Some eBay users became alarmed on Wednesday when eBay required them to reset their passwords. Spokesperson Ryan Moore confirmed the issue, telling EcommerceBytes the issue impacted a small subset of users – “far less than 0.1%,” he said. We first Read more
While eBay had a lot of explaining to do in the media on Monday about its future direction following its breakup, PayPal appeared to be giddy with excitement about what it called its next chapter. And, it seems, with good Read more
On May 14th, eBay announced that longtime board member Scott Cook would be appointed to the PayPal board after the split. In a filing with the SEC this week, eBay revealed that Cook “subsequently determined that he would not join Read more
Retailers rank online marketplaces fifth for effectiveness among customer acquisition tools and allocate 16% of their digital marketing budgets to online marketplace initiatives and operations, according to a new Shop.org report conducted by Forrester Research and Bizrate Insights. Results of “The State Read more
For an ecommerce site that hasn’t even launched, Jet has received lots of media attention over the past year or so. And as the site prepares to open to the public on Tuesday, there’s even more media frenzy. Tom’s Guide explains Read more
eBay acquired a used-clothing shop Twice that allowed people to send in their used clothing and accessories and have the company sell the items for them on a consignment basis. The founders told customers it was shutting down the site Read more
eBay told sellers on Monday that more changes are ahead, but only hinted at what’s to come. Sellers abhor changes and lived through a period of extreme “disruptive innovation” when John Donahoe took over as CEO in 2008 – it Read more
eBay’s new Promoted Listings advertising program for sellers has an easy-to-use interface, confusing pricing, and brings added exposure to listings, according to a seller who has been advertising his eBay listings through the program. Jason Opdyke began using eBay’s new Read more
Online retail giant Amazon heavily promoted July 15th as a day of specials for its Amazon Prime members. With ecommerce aspirations of its own, Walmart saw an opportunity to make a play for the non-Amazon Prime members of the online Read more
eBay’s new CEO Devin Wenig wants to make changes to fundamental areas of the marketplace. One such change that has begun rolling out involves eBay’s sacred cow, the feedback system, and EcommerceBytes is polling sellers to see what they think. Read more
