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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/.

USPS Sees 18 Percent Growth in Holiday Deliveries

January 7, 2015August 25, 2017 Ina Steiner

The U.S. Postal Service delivered 524 million packages in December, 18% higher than last year and exceeding its holiday delivery projections. It also broke a record for the most packages delivered in a single day in its history when on Read more

News, ShippingUSPS financials

eBay Adds ‘Social’ Executive to Its Board of Directors

January 7, 2015August 25, 2017 Ina Steiner

Despite the fact eBay will be splitting itself in two in a matter of months, it named a new director to its board. Bonnie Hammer, Chairman of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, joined eBay Inc.’s Board of Directors on Tuesday as an Read more

Marketplaces, NewsBonnie Hammer, eBay board of directors

Shipping Carriers Predict Millions of Returns

January 6, 2015August 25, 2017 Ina Steiner

When we checked in with shipping carriers to learn how the holiday season was overall (see, Checking in with UPS and FedEx on Holiday Deliveries, they reminded us the busy season wasn’t over for them. As UPS explained, there’s two reasons Read more

News, Trends and Shopping DataReturns

eBay Remains Staunchly Opposed to Online Sales Tax Bill

January 6, 2015August 25, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay and Amazon used to have one thing in common – they both opposed legislation requiring online sellers be forced to collect state sales tax even if they had no physical presence in those states. Amazon switched positions as it Read more

Marketplaces, News, Tax and Legal Issuesonline sales tax

US Postal Service to Expand Same-Day Delivery Test

January 6, 2015August 25, 2017 Ina Steiner

To appease shoppers in a hurry for their online purchases, eBay and Amazon have been working to develop faster delivery methods, and they’re not alone. On Monday, the United States Postal Service gave notice it is expanding the market test Read more

News, ShippingSame day delivery, USPS same day delivery

Amazon Calls Attention to Mobile Seller App

January 6, 2015August 25, 2017 Ina Steiner

Each January Amazon issues a press release about the performance of its third-party merchant program. This year, it specifically called attention to its mobile app for sellers, launched in March 2014. Peter Faricy, VP for Amazon Marketplace, said, “The growth Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon mobile app

Amazon Merchant Growth Gets Boost from Chinese Sellers

January 6, 2015August 25, 2017 Ina Steiner

Sellers sold over 2 billion items worldwide on Amazon in 2014, a record amount. To help put that in perspective, Amazon revealed a year ago that its third-party sellers sold “more than a billion” units worldwide in 2013, cumulatively worth Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon China, Amazon financials

Price Comparison Tool Faces Resistance

January 5, 2015August 25, 2017 Ina Steiner

A publisher allegedly threatened legal action against a tool that helps students compare prices of textbooks across online sites. The Wall Street Journal wrote about the issue, saying it had reviewed an email written to Texts.com by publisher Follett’s demanding Texts.com stop Read more

News, Trends and Shopping DataPrice comparison tool, Texts.com

eBay Deals Generates $1 Billion in Sales in 2014

January 5, 2015August 25, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay bragged about the success of its eBay Deals program over the holidays. “While everyone is celebrating the $1 billion in desktop sales made on Thanksgiving and Black Friday, most people probably don’t know that eBay Deals accounted for $74 Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay financials

eBay Glitches Disrupt Buying Activity on Saturday Night

January 5, 2015August 25, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay technical issues on Saturday evening prevented shoppers from making purchases on the site, and, for a period of time, the eBay feedback system was down. On Saturday evening (January 3, 2015) at 11:17 pm Pacific Time, eBay posted the Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay glitch

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