With the Guaranteed Delivery program, eBay is allowing shoppers to filter search results to show only items that offer guaranteed delivery within 3 days. That means sellers who don’t participate may get less visibility for their listings. During a webinar Read more
It’s hard to believe that just one year-and-10-days ago, it was business as usual at Etsy under a CEO who had happily reigned for 6 years. But on May 2, 2017, the company’s Board of Directors abruptly turned things upside Read more
It’s spring – Finally! – and in accordance with the season, it’s time to clean out our update folder and bring you up-to-speed with some of your (and our) favorite collectibles. So, without further ado: Wade Figurines Breaking with a Read more
In every issue, readers soundoff about issues important to them. From shipping issues to payment processing, from fees to online marketplace policies, EcommerceBytes Soundoff gives you a chance to air your views. ******** ******** Dear Ina, I was doing a Read more
Amazon will launch a beauty shop next month in which brands will sell directly to consumers, according to an online publication called Beauty Independent. Amazon’s Justin Boettcher announced Amazon’s Indie Beauty Shop during beauty-industry event BeautyX Retail Summit. Boettcher, who Read more
eBay’s Moscow news team described a recent gathering of sellers held in Budapest, Hungary, at its Eastern European Seller Summit. eBay Vice President of Cross Border Trade John Lin spoke to the 161 attendees who came from over 20 European Read more
eBay partnered with Australian shopping rewards program flybuys to offer point collection at 40,000 online stores. It’s kicking off the program by offering Australian shoppers 10 times flybuys points on their first eBay transaction. eBay is girding for a showdown Read more
eBay CEO Devin Wenig tweeted the news that he plans to relaunch eBay India: “We will be back in the India market soon with http://eBay.in . We will start by bringing import inventory into india and opening up the worlds Read more
Amazon announced it is opening what it calls Amazon Experience Centers inside Lennar model homes to showcase its “smart home” technology, known as IoT (the Internet of Things). “Customers can experience first-hand the convenience of the Alexa smart home experience Read more
Etsy grew Gross Merchandise Sales (GMS) by nearly 18% in the first 3 months of 2018. Specifically, Etsy GMS grew 19.8% year-over-year, or 17.6% on a currency-neutral basis. Etsy saw a 9.4% year-over-year growth in active sellers and 16.9% year-over-year Read more
