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/.

Starboard to eBay: Sell Classifieds, Cut Marketplace Costs

February 4, 2020February 4, 2020 Ina Steiner

Activist investor Starboard Value LP stepped up pressure on eBay to move faster to separate its eBay Classifieds Group and to cut eBay Marketplaces costs. It also voiced its support for Managed Payments and eBay’s initiative to increase revenue from Read more

eBay Reorg Hits Canada, GM to Head Marketing

February 3, 2020 Ina Steiner

eBay named a new General Manager of Canada as it moved Andrea Stairs to a new role leading marketing for eBay North America. Stairs has been at eBay since 2005. She became President & Managing Director of eBay Canada in Read more

Amazon Not Impacted by Shorter Holiday Season in 2019

February 1, 2020February 1, 2020 Ina Steiner

Amazon felt no impact from the shorter holiday shopping season in the fourth quarter, according to Chief Financial Officer Brian Olsavsky, who was speaking to Wall Street analysts on Thursday in a post-earnings conference call. Many retailers and online merchants Read more

Bonanza Brings on VP to Re-Engage with Marketplace Sellers

January 31, 2020January 31, 2020 Ina Steiner

Online marketplace Bonanza has brought in a new executive to run its marketplace. Greg Braukus comes from Terex Corporation where he was most recently Director of Enterprise eCommerce. His first day at Bonanza was January 2nd. He spent over four Read more

UPS Expands Weekend Service, Integrates with Square

January 29, 2020 Ina Steiner

UPS is aggressively working to attract smaller online merchants through its UPS Digital Access Program, and on Wednesday, it announced a collaboration with Square, an online payments and store-hosting service. The new solution provides Square’s ecommerce customers with UPS shipping Read more

PayPal Grows Revenue 18% in Q4 2019

January 29, 2020January 29, 2020 Ina Steiner

PayPal grew revenue 18% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2019 (foreign currency-neutral), it announced on Wednesday. The number of payment transactions in the quarter – 3.5 billion – was up 21% year over year. Merchant Services volume grew 26%. Read more

Expect eBay to Launch an International Shipping Option

January 29, 2020January 29, 2020 Ina Steiner

eBay told sellers it was working on a new option to help them manage the shipping costs for their international listings. Monday’s email to sellers came a day after USPS raised its shipping rates, but the message was vague – Read more

eBay to Roll Out Unique Integration with Royal Mail

January 28, 2020 Ina Steiner

eBay will roll out a very unique integration with UK’s Royal Mail this year, according to interim CEO Scott Schenkel. The CEO made the remarks during the fourth-quarter 2019 earnings call with Wall Street analysts on Tuesday when discussing eBay Read more

eBay Promotes Deals on Luxury Brand Watches in New Report

January 28, 2020January 28, 2020 Ina Steiner

eBay is promoting its marketplace as the perfect place to get a deal on a luxury watch with the publication of a new report on Tuesday, and it’s showcasing deals offering up to 30% off on top brands. Want a Read more

Etsy Highlights February Trends

January 27, 2020January 27, 2020 Ina Steiner

Etsy’s Jewelry, Accessories, and Bags categories are popular year-round, but those categories see a boost in February and May, the marketplace revealed in a recent Seller Handbook post. The boost in sales coincides with some key holidays, it explained – Read more