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/.

How eBay Will Protect Sellers from Hurricane Disruptions

August 28, 2017September 1, 2017 Ina Steiner

Hurricane Harvey has pummeled parts of Texas and Louisiana, and eBay vowed to automatically protect sellers impacted by the storm. Those sellers whom eBay identifies as being impacted will not receive defects for stockouts or unresolved cases with buyers, and Read more

Bonanza Advises Sellers on USPS Postage Verification

August 26, 2017August 27, 2017 Ina Steiner

Online marketplace Bonanza advised sellers on the new USPS postage verification system that rolled out in the middle of the month. Beginning September 1st, Bonanza will start crediting any extra payments and billing overages back to Bonanza sellers who purchase Read more

Amazon to Open New Fulfillment Center in Ohio

August 25, 2017 Ina Steiner

Amazon is opening its third Fulfillment Center in Ohio, it announced on Friday. The 855,000-square-foot facility will feature Amazon Robotics and will be used to fulfill smaller customer items such as electronics, toys and books. Excerpt of press release follows: Read more

eBay UK Announces Holiday Weekend Deals

August 25, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay UK announced deals on branded items that will run over the holiday weekend (the last Monday in August is a Bank Holiday in the UK). The promotion is limited to a small number of listings and sellers, providing up Read more

Amazon Launches Local Affiliates Program for Businesses

August 24, 2017August 25, 2017 Ina Steiner

Amazon Local Associates affiliate program

Update 8/25/17: Amazon clarified that Local Affiliates is not a program that Amazon Business launched, it’s a program from Amazon. We’ve edited the article accordingly, including the title. Amazon launched a new affiliates program called Local Associates. It’s similar to Read more

eBay Urges Sellers to Use Seller Hub for Insight and Growth

August 24, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay migrated sellers from their My eBay account interface to its new Seller Hub interface this month, and on August 23rd, there was a hue and cry from sellers who logged in to discover the change by surprise. This is Read more

The Benefits Whole Foods Will Deliver to Amazon

August 24, 2017 Ina Steiner

Amazon will officially buy Whole Foods Market on Monday and has promised to immediately start lowering prices. Eventually it will make Amazon Prime the supermarket’s customer rewards program, providing Prime members with special savings and other in-store benefits. And Amazon Read more

Google Express Offers Free Delivery and Partners with Walmart

August 23, 2017August 23, 2017 Ina Steiner

Google is doubling down on its Google Express shopping-and-delivery service and is adding Walmart to the list of stores participating in the program. Google Express allows shoppers to find and order items from one or more retailers using the Google Read more

Etsy Adds Search Filter to Showcase Items on Sale

August 23, 2017 Ina Steiner

Etsy launched new tools on August 1st that allow sellers run and manage sales and coupons for their Etsy shops, and as of Tuesday, shoppers can search for sales on Etsy with a new “on sale” filter. As we previously Read more

eBay Opens Door to African Sellers with Help of DHL

August 22, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay has expanded its partnership with Mall for Africa that allows Africans to purchase eBay items. Now Mall for Africa will sell goods from Africans in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa, and Burundi in a store on eBay.com. The store Read more