PayPal dominates in pure-play online payments, but with more transactions taking place via mobile, could a potential service from Apple – maker of smartphones and tablets – take a bite out of its market share? Rumors again surfaced this week Read more
Bonanza has launched a new version of item variations, calling it one of the most requested improvements. In the old days of marketplace selling, a seller had to list each item separately in its own product listing. If you had Read more
Amazon.com’s growth stands out in ecommerce as the company grew beyond its bookselling model into selling virtually any kind of product, and there are things online merchants can do to emulate that success. Amazon works at selling and engages in Read more
WASHINGTON – As it surveys its prospects for future growth, eBay is bullish on its plans to expand globally. But opening up new markets for sellers in countries like Brazil, India and China requires some help from policymakers. Brian Bieron, an old Read more
Sellers trying to communicate with their peers on the eBay and Amazon discussion boards ran into trouble in recent days. And Amazon Seller Central – where sellers manage their Amazon orders – was down on Thursday but came back online within a Read more
Fraudulent transactions are a big problem for retailers, and a new company is so confident in its ability to eliminate ecommerce fraud, it makes a guarantee to merchant customers that protects them against chargebacks. And while the company, Forter, is Read more
Walmart will launch a money-transfer service on Thursday, and while it doesn’t offer features that pose a direct threat to the online payment-processing features of PayPal and Amazon Payments, it could cause them concern about where the retail giant might Read more
Make an offer features are popular with online shoppers looking for a bargain and are available on marketplaces such as eBay. Online merchants using eBay’s Magento store-builder can check out a new offering called Online Price Bargaining, a Magento extension Read more
Counterfeiting plagues retailers and flourishes online where it’s easy to set up shop, but the publicity generated by fraudsters hurt legitimate business. Case in point, Forbes magazine warned shoppers on Thursday to think twice before buying expensive pocketbooks online, pointing Read more
eBay is now providing sellers with a preview of a new dashboard to let them see how eBay is assessing their performance under new guidelines that go into effect in August. The new standards have the potential to change sellers’ Read more
