Should companies demonstrate a sense of social responsibility? Etsy’s CEO thinks they should. In an essay published on LinkedIn, Chad Dickerson explained he was asked by the site’s editors to answer the question, “What is the one big idea that Read more
Head of eBay Marketplaces Devin Wenig will soon be eBay CEO after the breakup of the company next year. Sellers are wondering if things will change under his leadership once John Donahoe leaves. Who has been setting the overall direction Read more
Some sellers are rethinking the viability of international selling on the Amazon platform unless they use Fulfillment by Amazon. That’s because on Thursday, Amazon reminded sellers of its international returns policy. And for those not in compliance by January 20th, Read more
If you sell toys online, you should be aware of restrictions placed on the sale of toy guns. The New York Attorney General is investigating the sale of prohibited toy guns on Amazon and other retailers online and offline. Eric Read more
Some sellers are upset over the way Amazon is displaying estimated delivery dates and say it’s costing them sales from holiday shoppers on the last weekend before Christmas. On December 19th, sellers took to Amazon’s discussion boards to report that Read more
Nominations have opened for the 2015 Sellers Choice Awards for online marketplaces. Each year, EcommerceBytes readers rate the marketplaces they use on a variety of criteria, and with the current state of the industry, never have the awards been so Read more
PayPal got personal in a new survey of holiday shoppers, asking respondents, “what do you prefer to wear when you’re shopping online or on mobile (smartphone or tablet)?” The eBay payments unit commissioned the survey which conducted by GfK Custom Read more
If online sellers thought free 2-day shipping was hard to attain, Amazon is ratcheting up shopper expectations even more with its latest Prime Shipping offering. Impatient city folks can now get tens of thousands of items delivered to their front Read more
eBay’s board of directors adopted a measure to entice top-tier executives to stay until the breakup with PayPal is complete. Bloomberg did the math and determined eBay CEO John Donahoe will receive a retention bonus worth about $23 million. That’s Read more
Ecommerce spending for the holiday period is up 15% from last year so far, according to comScore. The research firm examined ecommerce spending for the first 44 days of the November-December 2014 holiday season (ending December 15th) and found shoppers Read more
