Ecommerce Industry News
eBay executive Scott Kelliher gave a talk at Retail Innovation Week 2021 (virtually, of course) to offer advice to companies on how to advertise on the eBay platform. The head of US Brand Advertising & […]
Amazon launched new product types and attributes this month. Sellers can update their listings in bulk, but Amazon noted the changes would not affect sellers’ existing selection. The announcement follows: Notification on new product types […]
eBay warned US sellers that shipments to Canada are experiencing extended delays due to unprecedented volume for Canada Post and for carriers shipping to Canada. “The increased number of shipments combined with the recent restrictions […]
eBay’s head of Human Resources is departing the company. eBay’s awkwardly worded filing with the SEC said that on January 19th, Kristin Yetto “agreed to step down from her role.” The next day, eBay publicly […]
Etsy’s board of directors is giving its CEO Josh Silverman a $9 million equity award to retain and motivate him over the next four years. According to Etsy’s filing with the SEC, the board of […]
After selling its Stubhub ticket marketplace and online classifieds business, eBay appears to be ready to jettison yet another division: eBay Korea. There had been reports since the spring that eBay was looking for a […]
Etsy is updating its seller policies, which will go into effect on February 23, 2021. We posted information about the new payment holds (which Etsy calls “reserves”) on the AuctionBytes Blog, “Etsy to Hold More […]
Listing items for sale on eBay can feel different depending on whether you’re using a mobile device or a desktop computer. eBay set out to change that, and today it announced the new “Unified Listing […]
As the European Union works on regulations that will impact online platforms and digital services, the head of eBay met with EU Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton. eBay CEO Jamie Iannone met the Commissioner […]
eBay will expand its Managed Payments mandate to sellers in China in April, the company announced on Monday. For context, eBay said it managed payments for over 20% of “on-platform” volume during the third quarter, […]