It’s hard to believe that just one year-and-10-days ago, it was business as usual at Etsy under a CEO who had happily reigned for 6 years. But on May 2, 2017, the company’s Board of Directors abruptly turned things upside Read more
Amazon will launch a beauty shop next month in which brands will sell directly to consumers, according to an online publication called Beauty Independent. Amazon’s Justin Boettcher announced Amazon’s Indie Beauty Shop during beauty-industry event BeautyX Retail Summit. Boettcher, who Read more
eBay’s Moscow news team described a recent gathering of sellers held in Budapest, Hungary, at its Eastern European Seller Summit. eBay Vice President of Cross Border Trade John Lin spoke to the 161 attendees who came from over 20 European Read more
eBay partnered with Australian shopping rewards program flybuys to offer point collection at 40,000 online stores. It’s kicking off the program by offering Australian shoppers 10 times flybuys points on their first eBay transaction. eBay is girding for a showdown Read more
eBay CEO Devin Wenig tweeted the news that he plans to relaunch eBay India: “We will be back in the India market soon with http://eBay.in . We will start by bringing import inventory into india and opening up the worlds Read more
Amazon announced it is opening what it calls Amazon Experience Centers inside Lennar model homes to showcase its “smart home” technology, known as IoT (the Internet of Things). “Customers can experience first-hand the convenience of the Alexa smart home experience Read more
Etsy grew Gross Merchandise Sales (GMS) by nearly 18% in the first 3 months of 2018. Specifically, Etsy GMS grew 19.8% year-over-year, or 17.6% on a currency-neutral basis. Etsy saw a 9.4% year-over-year growth in active sellers and 16.9% year-over-year Read more
eBay urged sellers to sign a petition opposing internet sales tax to “protect your small business.” eBay will present the petition to President Trump, members of Congress, and state governors. eBay Senior Vice President of eBay Americas Marketplace Scott Cutler Read more
Things are getting more competitive for eBay in Australia, and it launched a new marketing campaign this month with ads featuring Australian sports figure Shane Warne (former cricketer), who shared the news on social media sites. The eBay ads debut Read more
Amazon is going after the business customer and has decided to broaden selection for Amazon Business customers by bringing third-party sellers along – but with a major change that could mean deferred payment for some orders. Amazon Business extends credit Read more
