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 Prime Provides Food for Thought

September 17, 2015August 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

Amazon is pumping up Prime with new benefits beyond products and groceries. Now it’s adding delivery of meals from your favorite restaurants, as well as news provided by Jeff Bezos’s favorite newspaper. Amazon continues to try and sweeten the deal Read more

USPS to Help Alibaba Get Goods to American Consumers

September 17, 2015August 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

The US Postal Service will help get Alibaba merchandise into the hands of US consumers more quickly. The agency signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Alibaba’s logistics firm Cainiao to work together to develop new international shipping solutions and enhance Read more

Questions as Amazon Cracks Down on Sellers

September 17, 2015August 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

With third-party merchants now accounting for 45% of the units sold on Amazon, the marketplace has the unenviable job of ensuring they provide good service to customers. Over the summer, Amazon has been cracking down hard on sellers, resulting in Read more

eBay to Roll Out Seller Ad Program Before Holidays

September 17, 2015August 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay plans to open up its Promoted Listings advertising program more broadly ahead of the holiday season, according to Mark May of Citi. The revelation came in a report from the Wall Street analyst that described seven key takeaways after Read more

eBay Runs Another Promo Limited to UK Private Sellers

September 16, 2015August 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay UK is holding a repeat of an invitation-only promotion it’s been running for private sellers. Those who receive the invitation can list up to 100 auction or fixed-price listings and pay no insertion fees. Sellers must opt in to Read more

PayPal Goes Shopping at Macy’s

September 16, 2015August 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

PayPal scored a big win by getting Macy’s to accept its online payment service – and the retailer will accept PayPal not only online and on mobile, but in-store as well. It’s particularly notable since Macy’s hadn’t previously accepted PayPal Read more

eBay Looks to Boost Traffic by Enticing New Affiliates

September 16, 2015August 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay is turning to affiliates to help boost traffic in a promotion designed to attract new members. The eBay Partner Network (ePN) will give new affiliates who sign up double commissions for their first three months in the program. When Read more

Etsy CEO: We’re Not a Craft Marketplace

September 15, 2015August 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

“It’s really important to understand Etsy is not a craft marketplace,” Etsy CEO Chad Dickerson told investors and Wall Street analysts at the Citi Global Technology Conference on Thursday. Etsy operates in over 50 retail categories, he explained. “Sellers on Read more

Etsy to Launch Manufacturing Marketplace in the Fall

September 15, 2015August 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

Etsy will launch a new Manufacturing marketplace in the fall, it announced on Monday. Etsy sellers will be able to search for manufacturing partners and contact them through its messaging system (Etsy Convos). But isn’t Etsy a marketplace for handmade and vintage Read more