Ecommerce Industry News
You may have heard about the recent pricing glitch at Delta Airlines that let shoppers scoop up ultra-cheap flights. Fares that normally cost thousands of dollars went for double digits. It’s every seller’s nightmare to inadvertently sell […]
eBay barrages users on a regular basis with messages about how its marketplace is safe for shoppers, and this fall, it changed the name of its Buyer Protection policy to eBay Money Back Guarantee. As some […]
Online marketplaces tend to keep a tight lid on specific metrics about sales and traffic, but thankfully data nerds can turn to comScore to get some perspective. In a post published earlier this month, the […]
eBay promised sellers it would protect them from negative feedback left by shoppers who did not receive their orders before Christmas due to delays caused by shipping carriers. However, while UPS made headlines for delivery […]
Bonanza founder and CEO Bill Harding shared his plans for the marketplace for the coming year, including budgeting $1 million in advertising for 2014. “We want to expose our sellers’ items in every nook and cranny […]
eBay is scaling back its loyalty program that rewards members for qualifying purchases. Effective January 1, 2014, program members must earn a minimum of $5 in eBay Bucks during a quarterly earn period in order […]
Amazon used its annual post-Christmas press release to talk a lot about its Prime free-shipping program, revealing it actually put the brakes on new member signups at peak periods to ensure current members were not […]
eBay is running a post-Christmas promotion to encourage sellers to list items in the fixed-price format. But only sellers who are invited through an email or message in My eBay may participate. Invited sellers can […]
Retailers and marketplaces extended shipping cutoff dates to entice last-minute shoppers in a game of chicken, which they ultimately lost. Shipping carriers were unable to keep up with demand from online retailers, including Amazon, this […]
eBay’s shipping calculator is in violation of another company’s patents, according to a lawsuit filed on December 20th. Paid Inc. is suing eBay for patent infringement, claiming it had demonstrated its online shipping calculator to […]