An appeals court overturned a ruling that had let Amazon off the hook in a trademark-infringement case, and now it will be up to a jury to decide if Amazon confuses shoppers at the expense of a brand. A three-judge Read more
A new report shows Wall Street continues to buy what eBay is selling when it comes to the marketplaces business, even as the parent organzation splinters. A report from Citi Research approves of the new eBay Marketplace management strategy of Read more
Note: This story has been edited to clear up confusion between different NLRB cases. Whether you find postal counters at retail chain stores to be convenient or ill-conceived, it’s not a sure thing they will continue. The National Labor Relations Read more
Bonanza is once again on a roll with new enhancements to its site, and the latest is a revamped account page, called the My Bonanza page. The marketplace explained that since the needs of buyers and sellers are different, it Read more
Don’t want to wait until Black Friday in November to get shopping deals? You’re in luck – Amazon has made up a brand new shopping holiday to be held this month. Amazon declared July 15th “Prime Day,” and it’s vowing Read more
After we reported last week that eBay had resumed hiding product descriptions in sellers’ listings as part of testing it had initiated in February, eBay confirmed it had resumed testing – and explained the reasoning behind a move that to Read more
Pinterest, the social networking site that lets users post images found around the Internet on shareable bulletin boards on its website, entered into the ecommerce space last week when it finally began rolling out “Buyable Pins.” The new pins generated Read more
eBay is making interim traffic reports available to sellers to help them analyze visits to their eBay Stores after terminating the Omniture-powered reports on June 30. The new reports are available through Tenthwave, a marketing company eBay works with to increase user Read more
eBay fees have gotten more complicated, so be on your guard if you received eBay’s latest marketing correspondence or it could be costly. The online marketplace sent an email to sellers on July 3 with the subject line, “Your 15th Read more
eBay is running a summertime-themed promotion called “Hot Deals for Hot Days” and is tying in a real-life roadtrip as part of the marketing campaign. Shoppers can find the deals on eBay.com/deals, and New Yorkers can visit the eBay Airstream to Read more
