Ecommerce Industry News
The threat from eBay’s new live-bidding platform has not scared away investors in Auctionata, which has raised more funding. The German auction house raised 42 million euros ($45 million) and will use it to grow existing […]
There’s something wrong with eBay.com’s shopping cart – and aside from frustrating U.S. buyers looking to purchase items internationally, it is sellers in Canada who may be suffering the most from the feature’s problems. “eBay’s […]
Amazon launched a new marketplace for on-demand professional services called Amazon Home Services. What makes it so powerful is its ability to reach shoppers at the point of purchase, and the new offering could actually […]
An OIG audit found USPS processing facilities in the Southern Area were not making sure that “Mail Transport Equipment” (MTEs) were empty before sending them to a Service Center (MTESC) in Dallas. The problem resulted in significant […]
Google’s push to enhance its Product Listing Ads (PLA) meant providing a level of detail comparable to competitors like top online retailer Amazon.com and others. Among the choices Google made included the addition of product […]
In what appears to be a glitch, some Etsy sellers have reported that they have found themselves logged in to someone else’s account. Three reports came in on February 24th via posts on the Etsy […]
Would you let eBay pack and ship the items you’ve sold by dropping them off at a local drop-off point? It sounds unlikely, but British newspaper the Telegraph is reporting a new pilot program that does just […]
eBay CEO John Donahoe received $14 million in total compensation (including salary, bonus, stock, options) in 2014, up 1.6% from 2013, while CFO Bob Swan received compensation totaling $7.7 million in 2014, down 2.9% from […]
No one is immune to the impact of accidentally shared digital content, be it a beautiful celebrity or in this case the world’s dominant search advertising platform. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had been […]
Facebook is welcoming online merchants to its Messenger chat platform, the mobile app that is its answer to texting. But there’s no “Buy button” in this announcement. The company previewed the new “Businesses on Messenger” […]