eBay officially announced on Thursday a new shipping option called eBay International Standard Delivery, writing that it would be available to all sellers this month. The program is unlike the eBay Global Shipping Program where buyers are required to pay Read more
Amazon said it launched 225 new tools and services to help third-party sellers last year, and said small- and medium-sized businesses had a record-breaking year on Amazon. “more than 15,000 businesses surpassing $1 million in sales in 2019 – double-digit Read more
eBay is running a promotion, but in order to get the $5 coupon, you must send a text to eBay, in which case you’ll receive marketing texts until or unless you send a follow-up text to opt out of receiving Read more
eBay is expanding a new international shipping service that was originally called “eBay Send” during its pilot period. In November, we reported that eBay was allowing only certain sellers to use the service but planned to launch it in January Read more
eBay accepted 50 sellers to its Retail Revival program in Austin, Texas and held workshops for them this month on “how to thrive in the digital marketplace,” with sessions on “best practices in excelling on the eBay platform.” eBay launched Read more
Amazon opened a new 48,000 square foot office for Alexa tech teams located in Santa Barbara, California, and plans to create 150 additional tech jobs in the city, the company announced on Tuesday. Amazon currently has dozens of open roles Read more
eBay issued a statement in response to a letter from activist investor Starboard Value LP to its Chairman Thomas Tierney and interim CEO Scott Schenkel – see this morning’s Newsflash article (“Starboard to eBay: Sell Classifieds, Cut Marketplace Costs“). In Read more
Activist investor Starboard Value LP stepped up pressure on eBay to move faster to separate its eBay Classifieds Group and to cut eBay Marketplaces costs. It also voiced its support for Managed Payments and eBay’s initiative to increase revenue from Read more
eBay named a new General Manager of Canada as it moved Andrea Stairs to a new role leading marketing for eBay North America. Stairs has been at eBay since 2005. She became President & Managing Director of eBay Canada in Read more
Amazon felt no impact from the shorter holiday shopping season in the fourth quarter, according to Chief Financial Officer Brian Olsavsky, who was speaking to Wall Street analysts on Thursday in a post-earnings conference call. Many retailers and online merchants Read more
