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 Runs Sitewide Sale Not Restricted to Deals

December 8, 2017December 8, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay has been running frequent sales, but with very restrictive conditions that benefit only a small number of sellers. But today, it’s running a near-sitewide sale where shoppers can receive a $15 coupon off a minimum purchase of $75. What’s Read more

Californians Impacted by Wildfires Can Request Seller Protection from eBay

December 7, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay said it is monitoring the wildfires in Southern California and provided a phone number for sellers to request account protection if they are impacted by the ongoing devastating weather event. Announcement follows: eBay is closely monitoring the path of Read more

Etsy CEO Josh Silverman Shows Sellers New Search

December 7, 2017December 7, 2017 Ina Steiner

Etsy CEO Josh Silverman took to YouTube to update sellers on some of the changes he was making after taking over from Chad Dickerson in the surprise company shakeup in May. One of the biggest changes a marketplace can make Read more

eBay Expects Green Monday to Be One of Its Busiest Days

December 7, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay expects Monday, December 11th, to be one of its busiest holiday-shopping days, and will kick off new deals every hour on what is the 10th anniversary of Green Monday. Last year, Green Monday was its fourth highest sales day. Read more

Walmart Name Change Reinforces Commitment to Ecommerce

December 6, 2017December 6, 2017 Ina Steiner

Walmart changed its corporate name from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to Walmart Inc. The company’s CEO Doug McMillon explained the name change was due to its growing presence as a retailer who serves customers no matter how they choose to shop Read more

Etsy Reminds Sellers of Holiday Shipping Cutoff Dates

December 6, 2017December 6, 2017 Ina Steiner

Etsy issued a reminder to sellers about shipping cutoff dates as Christmas nears. As we recently noted, this is an unusual year in that Christmas Eve falls on a Sunday for the first time since 2006, although Sunday delivery by Read more

Some Stats on Amazon Business in Europe

December 5, 2017 Ina Steiner

Amazon launched a marketplace in April targeted at business customers, and today it revealed a few interesting statistics in an announcement about newly expanded business services in the UK. – Amazon Business serves more than 90,000 business customers of all Read more

Amazon Handmade Goods Can Be Delivered in Two Hours

December 5, 2017December 5, 2017 Ina Steiner

Amazon Handmade can offer something Etsy can’t – ultra-fast delivery of items made by local artisans right up until Christmas Eve. Amazon announced on Tuesday that it has made available a selection of curated products for delivery through Prime Now Read more

eBay Updates Users on Tax Reform

December 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay posted an announcement about tax reform on its eBay Main Street blog, the company’s grassroots initiative run by its lobbying department. It called out some provisions of the bill passed by the Senate over the weekend, which has some Read more

Thousands of Australian Merchants Are Selling on New Amazon Marketplace

December 4, 2017December 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

As we blogged earlier today, Amazon Marketplace is now live in Australia – and now it’s official with a press release from Amazon. Customers can start shopping on Amazon.com.au for millions of items across more than 20 categories including Books, Read more