The world’s biggest online shopping day isn’t Black Friday or Cyber Monday – it’s Singles Day in China. PayPal is advising merchants to prepare now if they want to take advantage of the holiday that Alibaba has turned into a Read more
The eBay discussion boards contain many reports of a drop in sales by individual sellers – unfortunately, eBay took away sellers’ ability to track traffic, so it’s difficult to pinpoint the root causes of the decline. While some might dismiss Read more
Facebook, which already offers Buy buttons on ads, told a news outlet it is bringing shopping to business pages. Facebook is testing Buy buttons that will enable shoppers to complete purchases without leaving the social networking site. Facebook’s Emma Rodgers told BuzzFeed, “With Read more
While researchers, shipping carriers and postal services may be thinking about drones, it seems ecommerce company Amazon may do more to make commercial and non-commercial drone flight in the U.S. a reality. Amazon Prime Air Vice President Gur Kimchi spoke Read more
Amazon dipped its toe into product innovation with Amazon Exclusives, and now it’s going further with Amazon Launchpad, a new program designed to make it easy for startups to “launch, market, and distribute their products to hundreds of millions of Amazon Read more
The most recent earning conference call from eBay included a little bit of information hinting at one part of the company’s growth plans. Devin Wenig, now eBay CEO, spoke about business strategy and the future of eBay, and a new Read more
Week after week, eBay runs promotions to encourage private (casual) sellers in the UK to list, but this week eBay UK is running a promotion for business sellers. The caveat is that it’s by invitation only, and of course restrictions Read more
The financial press are saying Square has plans to go public. In writing about the reports, the Wall Street Journal cited “a person familiar with the matter” who said Square has already filed its prospectus confidentially. The move calls to mind PayPal. Read more
While Amazon is getting its inventory ever closer to its customers by building a physical distribution network, eBay is giving up on its testing of local delivery called eBay Now. But it’s not clear many buyers or sellers will miss Read more
eBay changed its feedback system by adding a new component about delivery performance, but it failed to tell sellers if it will use the information collected to reward or penalize their standings, nor did eBay respond to our inquiries. A Read more
