PayPal is turning to an acquisition for growth, betting on international and in-store opportunities. On Thursday it announced it had agreed to acquire iZettle, allowing it to expand offerings in 12 markets while adding in-store capabilities in 11 markets and Read more
TOP IDEAS THIS SEASON FOR GRADS! Graduation season is a becoming a big retail market for consumers – from gifts to gadgets needed for their next stage in life, there certainly will be a lot of money spent around graduation. Read more
After announcing plans to build another fulfillment center in Ohio on Monday (the sixth in the state), Amazon announced Wednesday plans to build a new center in Arizona. The new Tucson fulfillment center will be the fifth in that state. Read more
eBay announced a new feature called Interests that shows shoppers what eBay thinks they want to see based on what shoppers have told it, and matching it to shopping themes it has created based on “data and algorithms.” Examples of Read more
eBay is surveying sellers on the topic of diversity. The marketplace explained the Seller Diversity Questionnaire “is intended to gather demographic information that will allow us to better understand our broad range of sellers, your inventory, and your diverse business Read more
Amazon users can now load up their account balance by adding cash at a Coinstar kiosk. Here’s the pitch to buyers: “Want to shop on Amazon.com without a credit or debit card? Now you can add cash to your Amazon Read more
Amazon will build another fulfillment center in Ohio, its sixth in the state. In addition to the centers currently operating in Etna and Obetz, Amazon will launch operations at previously announced fulfillment centers in North Randall and Monroe by the Read more
Norah Coelho, PayPal UK’s Director of Business Financing, took to the corporate blog last week to share the news of a milestone reached by its PayPal Working Capital program. PayPal launched the program in the UK in 2014 and has Read more
Amazon gives US sellers a way to purchase and print shipping labels using Amazon Buy Shipping in Seller Central, and this month it launched a new policy to offer some protection for those who use the service. In a letter Read more
eBay buyers have experienced some technical issues using the eBay mobile app of late. eBay also announced recently it is working with new technology to make some improvements to the mobile experience. eBay buyers began complaining on May 3rd that Read more
