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 Becomes a Shipping Carrier in the UK

June 15, 2020June 15, 2020 Ina Steiner

Amazon is advertising shipping services to sellers in the UK, offering premium shipping services at competitive prices. “Amazon Shipping will pick up your parcels 7 days a week, and deliver them to your customers,” it states on its UK Amazon Read more

Amazon Expands in Home State with New Technology Offices

June 15, 2020June 15, 2020 Ina Steiner

Amazon is expanding in its home state of Washington with a new facility in Redmond. It announced today it has secured an additional 111,000 square feet of office space in the city. “This new space will host tech and engineering Read more

Walmart Opens Marketplace to Shopify Merchants

June 15, 2020 Ina Steiner

Walmart is opening its marketplace to third-party sellers who use Shopify to host their online stores. The new integration will allow approved Shopify sellers to seamlessly list their items on Walmart.com. However, Walmart will be selective about which sellers it Read more

EPA Tells eBay, Amazon: Stop Selling Fake COVID Killers

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 Ina Steiner

On June 10, 2020, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued orders to eBay and Amazon directing them to immediately stop the sale or distribution of over 30 different types of pesticide products that are unregistered, misbranded, or classified for Read more

Facebook Now Allowing Sellers to List Non-Medical Face Masks

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 Ina Steiner

Facebook is now allowing sellers to list and advertise non-medical face masks, it announced on Wednesday. In March, it had temporarily banned ads and commerce listings for masks on its apps “to help protect against scams, misleading medical claims, medical Read more

eBay Revamps ‘Amazon Prime’ Clone in Australia

June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 Ina Steiner

eBay revamped its Amazon Prime clone in Australia in order to align it more to “retail standards and buyer expectations.” Like Amazon Prime, eBay Plus is a membership program. Buyers pay $49 per year in order to receive free shipping Read more

Amazon Promotes Line of Credit to Cash-Strapped Sellers

June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 Ina Steiner

Amazon is promoting a new line of credit to cash-strapped sellers, adding to the ways it helps sellers grow their businesses on Amazon through lending programs. In 2019, Amazon loaned more than $1 billion to more than 14,000 US-based businesses. Read more

Online Marketplace Bonanza Creates Seller Advisory Panel

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 Ina Steiner

Bonanza created a Seller Advisory Panel and today, it announced the inaugural members. Greg Braukus, who joined the company in January to run the marketplace and reconnect with sellers, described the purpose of the panel in a blog post: “The Read more

eBay Offers Advice on Getting Exposure in Google Shopping

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 Ina Steiner

eBay is offering advice to sellers on how to get exposure for their listings in Google Shopping, part of its “Traffic Month” series it’s running this month. Many would-be buyers begin their online shopping on search engines, and Google processes Read more

Cost to Ship Internationally Goes Up in July

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 Ina Steiner

Beware: USPS international shipping rates are going up in July, according to Supply Chain Dive. IMAG’s Kate Muth told the publication that many postage service providers received new USPS contracts in late May but have yet to alert shippers. As Read more