Retailers have reached out to potential customers earlier in the year, ahead of the traditional shopping period, spent more on paid search, and competed heavily on price. That price competition, according to analysis from Susquehanna International Group, (SIG) may have been Read more
eBay and PayPal nearly doubled the amount of “mobile enabled commerce volume” (ECV) for the recent 5-day Thanksgiving holiday weekend period, seeing an increase of 96% year-over-year. eBay spokesperson Ryan Moore confirmed the mobile ECV figure took into account eBay Read more
While many companies are racing as fast as possible to go from a stack of business plan documents to a full-fledged ecommerce presence, some firms are content to take their time to get there. In the case of Whitechapel Bell Foundry, Read more
With Black Friday creep, brick-and-mortar stores weren’t the only retailers working on Thanksgiving Day. Endicia, whose online postage service helps online merchants ship their ecommerce orders via the U.S. Postal Service, found shipping volume was up 45% on Thanksgiving Day over Read more
Etsy CEO Chad Dickerson took to the company blog to report strong sales over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Sales from Thursday to Cyber Monday increased 60% year-over-year compared to last year’s Thanksgiving weekend. There were more than 36 million visits Read more
eBay CEO John Donahoe named John Maeda the Chair of the new eBay Inc. Design Advisory Board. He will report directly to Donahoe. eBay said little about the new board, stating that Maeda was uniquely qualified to help eBay Inc. Read more
It’s about to get more expensive to use Amazon’s fulfillment services, especially for merchants who sell apparel, and it looks like FBA rate increases are now an annual event. The company explained the latest Fulfillment By Amazon fee hike on Read more
The Monday following Thanksgiving, known as Cyber Monday, is traditionally one of the busiest online shopping days, and this year, research firm comScore said desktop sales (not including mobile) grew 18% over last year to $1.735 billion. That makes it Read more
Social networks have different levels of commitment and aspirations toward the ecommerce space. Facebook has tried various efforts and angles to try and become a driver of online sales, while Pinterest has gradually rolled out some tools to help people see how Read more
After eBay warned sellers last month about how Congress might try to pass the Marketplace Fairness Act, it came out swinging again on Cyber Monday over the online sales tax issue. This time, eBay criticized the SBA(Small Business Administration). eBay said an SBA study failed Read more
