Ecommerce Industry News
A number of companies that were set up to help online merchants through the use of data-driven services have received funding lately, proving that ecommerce is not immune from the “big data” craze. One such […]
eBay has found a new way to offer handcrafted and American made goods on its site in what looks like a bid to compete with Etsy. eBay sent emails to shoppers this week introducing Martha […]
Etsy kicked off a global marketing campaign last week that is focused on reaching new visitors who are shopping for gifts. The centerpiece of the campaign are three videos that each showcase a handmade item […]
eBay sent a letter to users on Monday informing them of the end of a pilot program impacting the Best Offer feature in certain categories. “I think is AWESOME news,” wrote one seller who received […]
The United States Postal Service will begin delivering Amazon packages on Sundays beginning with two cities. The new service is kicking off in Los Angeles and New York metropolitan areas, and Amazon said the new […]
As sellers in North America are gearing up for some of the busiest online shopping days of the year, Chinese sellers are experiencing their peak day today, November 11th. Last year, Alibaba’s “11.11 Shopping Festival” […]
eBay is extending commercial rates it receives from the U.S. Postal Service to more sellers during the holidays, but for some, the practice is raising a number of questions while irking others. The eBay Labels program […]
eBay is running an auction listing promotion this week, but if you did not receive an email invitation, it doesn’t necessarily mean you are prohibited from participating, as one EcommerceBytes reader discovered this week. The […]
Greg Rosenberg is a Security Engineer at Trustwave. In today’s guest column, he explains new standards for PCI DSS compliance that will impact online merchants who accept credit card payments directly through a merchant credit […]
Amazon is inviting retailers to sell its Kindles and is enticing them with a 10 percent commission on the price of Kindle ebooks purchased from the devices they sell for the first two years after […]