Recent changes at artistic goods community and storefront site ArtFire brought a new focus on making the site more mobile-friendly, an acknowledgement of the dramatic growth of the audience of visitors and buyers using such devices for browsing online. All things do Read more
eBay will open a fulfillment center in Germany, according to newspapers there. Heise reports that the logistics center will create between 200 – 300 jobs and will open next spring. eBay already operates fulfillment centers in the U.S., Canada, and UK inherited Read more
While many users feel eBay plays down the importance of auctions on its site, collectors are still turning to the marketplace to bid on sought-after treasures, and they can be very strategic in how they place their bids to win Read more
eBay will kick off its first live auction on Thursday after a 5-year absence. The distinction goes to an auction of perfume bottles conducted by Indianapolis auction house Ripley Auctions, to be followed by a Swann Galleries auction of African-American Read more
In September, Google made changes to its Sitelinks Search Box, and according to Internet Retailer, some merchants are unhappy with the change and say it’s another way for Google to increase the money it makes from advertising. What Is Google Sitelinks Read more
A tweet from developer and Stanford student Andrew Aude caught the attention of TechCrunch and others when he posted, “@Facebook Messenger has P2P payments coming. @SquareCash style.” Facebook gave away its intentions when it hired David Marcus away from PayPal in June, Read more
Executives who will take over as CEOs after eBay breaks up into two publicly-traded companies next year will be well compensated, according to filings with the SEC. eBay announced the breakup on Tuesday and said current eBay Inc. CEO John Read more
eBay sellers say they are unable to put items on sale using the Markdown Manager feature. “Taking away store sellers’ rights to put their own items on sale is an unacceptable, destructive and short sighted eBay policy,” an irate seller Read more
While Amazon continues to open new warehouses around the globe, it is closing its 915,000-square-foot warehouse near Coffeyville, Kansas. This is the second older fulfillment center slated for closure recently. In August, word came that the company would close its Fernley, Read more
eBay sellers say the company has once again placed them into its Global Shipping Program (GSP). The program is controversial for several reasons – not the least of which is that it is an opt-out rather than opt-in program. A Read more
