Ecommerce Industry News
Amazon is tempting merchants to sign up for its Amazon Pay payments solution by dangling an Amazon Echo device before their eyes. An email described the new promotion as follows: “For a limited-time, new Amazon […]
eBay announced in October it would begin collecting sales tax in 4 states in 2019 due to new laws that extend the tax collection obligation to marketplaces (known as Marketplace Facilitator laws). Note that online […]
Proxibid acquired cloud-based auction-management software firm Wavebid. Proxibid has been working with Wavebid since the latter’s founding in 2011 and will strengthen their partnership by bringing the Wavebid team and product suite into the Proxibid […]
In a New Year’s Day podcast, two top eBay executives opened up about some of the problems sellers faced on its marketplace in 2018, including technology glitches, fraudulent returns, and an untenable pricing policy that […]
Many Amazon shoppers don’t even notice advertisements when shopping the marketplace, according to a study by Teikametrics. The company believes it’s due to the fact that Amazon is a store first, compared to other sites […]
eBay revamped its Gifts that Give Back program (GTGB) that helps charities raise funds by utilizing “symbolic” gift listings. eBay described in a blog post on Friday how one of its employees was able to […]
eBay is running a sitewide flash sale today, December 28, where shoppers can save 15% off. It’s also running a post-Christmas sale on eBay Deals (a subset of the marketplace). Shoppers can use the coupon […]
Amazon and Walmart face new challenges in India beginning next year. Rules around online selling are very different in India compared to other parts of the world, and the Indian government announced on Wednesday new […]
An eBay patent describes a method to reduce counterfeits for sale on its website, and if implemented, it could impact search visibility. When a seller attempts to list a particular brand, the system would match […]
eBay published a list on Wednesday of the most expensive purchases made on its marketplace for 2018, reporting that some of the highest-ticket items sold for between $145,000 and $3+ million. But the announcement may […]