PayPal rival Stripe is powering the new Twitter Buy button as it helps companies move ecommerce to mobile devices. Stripe launched Relay this week, a set of tools (called API) for developers – “People can buy products directly within your Read more
eBay is turning to affiliates to help boost traffic in a promotion designed to attract new members. The eBay Partner Network (ePN) will give new affiliates who sign up double commissions for their first three months in the program. When Read more
Like seemingly every other brand in existence, eBay wants a place on the smartphones of consumers with its native app. The official eBay app promises an effective shopping experience, but some feedback for the company’s most recent update suggests some features may Read more
“It’s really important to understand Etsy is not a craft marketplace,” Etsy CEO Chad Dickerson told investors and Wall Street analysts at the Citi Global Technology Conference on Thursday. Etsy operates in over 50 retail categories, he explained. “Sellers on Read more
Etsy will launch a new Manufacturing marketplace in the fall, it announced on Monday. Etsy sellers will be able to search for manufacturing partners and contact them through its messaging system (Etsy Convos). But isn’t Etsy a marketplace for handmade and vintage Read more
eBay is giving itself carte blanche when it comes to making certain changes to seller’s listings, just one of the updates the company is making to its User Agreement. In a section called Listing Conditions, eBay is adding language to Read more
Amazon may have made drones a household word, but it may very well be Canadian marketplace SHOP.CA that makes drone delivery of ecommerce goods a reality thanks to a new partnership with Drone Delivery Canada (DDC). SHOP.CA is testing drones (unmanned aerial Read more
Some eBay users have been experiencing technical issues but have been unable to determine the root cause. Reports came in beginning on Friday and escalating on Saturday from US and UK users and ranged from reports of having problems accessing certain areas Read more
eBay is launching a paid-shipping program called eBay Plus in which buyers in Germany can pay 19.90 euros/year and qualify for free and fast shipping – and free returns – for millions of eligible items. The program will begin its Read more
eBay’s new CEO has a message: eBay doesn’t need anybody’s help in the post-PayPal era. The message from Devin Wenig was oddly defiant given the audience – buyers and sellers gathered for a 2-day Summit in San Jose to celebrate Read more
