Ecommerce Industry News
Amazon said it launched 225 new tools and services to help third-party sellers last year, and said small- and medium-sized businesses had a record-breaking year on Amazon. “more than 15,000 businesses surpassing $1 million in […]
eBay is running a promotion, but in order to get the $5 coupon, you must send a text to eBay, in which case you’ll receive marketing texts until or unless you send a follow-up text […]
It would seem eBay sellers can breathe a sigh of relief over a new PayPal policy regarding seller transparency. PayPal updated its user agreement, and one provision going into effect on March 12 requires sellers […]
eBay is expanding a new international shipping service that was originally called “eBay Send” during its pilot period. In November, we reported that eBay was allowing only certain sellers to use the service but planned […]
BigCommerce launched a suite of multi-currency features to help merchants “natively” present, transact and settle in more than 100 currencies, stating that it strengthens the ability to sell cross-border to shoppers around the globe. The […]
eBay accepted 50 sellers to its Retail Revival program in Austin, Texas and held workshops for them this month on “how to thrive in the digital marketplace,” with sessions on “best practices in excelling on […]
Amazon opened a new 48,000 square foot office for Alexa tech teams located in Santa Barbara, California, and plans to create 150 additional tech jobs in the city, the company announced on Tuesday. Amazon currently […]
The US Postal Service launched USPS Premium Tracking, which, for a fee, extends the length of time that customers can access the tracking history of a domestic package. We were first to report the new […]
eBay issued a statement in response to a letter from activist investor Starboard Value LP to its Chairman Thomas Tierney and interim CEO Scott Schenkel – see this morning’s Newsflash article (“Starboard to eBay: Sell […]
Activist investor Starboard Value LP stepped up pressure on eBay to move faster to separate its eBay Classifieds Group and to cut eBay Marketplaces costs. It also voiced its support for Managed Payments and eBay’s […]