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/.

DHL Analyzes What’s Been Shipping Since Late February

May 13, 2020May 13, 2020 Ina Steiner

DHL eCommerce Solutions analyzed what’s been shipping domestically and internationally among its online retailers who ship lightweight packets and parcels, and it identified five categories with the greatest volume growth since late February. It also reported that online purchases pushed Read more

Amazon Warns Sellers to Standardize Sizes in Apparel

May 13, 2020May 13, 2020 Ina Steiner

Amazon advised sellers it will standardize sizes in the Apparel category starting this summer. This will allow Amazon to display a clean and well-organized dropdown list of available sizes, which will provide a better shopping experience for customers, it explained. Read more

eBay Extends Promotion to Attract New UK Sellers

May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 Ina Steiner

eBay is extending its promotion to attract new businesses registering on eBay UK. At the end of March, eBay launched a promotion inviting new sellers to join, telling them they would not have to pay fees to list or sell Read more

eBay UK Changes Seller Performance Evaluations

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 Ina Steiner

eBay is making changes to seller performance schedules and “Premium Service” badges in the UK and Ireland. On Monday, eBay UK said beginning in July, sellers’ monthly Seller Performance evaluation will apply to listings the month after the evaluation, as Read more

Retailers Can Display Curbside Pickup Option in Google Ads

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 Ina Steiner

Retailers who run ads on Google can use local inventory ads to show shoppers that the products they are searching for are available for nearby store pickup, the search company announced on Monday. Google revealed that searches for “in-stock” grew Read more

eBay Adds Features to Terapeak Research Tool

May 10, 2020May 10, 2020 Ina Steiner

eBay has added new features to Terapeak and said it is now exclusively available in Seller Hub under the Research tab. Access to the tool is included with eBay Store subscriptions except for the Starter store level. “Sellers now have Read more

Now You Can Use Square to Get Paid without a Store

May 10, 2020May 10, 2020 Ina Steiner

Now you can use Square without the need for an online store. The online payments service announced Square Online Checkout on Thursday, which lets sellers create a link or button so they can accept payments without having to build an Read more

From the Editor – May 10, 2020

May 9, 2020May 9, 2020 Ina Steiner

It was interesting to see how online marketplaces performed in the first quarter of 2020, since it reflects how sellers on their platform fared. eBay’s US GMV was down 4% year-over-year in the first three months of the year, but Read more

eBay Ties Payment Fees to Commissions in New Fee Structure

May 9, 2020May 9, 2020 Ina Steiner

eBay will institute a new fee structure on July 20, 2020 in which it will merge payment processing fees into final value (commission) fees. The new fees apply to sellers enrolled in Managed Payments, who were notified on Thursday. It’s Read more

EcommerceBytes Soundoff: Letters to the Editor – May 10, 2020

May 9, 2020May 9, 2020 Ina Steiner

In every issue, readers soundoff about issues important to them. From shipping issues to payment processing, from fees to online marketplace policies, EcommerceBytes Soundoff gives you a chance to air your views. Hello,eBay returns are getting out of hand. I Read more