eBay Promotion with Cap on Fees Results in Confusion
eBay is running a promotion in which it is capping the Final Value Fee for sellers on up to 100 items. One version of the promotion caps the FVF at $5, the other at $10. […]
Month: November 2015
Amazon Uses Google Paid Search to Promote Black Friday Deals
Target and Amazon are the top two Black Friday advertisers on Google Paid Search when it comes to spending. That’s according to AdGooroo, which studied Black Friday-related keywords on US Google desktop paid search ads […]
Amazon Resets Passwords on Some Accounts
Amazon reset the passwords of some users’ accounts on Tuesday. ZDnet broke the news, reporting that Amazon had force-reset an unknown number of accounts after passwords may have been compromised. Amazon has not responded to our request […]
Amazon Builds Out Its Own Delivery Network
Amazon announced on Tuesday it will open its first Massachusetts fulfillment center. The company already has a Sortation Center in Stoughton and a Prime Now delivery hub in Everett, and it has research and technology […]
Where eBay Is Delving into Groceries
eBay is getting into groceries – in Korea, that is. It will offer perishables such as vegetables, meat and dairy through Korea’s Gmarket and IAC platforms. The Partnership Program Director for eBay Korea Ju Cheol […]
Amazon Reminds Sellers about Extended Holiday Returns
Amazon reminded sellers that its extended holiday-returns window is now open. That means buyers have until the end of January 2016 to return items for a full refund for orders placed between November 1 – […]
eBay Showcases Sellers to Capitalize on Small Business Saturday
eBay says America is a nation of entrepreneurs and published an interactive map showing what it called “entrepreneurial hotspots” over the past four years. In the introduction to the map, eBay wrote: “In honor of […]
eBay Deal with Sneaker Marketplace Emblematic of New Approach
eBay’s new deal with a sneaker marketplace is emblematic of its new approach to consumer sellers and longtail inventory, making it more challenging for current sellers. eBay is welcoming a marketplace for “sneakerheads” to its […]
How Important Is Price When Shopping for Christmas?
A new survey of 1,000 shoppers says best prices are the deciding factor whether shopping in-store or online – although selection and positive past experience also play a large role. The Market Track survey also found that […]
Amazon Offers Mobile-Only Holiday Deals
Amazon launched its Black Friday Store in early November offering “tens of thousands of deals, and on Friday, it kicked off Eight Days of Holiday Deals, with new deals added as often as every five minutes for 8 […]