eBay collaborated with Google to enable voice-activated shopping on the Google Assistant, which is Google’s version of Apple Siri and Amazon Alexa, and now offers the ability to switch from the Google voice platform to a smartphone. eBay said it Read more
eBay Chief Financial Officer Scott Schenkel was in Washington, DC, recently where he met with legislators and White House staff to advocate for sound tax policy for small businesses and entrepreneurs, according to the company, which noted that tax reform Read more
eBay partnered with micro-lender Kiva and launched a dedicated landing page called Kiva Marketplace on eBay. eBay will provide Kiva borrowers with seller assistance from eBay specialists and is waiving the first three months of seller fees for Kiva borrowers. Read more
eBay warned sellers in the UK about changes it’s rolling out due to Google browser security requirements. Sellers who have dealt with the changes in the US have found it to be a painful experience, so UK sellers should make Read more
eBay is highlighting inventory and deals from some of its small business sellers in a curated shopping experience to celebrate Small Business Saturday, which takes place on November 25th this year (it always falls on the Saturday after Thanksgiving). If Read more
Online marketplace Bonanza updated its TurboTraffic tool, a program that helps sellers drive traffic to their listings and works in conjunction with its advertising program. Users of the paid program can now direct their TurboTraffic spend toward individual items. “You’ll Read more
Users can log in to eBay using the Face ID technology offered on the Apple iPhone X. eBay’s head of Identity Product and Engineering Dave Comer wrote about the technology and security issues and said it makes shopping on eBay Read more
Sellers who use Amazon’s print-on-demand service Merch by Amazon will receive significantly less when their designs sell beginning in January. Merch by Amazon is reducing the royalties it provides sellers effective January 15, 2018. Merch, as users call it (or Read more
eBay offered advice to sellers on how to attract holiday shoppers particularly around Black Friday: offer deals. The tips focused around low pricing and included the following tactics: bundle items together; offer one-day-only specials; don’t limit deals to Black Friday; Read more
Bonanza launched a new tool to help sellers market their Webstores, which are optional hosted storefronts. Webstore Broadcaster allows sellers to easily advertise on Google Shopping from their store. Bonanza spokesperson Gwen Schlefer told EcommerceBytes, “Bonanza Webstores give our sellers Read more
