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/.

eBay CEO Visits White House and Capitol Hill to Talk Trade

January 17, 2020January 17, 2020 Ina Steiner

eBay CEO Scott Schenkel visited the White House and Capitol Hill “to explain the unique role eBay’s platform plays in connecting US small businesses with global buyers.” eBay issued the following announcement on its eBay Main Street government relations website: Read more

Amazon Opens New Corporate Office in North West England

January 17, 2020January 17, 2020 Ina Steiner

Amazon opened a new corporate office in England located in Central Manchester. Over time, the Manchester office will be home to both technical and non-tech employees, including software development engineers, solutions architects, applied scientists, business development specialists and finance analysts. Read more

What PayPal Did to Help Charities and Fight Crime

January 16, 2020January 16, 2020 Ina Steiner

Two big do-good announcements came from PayPal this week – it’s helping charities and fighting crime. On Thursday, PayPal announced it processed a record $10.3 billion in donations to charities around the world in 2019. Over $1 billion of that Read more

Amazon Lifts Block on FedEx Ground for Seller Fulfilled Prime

January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 Ina Steiner

Tech publications are abuzz about news that Amazon sellers can once again use FedEx Ground delivery for Seller Fulfilled Prime (SFP) orders after the company temporarily halted access to the service during the holiday shopping season. The Wall Street Journal Read more

eBay Lauded for Its Fight Against Fakes

January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 Ina Steiner

A European company that offers services to brands in their efforts to combat counterfeit goods granted eBay an award for its cooperation with rights holders to address the sale of fakes. eBay announced the news of the REACT award on Read more

Etsy’s New Global Shipping Option Reduces Reliance on USPS

January 14, 2020January 14, 2020 Ina Steiner

Etsy launched a new international shipping program for packages weighing under one pound in order to spare sellers from potential shipping disruptions and rate hikes in the future. Etsy partnered with an Asendia affiliated company to offer the Etsy Global Read more

Report of a Problem with eBay’s Analytics Tool

January 14, 2020January 14, 2020 Ina Steiner

A seller reported the following problem with eBay’s analytics tool in a post on the Ecommerce EKG global systems announcement board: “The Sales Reports Plus link located in the Seller Hub under seller tools is returning an error since January Read more