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/.

Craft-Supply Sellers Get Early Access to Etsy Studio

March 27, 2017July 9, 2017 Ina Steiner

Joe Stanek published the following post on the Etsy Announcement Board on Thursday: We’re excited to announce that craft supply sellers who have at least one craft supply item listed or sold since January will be getting early access to Read more

Pitney Bowes Launches Global Marketplace Solution

March 24, 2017July 9, 2017 Ina Steiner

Pitney Bowes Inc., the global technology leader that provides innovative solutions and services powering anywhere-to-everywhere commerce, at ShopTalk 2017 today, launched Complete Marketplace, the capable and scalable way for retailers to access leading marketplaces around the world. For retailers, the Read more

Internet Retailer Conference Adds Marketplaces Track

March 24, 2017July 9, 2017 Ina Steiner

The following is an excerpt from Internet Retailer’s announcement about its new Marketplaces track at its annual IRCE conference coming up in June: The 13th annual Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition (IRCE), the world’s largest and most well-known ecommerce event, Read more

Shopify Merchants Can Now Offer Financing to Buyers

March 23, 2017July 9, 2017 Ina Steiner

Tens of thousands of online merchants in the US, UK and seven other European countries now can offer instant financing options to their customers courtesy of an integration between Klarna, one of the world’s most innovative payment providers, and Shopify, Read more

Etsy Offers Grants through Maker Cities Program

March 23, 2017July 9, 2017 Ina Steiner

Etsy’s Creative Entrepreneurship Program Manager Graham Ashcraft published the following post on the Etsy Seller Handbook: Last year, Etsy launched Maker Cities, a new pilot program designed to support cities in developing local creative economies. Our goal was to create Read more

New Shipping Options for Jet.com Sellers

March 22, 2017July 9, 2017 Ina Steiner

ShipStation, ecommerce’s most robust and fully featured web-based shipping solution, has completed an integration with GeekSeller, a multi-channel listing and inventory management solution that allows online retailers to manage their Jet.com seller accounts. GeekSeller’s app provides Jet.com sellers with an Read more

PayPal Helps Taxpayers with New Integrations

March 22, 2017July 9, 2017 Ina Steiner

PayPal Head of Government Solutions Clam Lorenz published the following post on the PayPal corporate blog: According to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Americans spend an average of thirteen hours per filing preparing their tax returns, and businesses lose more Read more

Mirakl Announces New Marketplace Platform for Services

March 21, 2017July 9, 2017 Ina Steiner

Mirakl, the leading global marketplace solutions provider, announced the revolutionary Mirakl Marketplace Platform for Services at Shoptalk 2017. Mirakl’s platform dramatically enhances marketplaces by uniquely offering both products and services to customers in a single transaction. The solution enables multi-channel Read more

BigCommerce Adds Amazon Pay as Payment Option for Storeowners

March 21, 2017July 9, 2017 Ina Steiner

During the ShopTalk conference in Las Vegas, BigCommerce announced the general availability of Amazon Pay, providing 50,000+ businesses the ability to offer a secure, simple and streamlined checkout experience to Amazon customers worldwide. Additionally, the company announced it has joined Read more

eBay Vision Includes Fast Shipping, Personalized Homepage

March 21, 2017July 9, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay CEO Devin Wenig published the following post on the eBay corporate blog on Monday: As we continue to evolve eBay’s platform, we’re also activating a sharper, more clearly differentiated brand, and more. A brand new, reimagined and highly personalized Read more