Google Feature Helps Sellers List Deals

July 28, 2021

Google launched a number of new features to help shoppers find deals through Google Shopping. One allows merchants to upload promos and deals in the Merchant Center at no charge …
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Former eBay Employee Sentenced for Role in Aggressive Cyberstalking Campaign

July 27, 2021

The following is a press release published by the Department of Justice US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts: A former supervisor of security operations for eBay was sentenced …
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Pandemic Helps Amazon Gain 30 Million New Prime Members

July 27, 2021

New research finds that the pandemic did not change specific shopping behaviors for Amazon customers, whether they were Prime members or not. Less surprising, perhaps, was the finding that more …
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