Newegg is testing a new shopping subscription service covering everything from car care products to pet supplies. Just as people sign up for subscriptions to newspapers and magazines, retailers have been working to get consumers signed up for subscriptions to Read more
eBay UK sent an email to sellers this week informing them it was “connecting them with buyers” through its new global marketing campaign and advising them to be ready. The UK marketplace has also opened a Christmas Shop. “Our first ever Read more
As with the certainty of death and taxes, online merchants can count on shipping costs to rise each year, even as consumers increasingly expect to receive free shipping. Like clockwork, UPS is raising rates for 2015, and sellers who use Read more
eBay launched its Russian website in 2010, offering a platform for overseas sellers to ship goods there. Despite U.S.-Russian relations having hit rock bottom, eBay is forging ahead with its expansion plans and announced a new milestone for its Russian marketplace. Read more
After expanding the availability of its Click & Collect delivery service to small sellers in the UK, eBay is broadening the availability. That means if you don’t want to participate and thought your listings weren’t eligible, you better check your Read more
Amazon continues to gear up for this year’s holiday shopping season, announcing it will hire 13,000 people in the UK for seasonal positions. The company also recently announced it would hire 80,000 seasonal workers to staff its U.S. fulfillment and Read more
The 11 Main marketplace that Alibaba launched in the U.S. this year is launching a major promotion in which it will cover shipping costs up to $5 per shipment on all orders provided they are sent via USPS. Since many Read more
eBay’s announcement on Monday that “Marc Andreessen has decided to resign from the company’s board of directors” appears carefully worded lest anyone think the board had ousted him. The distinction is important since eBay shareholder and activist investor Carl Icahn Read more
President Obama on Friday unveiled a series of steps aimed at improving the security of credit- and debit-card payments, including a pledge to shift government transactions over to the PIN and chip system and commitments from major retailers and credit Read more
eBay is running a sweepstakes through the month of October called the Level Up Challenge. “Now when you buy, list, and sell items on eBay, you could win big prizes – like an iPad Air tablet, Beats Headphones, an Xbox Read more
