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Author: Ina Steiner

Ina Steiner is co-founder and Editor of EcommerceBytes and has been reporting on ecommerce since 1999. She's a widely cited authority on marketplace selling and is author of "Turn eBay Data Into Dollars" (McGraw-Hill 2006). Her blog was featured in the book, "Blogging Heroes" (Wiley 2008). She is a member of the Online News Association (Sep 2005 - present) and Investigative Reporters and Editors (Mar 2006 - present). Follow her on Twitter at @ecommercebytes and send news tips to ina@ecommercebytes.com. See disclosure at EcommerceBytes.com/disclosure/.

Amazon Opens Its Logistics Network to Everyone, Including Lands’ End

May 7, 2026May 8, 2026 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Amazon Supply Chain Services – with the forgettable acronym “ASCS” – now offers third-party companies the entire range of its logistics services including freight, distribution, fulfillment, and – significantly – parcel shipping solutions. “Any business can now move, store, and Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon, Amazon ASCS, Amazon logisticsLeave a comment

Etsy Runs ‘Extra Perk Promo’ through Mother’s Day

May 5, 2026May 5, 2026 Ina Steiner
Etsy

Etsy runs targeted promotions as part of its marketing and loyalty efforts, and this month it’s running an Extra Perk Promotion: Spend $45+ by May 11 and get a $5 Etsy credit for a future order. (Mother’s Day falls on Read more

Marketplaces, NewsEtsy, Etsy Extra Perk promotion, Etsy promotionLeave a comment

GameStop Bids for eBay: Touts Retail Stores and Cost-Cutting Ability

May 4, 2026May 4, 2026 Ina Steiner
eBay

GameStop, “the world’s largest retail gaming and trade-in destination for Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo games, systems, consoles & accessories,” offered to buy 100% of eBay, it announced in a press release on Sunday evening. Sellers who had learned of the Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay, Gamestop, Ryan Cohen3 Comments

eBay Growth Not a Fluke, GMV Grows 18% in Q1 2026

May 1, 2026May 1, 2026 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay grew Gross Merchandise Volume 18%, year-over-year, to $22.2 billion in the first quarter of 2026, or up 14% on an FX-Neutral basis. Revenue grew 19% to $3.1 billion. The US accounted for 52% of GMV, international accounted for 48%. Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay, eBay financials1 Comment

Amazon Calls Unit Growth in Q1 the Highest Since Tail End of Lockdowns

May 1, 2026May 1, 2026 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Amazon grew total sales 17% to $181.5 billion in the first quarter of 2026, year-over-year (or 15% FX-neutral). North America segment sales increased 12% year-over-year, international segment sales increased 19% year-over-year (or 11% excluding changes in foreign exchange rates). AWS Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon Account Health Assurance, Amazon financialsLeave a comment

Etsy Grew Sales 5.5% in Q1-2026, Services Revenue Grew 10.5%

April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 Ina Steiner
Etsy

Etsy Marketplace Gross Merchandise Sales grew 5.5% in the first quarter of 2026, year-over-year, to $2.5 billion (or 3.6% on a currency neutral basis), Etsy announced on Wednesday. Etsy said it provided standalone numbers for the Etsy Marketplace for comparison Read more

Marketplaces, NewsDepop, Etsy, Etsy financials, Reverb2 Comments

Tools Step up to Help eBay Sellers after Demise of InkFrog

April 30, 2026May 13, 2026 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay sellers who use inkFrog are in turmoil after learning on Wednesday that its owner Wix is shuttering the listing tool in June. Other companies are stepping into the breach with offers for inkFrog customers. (More about inkFrog’s demise on Read more

Marketplaces, News3Dsellers, eBay, Frooition, InkFrog, Listing tools, Payhelm, SixBit, WixLeave a comment

Etsy Offers $5 Coupons to Reactivate Lapsed Buyers

April 28, 2026April 28, 2026 Ina Steiner
Etsy

Etsy has been sending lapsed buyers coupons that they can apply toward their next purchase. In July (2025), a seller reported on a Reddit thread that someone had received a “HEYAGAIN” coupon code to get $5 off a purchase in Read more

Marketplaces, NewsEtsy, Etsy coupons, Etsy funded promotion

Amazon Adds AI-Powered Chat to Audio-Shopping Feature

April 28, 2026April 28, 2026 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Amazon launched an audio “Hear the Highlights” shopping feature last year available through a button in the Amazon Shopping mobile app, and on Tuesday, it added a “Join the Chat” AI-powered feature to make the audio product summary experience “a Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon, Amazon AI, Amazon Hear the Highlights, Amazon Join the Chat

Etsy Reverts Back to How It Used to Display Prices in UK

April 21, 2026April 21, 2026 Ina Steiner
Etsy

Etsy changed how it displayed prices in the UK in February but announced this week it was reverting back after hearing sellers’ concerns. In its original announcement, Etsy said the change to displaying price-plus-shipping would help sellers comply with the Read more

Marketplaces, NewsEtsy, Etsy prices, Etsy UK

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