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Month: February 2026

Shopping Paradox: People Are Cutting Back but Spending More

February 10, 2026February 10, 2026 Ina Steiner
Online shopping cart

How can people be spending more if they are cutting back on holiday gifts, including for Valentine’s Day? A survey by marketing firm Omnisend found that 23% of consumers said they had cut back on online holiday gifting, yet almost Read more

Trends and Shopping DataInflation, Omnisend, Shipping costs, shopping behavior, Tariffs

ChatGPT Ads Launch a Day after Being Mocked in Super Bowl Commercials

February 9, 2026February 9, 2026 Ina Steiner
Artificial intelligence

Anthropic ran ads during Sunday’s Super Bowl football game that mocked its rival OpenAI for its decision to run ads on its AI chatbox, though it didn’t mention it by name. The ads showed how disconcerting it could be for Read more

News, Trends and Shopping DataAnthropic, ChatGPT, Claude, OpenAI, Vijaye Raji

eBay Disappears the Auto Price-Reduction Feature

February 8, 2026February 11, 2026 Ina Steiner
eBay

You know that an eBay feature is popular with at least some sellers when it suddenly disappears, as was the case with eBay’s Auto Price Reduction feature on Tuesday. Sellers took to industry discussion boards and wrote to EcommerceBytes seeking Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay, eBay Auto Price Reduction, eBay glitch or intentional

eBay Celebrates Local Super Bowl with Live Shopping, Bay-Area Watch Party

February 5, 2026February 5, 2026 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay is holding live shopping events online and in real life to tie in with Sunday’s Super Bowl game, which is taking place in the Bay Area where eBay’s headquarters is located. “Football fans are invited to the eBay End Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay, eBay Live, eBay live shopping

Amazon Grows Sales 10% in North America in Q4 2025

February 5, 2026February 5, 2026 Ina Steiner

Amazon grew total sales 14% in the fourth quarter of 2025, year-over-year (or 12% FX-neutral). North America segment sales increased 10% year-over-year, international segment sales increased 17% year-over-year (or 11% excluding changes in foreign exchange rates). And AWS segment sales Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon, Amazon financials, Amazon Haul, Amazon Lens, Rufus2 Comments

Amazon Touts Prime’s Speed, Selection, and Rural Reach

February 3, 2026February 3, 2026 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Amazon boasted that Prime members in the US received over 8 billion items the same or next day in 2025, over 30% more compared to 2024. It estimated that members saved an average of $550 on fast, free delivery last Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon, Amazon Prime

New eBay for Sellers Webinars: Ad Strategies, Store Enhancements & AI

February 3, 2026February 3, 2026 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay will host new monthly live-webinars for sellers, each focused on a single topic. The first will tackle advertising strategies, and next month’s session will tackle “Store Enhancements & AI.” Hosting the webinars will be “eBay experts and seller influencers,” Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay, eBay webinars, Kye Mou, Rishi Vora

Walmart Offers Incentives for Reviews – Don’t Try This at Home

February 3, 2026February 3, 2026 Ina Steiner

Did you know that Walmart offers a program that lets third-party sellers give incentives to buyers to leave reviews? However, Walmart’s Post-Purchase Reviews program is not available to all sellers. In fact, sellers on most marketplaces can get in trouble Read more

Marketplaces, NewsPaid product reviews, Product reviews, Walmart, Walmart Post-Purchase Reviews

USPS Delivered Duty Paid Launches for Outbound Packages

February 1, 2026February 1, 2026 Ina Steiner
USPS logo

USPS launched a new service for shippers who send goods internationally called USPS Delivered Duty Paid (DDP). Announced on Friday, it is currently available for packages going to Canada, Germany, and the UK and will expand to other countries in Read more

News, ShippingUSPS, USPS DDP, USPS Delivered Duty Paid

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