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Day: August 11, 2015

Google Restructuring Could Impact Merchants

August 11, 2015August 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

Google cofounder and CEO Larry Page is stepping away from the day to day operations of Google as part of a major restructuring announced on Monday. Google is vital to online merchants seeking traffic from exposure through organic and paid Read more

News, Selling ToolsGoogle

How eBay and Amazon Benefit from Sellers’ Shipping Costs

August 11, 2015August 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

In terms of dollars and cents, eBay and Amazon benefit from the shipping costs merchants charge shoppers. In the pre-Internet days, Shipping & Handling was a profit center for mail order companies, but now online merchants are lucky to break Read more

Marketplaces, News, ShippingAmazon shipping, eBay Shipping, Shipping

eBay Promotion Encourages Auctions and Fixed Price

August 11, 2015August 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay is running a new promotion for US sellers, and unlike another promotion running this month, it is not limited to one category. While the landing page mentions an invitation, it does not specify the sale is by invitation only, stating it’s Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay Promotion

eBay Uses $10 Bait to Lure Buyers to Sell

August 11, 2015August 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay is running a promotion to encourage buyers to sell as part of its “consumer seller” strategy. The marketplace sent an email to certain users on Friday with the subject line, “Get your $10 Coupon today.” The promotion explains, “List Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay Promotion

DOJ Reviews Consolidation of Online Postage Services

August 11, 2015August 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

The government is scrutinizing the Stamps.com deal to acquire Endicia, but Stamps said it expects the deal to go through this year. It also revealed that if the deal does not gain antitrust regulatory approval, Stamps must pay Endicia’s parent Read more

News, ShippingAntitrust, DOJ, Endicia, Newell, Shipping, Stamps.com

eBay Holds Webinar to Teach Sellers about Ad Listings

August 11, 2015August 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

As we reported in May, eBay resurrected its long-closed advertising program for sellers in which they can pay to promote their listings on the eBay marketplace, including placement on the first page of search results. eBay has been opening the Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay Promoted Listings


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