eBay said 21 million of its shoppers hold “black” and “platinum” credit cards, and it revealed other tidbits about its high-spending buyers in a bid to persuade luxury brands to advertise on its marketplace. The following statistics were part of Read more
Amazon has been sending an invitation to sellers this month giving them the opportunity for coaching. The Amazon Support Connect program costs $75 for a one-hour session and is conducted via video conferencing. This comes on the heels of programs Read more
Handmade and vintage marketplace Etsy is turning 13 (time flies!) and is celebrating this month with a sales event kicking off on June 18th and running through June 22nd – sellers can participate by putting their items on sale. Meanwhile Read more
Imagine being able to boost sales by between 10 and 25 percent. What’s the catch? Opening yourself up to buyers in other countries, which of course comes with its own set of challenges. Raf Zimberoff, Vice President of Product Development Read more
Many readers are familiar with Skip McGrath who has been writing about online selling since the late 1990s. His latest newsletter features an article, “Has eBay finally jumped the shark? New eBay Policies May Eliminate Some eBay Sellers.” One of Read more
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. ******** ******** Hi Ina, Here is something for Read more
Amazon follows up on its announcement to build a Fulfillment Center in Oklahoma by announcing plans to build a second such facility in the state. The second FC will be over 600,000 square feet featuring innovative technology from Amazon Robotics. Read more
eBay is running a flash sale in the UK today til 8pm (or 3 pm ET). Normally we call these types of sales “sitewide” to indicate they are open to all sellers. But while this particular sale is not limited Read more
As the popularity of in-store and curbside pickup is growing, ecommerce giant Rakuten announced it is acquiring Curbside, a service that helps stores and restaurants offer customers “order ahead” service and uses something called “predictive arrival technology” to set itself Read more
BQool launched a new chrome extension for its product-research tool BigTracker. When users search Amazon for a particular product, the BigTracker extension aggregates all of the results on a single page, displaying the Buy Box price, Sales Rank, Estimated Sales, Read more
