Adobe released its holiday sales forecast today, predicting growth of 2.5% between November 1 – December 31, 2022. While that number is underwhelming, Adobe provided context to help understand how it will impact merchants. Adobe analyzes over 1 trillion visits Read more
eBay is now offering a “Quick Setup” feature for its CPC ads. Unlike regular Promoted Listing Ads where sellers pay a fee only when an ad results in a sale, Promoted Listings Advanced Beta charges sellers when a buyer clicks Read more
eBay is pulling its app from the Shopify app store 5 years after launching it as an easy way for merchants on the Shopify platform to list their items on its marketplace. It appears that for many months, the app Read more
Etsy is kicking off its “Early Holiday Sales shopping experience” on October 24 and invited sellers to participate by either putting the contents of their entire shop on sale, or selecting individual items to put on sale. To participate in Read more
Days after two former eBay executives were sentenced for their role in the cyberstalking of EcommerceBytes publishers Ina and David Steiner, the couple appeared on local PBS television program Greater Boston to discuss the stalking campaign and its aftermath. Host Read more
eBay has welcomed yet another executive back into the fold with the return of Gene Cook. The “boomerang” hiring spree of high level executives started with the return of Jamie Iannone in the role of CEO in 2020. Cook announced Read more
After withdrawing its bid for eBay’s Korean subsidiary last year, Naver announced today it’s acquiring shopping site Poshmark for $1.2 billion. Poshmark will become a standalone US subsidiary of Naver, continuing to operate under the Poshmark brand. Naver’s CEO Choi Read more
Amazon invited sellers to participate in its upcoming Prime Early Access Sale being held next week. Amazon has stated that its new 48-hour event gives Prime members exclusive early access to holiday deals. Amazon explained in a post on its Read more
Buyers went wild shopping on StockX on Saturday after the leak of a $100 coupon code not intended for the general public. The online marketplace cancelled the orders, even for sellers who had already printed shipping labels. We couldn’t find Read more
An eBay seller became concerned about the impact that customer claims could have on his visibility in search after listening to a presentation at the eBay Open conference last month where executives described the latest factors that influence search ranking. Read more
