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/.

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

Social App for Collectors Gemr Closes Down

January 27, 2020January 27, 2020 Ina Steiner

Gemr closed its virtual doors on Monday after being unable to get additional funding to keep the company going. Gemr launched in 2014 to appeal to collectors. Founder Terry Anderton, who led a formation round of funding totaling $500,000 and Read more

Selling App Mercari Runs ‘Clean Sweep’ Sweepstakes

January 27, 2020January 27, 2020 Ina Steiner

Mobile selling app Mercari is running a sweepstakes to encourage users to list unwanted items as they declutter their homes. The “Clean Sweep” sweepstakes offers $500 each to five grand prize winners. Users can also earn coupons for listing items Read more

Feds to Raid Ecommerce Warehouses to Ferret Out Fakes?

January 26, 2020January 26, 2020 Ina Steiner

Fake goods are entering the country, and the government is planning harsher methods to deal with the problem, according to CNBC. Referring to a report published by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Friday, CNBC said it gives Read more

Brexit Is Official, eBay Gives UK Sellers an Update

January 24, 2020January 26, 2020 Ina Steiner

The United Kingdom is set to leave the European Union on January 31, 2020 and will no longer be a Member State of the European Union. February 1st marks a transition period that ends on December 31, 2020, which can Read more