On May 1, eBay will hold what is almost certain to be its last annual shareholder meeting in its current state, having caved to pressure from Carl Icahn last year to spin off of its PayPal business. But shareholders will Read more
eBay is encouraging sellers to list long-duration fixed-price listings in a new 6-day listing promotion. The sale is clearly targeted at casual sellers and is by invitation only. “Listing isn’t just easy,” eBay wrote, “It’s also free.” The marketplace provided Read more
Square continues to move into PayPal territory, announcing Monday a new way for users to send money to business and to each other – through “cashtags,” a riff on Twitter “hashtags.” The company is best known for its card reader Read more
eBay is tweaking its Board of Directors in advance of its pending breakup, of which it said it was making “solid progress.” It also announced the date of its annual shareholder meeting. GoPro President and former CEO of Skype Tony Read more
The motivation behind the eBay Global Shipping Program is to make it easier and more transparent to buy and sell across country borders, but in some cases, the program impedes trade. Case in point, a reader said he went to Read more
eBay UK is running a 3-day seller promotion, but only private (casual) sellers can participate. Invited sellers can list up to 100 listings in an eligible category using auction or fixed-price format and pay no insertion fees. Sellers must be Read more
eBay executive Chris Payne, who left the ecommerce site in December “to pursue a new business venture” has joined Tinder as CEO. Tinder is a mobile dating app that uses location-based data to connect users, and Payne joins as the Read more
ARLINGTON, Va. – The dramatic spike in online retail sales has provided a welcome bright spot for the U.S. Postal Service, which has been buffeted in recent years by declining mail volumes and hefty costs associated with its workforce due Read more
Now that Etsy has revamped its listing infrastructure, it’s able to offer new functionality, and one that sellers appear to be welcoming is auto-renew. “You’ve told us that manually renewing listings after the four-month listing period ends is time consuming. Read more
Amazon.com expanded its Prime Now same-day delivery service to Baltimore and Miami. The service is free for 2-hour delivery and costs $7.99 for one-hour delivery. Amazons spokesperson Kelly Cheeseman told the Miami Herald many of the items available through the Prime Now Read more
