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/.

Walmart Gears Up for Cyber Monday Shopping

November 23, 2018November 23, 2018 Ina Steiner

Walmart used to own Black Friday shopping with its chain of brick-and-mortar stores, but online shopping has changed the game. Even as marketplaces are stretching Black Friday and Cyber Monday online shopping almost as far back as Halloween, Walmart is Read more

Amazon Kicks Off Week of Cyber Monday Deals on Saturday

November 23, 2018November 23, 2018 Ina Steiner

Amazon is running a week of Cyber Monday deals that kicks off the day after Black Friday. From November 24 through December 1st, Amazon will feature new deals that include fast and free shipping options on hundreds of millions of Read more

Tictail to Close after Shopify Acquires the Marketplace

November 22, 2018 Ina Steiner

Online marketplace Tictail will close next year, and sellers are venting about the bad news as they look for alternatives. Ecommerce platform Shopify is acquiring the marketplace, which sent an email to its sellers this week telling them the Tictail Read more

US and Canadian Postal Services Continue Union Negotiations

November 22, 2018 Ina Steiner

The US Postal Service extended contract negotiations with the American Postal Workers Union (APWU), with no disruption to delivery. Meanwhile in Canada, members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) are engaged in rotating strikes, and both sides are Read more

USPS Reveals Busiest Holiday Shipping Days

November 22, 2018 Ina Steiner

USPS is running ads for the holidays and it published its forecast for the busiest shipping days. Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, the Postal Service expects to deliver more than 900 million packages and nearly 15 billion pieces of Read more

Online Marketplace Trade Me May Sell for $1.7 Billion

November 22, 2018 Ina Steiner

Online marketplace Trade Me has received a takeover offer with a bid of $1.7 billion, according to the Aim Group. The company is the number one auction site and marketplace in New Zealand, and UK-based private equity firm Apax Partners Read more

eBay Runs Pre-Thanksgiving Day Flash Sale – with a Catch

November 21, 2018 Ina Steiner

eBay Flash Sale Promotion Thanksgiving 2018

eBay is running a sitewide flash sale on Wednesday, November 21st – but there’s a catch: “Coupon is only valid when you buy within the latest version of the eBay Mobile App on iOS or Android.” The sale kicks off Read more

eBay Runs Second Round of Black Friday Deals on Its Deals Platform

November 20, 2018 Ina Steiner

eBay kicked off Black Friday deals on its deals platform on Monday. Each day from Nov. 19 through Nov. 26, eBay is launching deals at 8 am ET at eBay.com/deals. It’s the second round of Black Friday deals – eBay Read more

Amazon Pay Promises ‘Success beyond Small Business Saturday’

November 20, 2018November 20, 2018 Ina Steiner

Amazon is promoting its payments solution with an email marketing campaign targeted at small businesses. With the “Success beyond Small Business Saturday” subject line, the email from Amazon Pay encourages sellers to learn more about how Amazon helps small businesses: Read more

Etsy CEO Josh Silverman Commits to Vintage

November 19, 2018 Ina Steiner

Etsy CEO Josh Silverman voiced his commitment to vintage goods on the Etsy marketplace, which is generally better known for its handmade goods. Silverman and Kruti Patel Goyal, General Manager of Seller Services, answered seller questions on a November 13 Read more