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 Ends Its Membership Shipping Program

February 1, 2017July 12, 2017 Ina Steiner

Walmart announced free two-day shipping to home and stores on more than two million items, without a membership fee. The new offer is available starting at 8 am EST on Tuesday. With this announcement, Walmart has also lowered the minimum Read more

Sellers Need Amazon Pro Plan for Third-Party Tools

January 31, 2017July 15, 2017 Ina Steiner

If you use a third-party tool that integrates with your Amazon seller account through Marketing Web Services (MWS), you need to make sure you are on the Amazon Professional Seller plan by February 10, 2017, according to ShipRush Product Manager Read more

Reaching Shoppers through Gmail Ads

January 31, 2017July 15, 2017 Ina Steiner

If you use Google’s email service Gmail, you may have noticed interactive ads at the top of your inbox on mobile devices. Google has published a guide to show merchants how to advertise through Gmail ads. Here’s the announcement from Read more

Google Shopping Promotes Ecommerce Integrations

January 30, 2017July 15, 2017 Ina Steiner

The Google Shopping team recently published a blog post for online merchants and plugged some of the ecommerce platforms with which it has integrated: Retailers like you are always looking for the best ways to promote your products and reach Read more

Finally a Fix for eBay UK Postage Tracking

January 30, 2017July 15, 2017 Ina Steiner

The eBay Selling Team published the following post on the eBay UK Announcement Board on Friday: Last year we discovered that the tracking information we received from Royal Mail was incomplete. To protect sellers, we’ve been removing any late deliveries Read more

China’s Alipay Parent to Merge with MoneyGram

January 27, 2017July 15, 2017 Ina Steiner

MoneyGram, a global provider of innovative money transfer services, and Ant Financial Services Group, one of the world’s leading digital financial services providers and parent company of Alipay, a global mobile payment platform, announced that they have entered into a Read more

PayPal Grows Revenue by 19 Percent in Q4

January 27, 2017July 15, 2017 Ina Steiner

Global technology platform and digital payments leader PayPal Holdings, Inc. announced fourth quarter and full year results for the period ended December 31, 2016. Throughout 2016, PayPal deepened engagement on its platform, advanced its commitment to customer choice, gained share, Read more

Bonanza Surveys Sellers, Here’s What They Said

January 26, 2017July 15, 2017 Ina Steiner

Bonanza moderator Grace published the following post on the Bonanza blog on Wednesday: The results are in! First and foremost, we’d like to extend a massive THANK YOU to everyone who participated in the 2016 Annual Seller Survey. It’s important Read more

eBay Boosts GMV 5 Percent in Q4, Revenue Up 6 Percent

January 26, 2017July 15, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay Inc., a global commerce leader, delivered gross merchandise volume (GMV) for the quarter ended December 31, 2016 of $22.3 billion, increasing 5% on a foreign exchange (FX) neutral basis and 2% on an as-reported basis. Revenue for the quarter Read more

How to Market to Generation Z Shoppers

January 25, 2017July 15, 2017 Ina Steiner

With Generation Z expected to comprise 40% of the North American Population by 2020, retailers must address the needs of this generation and understand its purchasing power in households. According to a survey conducted by HRC Retail Advisory, recognizing the Read more