The only thing shown being purchased during Amazon’s holiday commercial this year is a black tuxedo jacket, miraculously delivered in near real-time. No toys or books, no home goods or sporting equipment, no jewelry or electronics (not even an Amazon Read more
eBay is giving buyers in Germany the option of paying for all their purchases in a given month in a single invoice. On the first calendar day of the month, buyers receive an invoice for all purchases that can be Read more
eBay sellers can now use the mobile app to view traffic data and click-through rates. eBay said it added Performance Insights to the eBay mobile app for iOS and Android users on October 14th. “This update is designed to help Read more
Etsy is running new commercials to attract holiday gift-givers looking for special handmade (or designed, sourced, or handpicked) items – but promotes a policy more in line with commodity goods as way to appeal to shoppers who want to have Read more
Amazon and Walmart issued press releases on Monday to announce their upcoming Black Friday deals, and both marketplaces promoted their free-shipping subscription membership programs. Walmart is offering a 50% discount on its Walmart+ plan from October 28 through December 2, Read more
Amazon grew North American sales 9% in the third quarter of 2024, year-over-year, to $95.5 billion. It grew International sales 12% in Q3 to $35.9 billion (and 12% excluding changes in foreign exchange rates). Worldwide paid units grew 12% in Read more
Etsy Marketplace saw a 6% drop in Gross Merchandise Sales (GMS) in the third quarter, year over year, declining to $2.5 billion. Active buyers decreased 0.4 percent year-over-year to 91.2 million. And the number of “habitual buyers” was 6.8 million, Read more
eBay grew third-quarter Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV) by 2% to $18.3 billion, or up 1% on an FX-Neutral basis, year-over-year. eBay defines GMV as follows: “Gross Merchandise Volume consists of the total value of all paid transactions between users on Read more
Kidizen announced on Tuesday it had closed its marketplace, catching customers by surprise. A message on the Kidizen website from “Team Kidizen” said it had started the site over 10 years ago “to connect parents through the buying and selling Read more
eBay is rolling out the Fall Seller Update for 2024 today, and as we posted on the EcommerceBytes Blog, it includes changes to the eBay feedback policy likely to have implications for sellers – and there are no changes to Read more
