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/.

Amazon Launches Subscription Toy Plan

January 25, 2017July 15, 2017 Ina Steiner

Amazon sent us the following announcement about a subscription ecommerce program it launched on Tuesday called the STEM Club. STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and math. Amazon.com launched STEM Club, an all-new monthly subscription program that delivers hand-picked, top-quality Read more

How 8 Million Homes Use the Amazon Echo

January 24, 2017July 15, 2017 Ina Steiner

Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, LLC (CIRP) released analysis of Amazon Echo from Amazon, Inc. This analysis indicates that 8.2 million US Amazon customers have an Amazon Echo devices, purchased since its late-2014 introduction. Awareness of Amazon Echo among US Amazon Read more

Amazon to Build First Fulfillment Center in Colorado

January 24, 2017July 15, 2017 Ina Steiner

Amazon.com, Inc. announced plans to open its first fulfillment center in Colorado. The one-million square foot facility in Aurora is expected to create more than 1,000 new full-time jobs, which is in addition to the hundreds of associates currently employed Read more

eBay and Alibaba at the Intersection of Law and Technology

January 23, 2017July 15, 2017 Ina Steiner

For Columbia Law School students who want to be at the intersection of law and technology, let the bidding begin: A new paid summer internship at eBay will provide rising second-year students the opportunity to work on legal issues facing Read more

Amazon UK Ranks Number One in Satisfaction

January 23, 2017July 15, 2017 Ina Steiner

A new nationwide poll of 10,000 consumers has ranked Amazon.co.uk number one in customer satisfaction amongst all UK companies. It is the second year running Amazon has received the accolade. To thank its customers, Amazon.co.uk offered 10 pounds off selected Read more

Small Businesses Happy, Seek Tax Reform in New Year

January 23, 2017July 15, 2017 Ina Steiner

On the heels of an unprecedented year, the Staples National Small Business Survey has revealed optimism among small business owners as they kick off 2017. The survey, commissioned by Staples and conducted by Wakefield Research, discovered that 85% of American Read more

USPS Exceeded Holiday-Shopping Delivery Projection

January 23, 2017July 15, 2017 Ina Steiner

The holidays are over, but the numbers that show how much work the Postal Service accomplished are still emerging. USPS surpassed its projections of delivering 750 million packages during peak season, according to new data. And on Dec. 19, one Read more

Pitney Bowes Reminds Shippers of Sunday Postal Rate Hike

January 20, 2017July 15, 2017 Ina Steiner

Pitney Bowes Inc., a global technology company that provides innovative products and solutions to power commerce, noted that the recent rate increases by UPS and FedEx and the upcoming January 22 rate increase by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) will Read more

Western Union Settles with Feds over Fraud

January 20, 2017July 15, 2017 Ina Steiner

The Western Union Company (Western Union), a global money services business headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, has agreed to forfeit $586 million and enter into agreements with the Federal Trade Commission, the Justice Department, and the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices of the Read more

Weebly and Square Offer Store Solution for Australian Sellers

January 19, 2017July 15, 2017 Ina Steiner

Weebly, the global ecommerce service now empowering more than 40 million entrepreneurs worldwide, announced a new integration with Square to bring localized, secure payments to Australian small business owners both online and offline. Entrepreneurs across Australia now have the ability Read more