Amazon Prime orders regularly arrived late over the holidays, according to a Reuters Ipsos survey reported in February. While Amazon said its own data showed significantly better results, Reuters raises questions about the ability of retailers to satisfy the high expectations around Read more
Bonanza seems heads-down focused these days, to borrow a phrase from Amazon, as it continues to add new features to its online marketplace. And to reinforce the message, the company included in its recent blog post a note that it Read more
What would it take to get you to open an eBay Store? It seems eBay is trying to find out, and is running another promotion to entice sellers to sign up for a monthly subscription. The current promotion is by Read more
Two online sellers filed class action lawsuits against eBay claiming it did not make it clear that it charged recurring fees for Good Til Canceled listings, and on Friday, sellers began receiving notice of a settlement the parties reached in Read more
eBay’s board squashed a shareholder proposal calling for a transparency report on pay disparity, according to Boston-based Arjuna Capital/Baldwin Brothers Inc. But according to eBay spokesperson Kari Ramirez, “eBay Inc. remains committed to fostering all types of diversity including gender Read more
eBay UK has added three additional countries to its Global Shipping Program. The program allows UK sellers who participate in the program to accept international orders from buyers but only ship domestically to eBay UK’s shipping partner, which takes over Read more
eBay is running a promotion to entice sellers to sign up for a Store subscription, this one offered to UK sellers. Monthly Store subscriptions provide eBay with a more consistent revenue stream at a time of stagnating growth – Marketplaces GMV grew Read more
After Amazon sellers struggled to understand why the marketplace suspended their accounts over shipping dates in this discussion board thread, a spokesperson provided EcommerceBytes with some clarification. A reader pointed us to the thread on the Amazon boards and asked, “Have Read more
The US Postal Service is making rate changes in April, both for market dominant services and competitive products. The USPS received approval from the Postal Regulatory Commission this week. The good news for many small online sellers is that Priority Read more
There are new developments in the breakup of eBay. On Wednesday, PayPal Holdings Inc., which was formed in January, took an important step by filing a Form 10 with the SEC in which it explained why PayPal was separating from Read more
