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/.

Rakuten Shop of the Year Awards to Be Announced at Expo West

January 17, 2014September 23, 2017 Ina Steiner

Rakuten Shopping (formerly Buy.com) has revealed the finalists for its 2013 Shop of the Year Awards. Each year, the Shop of the Year Awards recognize the Rakuten.com marketplace’s most successful and pioneering merchants in several categories as well as two Read more

Etsy to Retire Search Option and Seller Pricing Tool

January 17, 2014September 23, 2017 Ina Steiner

Etsy will retire two search options, the “list view” and the Market Research Tool. The company announced on Thursday that it would stop supporting the two options effective January 23rd. “By consolidating search to one view, we can provide a Read more

eBay Retires Off-Site Widgets Including eBay to Go

January 16, 2014September 23, 2017 Ina Steiner

These days, widgets are out of style – at eBay, at least. The online marketplace is retiring some tools that allowed people to display listings on their own websites or blogs. eBay announced the deprecation of four such tools on Read more

Square Founder Jack Dorsey Advises Retailers to Find Genuine Voice

January 16, 2014September 23, 2017 Ina Steiner

As cofounder of social networking site Twitter and of payments service Square, Jack Dorsey is at the intersection of social and commerce. After his presentation at the National Retail Federation (NRF)’s Big Show conference in New York on Wednesday, Dorsey Read more

eBay Loses Head of Enterprise Chris Saridakis

January 16, 2014September 23, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay lost the head of one of its most important subsidiaries, eBay Enterprise, which has been wooing large retailers and brands to its technology platform through a number of new initiatives. News of the departure came as the National Retail Read more

eBay UK Updates User Agreement – Managed Returns Mandatory for Some

January 15, 2014September 23, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay UK has made changes to its User Agreement and eBay Privacy Policy. These are effective immediately for new members, and take effect on February 17, 2014 for current members. eBay provided a summary of the main changes for UK Read more

Etsy Accepting Applications for Team Fellowships

January 15, 2014September 23, 2017 Ina Steiner

Etsy has a large community of buyers and sellers who network online, and it also has a large grassroots presence in local communities. That’s thanks in part to Etsy teams a community feature where users can connect with other members. Shoppers can Read more

Online Selling Trends 2014: Challenges and Opportunities

January 15, 2014September 23, 2017 Ina Steiner

Each January we ask a panel of industry experts about the challenges and opportunities they see for online sellers in the New Year. This year, we began by asking some online sellers for their perspective – links to the first Read more

Volusion Raises $35 Million as It Targets Larger Retailers

January 14, 2014September 23, 2017 Ina Steiner

Volusion, known for its ecommerce platform for entrepreneurs and small- and medium-sized merchants, announced the general availability of its newest platform, Mozu, which was unveiled in September. The company also said it completed a $35 million debt financing with Silicon Read more

Retailers Should Think Twice Before Advertising Comparison Pricing

January 14, 2014September 23, 2017 Ina Steiner

Overstock.com said it would appeal the tentative ruling of a California trial court which prohibits the company from comparison price advertising unless done in conformity with court-mandated practices, which Overstock.com says diverge widely from industry standards. The problem for Overstock.com Read more