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 and eBay Were Winners on Cyber Monday

December 6, 2016July 18, 2017 Ina Steiner

ComScore reported holiday season U.S. retail ecommerce spending from desktop computers for the first 28 days of the November-December 2016 holiday season. For the holiday season-to-date, $29.7 billion has been spent online, marking a 12-percent increase versus the corresponding days Read more

USPS Offers Advice as Busiest Shipping Days Near

December 5, 2016July 18, 2017 Ina Steiner

The USPS published its 2016 Holiday Guide to Deliver Cheer guide with advice for shippers and information about its busiest shipping days: Americans take time during the holidays to share gratitude with loved ones and friends around the world. So Read more

Illinois AG and BBB Urge Caution over International Holiday Shipping

December 5, 2016July 18, 2017 Ina Steiner

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois today urged Illinois residents who send holiday gifts internationally to follow important tips to avoid being scammed and paying expensive fees when packages are “lost,” Read more

PayPal Integrates with Squarespace Store Builder

December 2, 2016July 18, 2017 Ina Steiner

Squarespace’s Margaret Wang published the following post on the Squarespace blog on Thursday (you can also find the news on PayPal’s corporate blog): Today, we’re excited to announce the beta launch of another payment method in checkout for Squarespace Online Stores: Read more

Small Sellers See Big Boost on Cyber Monday

December 2, 2016July 18, 2017 Ina Steiner

Shopify sent us the following data from the Thanksgiving long holiday weekend showing the impact of holiday shopping on small sellers: Many people associate Black Friday/Cyber Monday (BF/CM) with big-box retailers, but SMBs (small and medium sized businesses) are heavily Read more

Holiday Toy Crazes over the Years

December 1, 2016July 18, 2017 Ina Steiner

Every holiday season, there’s always one toy that is a must-have. Ebates, the cash back shopping site, broke down the most popular and hardest toys to get over the past few decades. Most popular for 2016 is the new NES Read more

Ace Hardware Stores Welcome Local Makers

December 1, 2016July 18, 2017 Ina Steiner

Ace Hardware Corporation and The Grommet are pleased to announce a joint collaboration to bring the innovations of local Makers into Ace Hardware retail stores. Ace will debut its collaboration with The Grommet, the leading product launch platform for innovative Read more

PayPal Launches App for Small Businesses

November 30, 2016July 18, 2017 Ina Steiner

PayPal Vice President of Global Merchant Product and Technology Arnold Goldberg published a post on the PayPal blog on Tuesday describing the company’s new mobile app for small businesses: Millions of businesses and entrepreneurs are gearing up for one of Read more

Amazon Sells Lots of Its Own Devices over Holiday Weekend

November 30, 2016July 18, 2017 Ina Steiner

Amazon announced its best-ever holiday shopping weekend for devices – including a record-breaking Cyber Monday with Amazon device sales up more than 2x over last year and millions of devices sold. Echo Dot, Amazon Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Read more

eBay Reveals Cyber Monday Hot Items and Peak Times

November 30, 2016July 18, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay posted the following release to its corporate blog on Tuesday: The biggest holiday shopping days of the year have arrived, and data from eBay is revealing all of this season’s hottest trends. For example, we’re providing several unique ways Read more