eBay added a new component to the emails it sends to users, urging recipients not only to save by buying on the site, but to sell as well. The subject line in an email sent Tuesday read, “Here to help Read more
eBay has partnered with a site called MallforAfrica.com to help Africans purchase goods from US sellers, starting with shoppers in Nigeria and Kenya. While sellers welcome all new buyers, there are some sellers who don’t wish to sell internationally even Read more
eBay held a ribbon-cutting ceremony as it officially opened a new building at its headquarters in San Jose, California. While it’s a welcome center with conference space and a cafe for employees, eBay heralded the new 20,000 sq. foot space Read more
Amazon vowed to hold another Prime Day after calling last year’s July 15th shopping event a success. Amazon sold more units on Prime Day than Black Friday 2014, and worldwide order growth increased 266% over the same day in 2014 Read more
Amazon will host its second “Prime Day” shopping event in mid-July, and if last year is any indication, sellers should be prepared for a shopping frenzy. It’s too late to submit deals to Amazon for consideration – sellers had until Read more
eBay urged sellers to continue selling in Canada as a postal disruption looms, telling them on Friday that there was no need to put their Stores on vacation hold or to end their listings. But eBay sellers reacting in the Read more
The eBay Shine Awards features three finalists up for recognition in the Global Business category. These sellers engage in international ecommerce, a challenging endeavor at best, and have excelled. Sellers Schad VanLeeuwen, Neha Gajwani, and Jalmar Araujo are the trio contending for honors. EcommerceBytes reached out Read more
eBay announced it is now using 16 different social channels to distribute content, and it’s also running ads in a brand new format called the “branded podcast” – podcasts featuring stories that sound like journalism but are produced at the Read more
Etsy is making two changes to search. In one change, visitors can no longer click on a link to a seller’s Shop when viewing search results – instead, clicking on a Shop name in a listing in search results will Read more
Last year’s inaugural Amazon Prime Day broke global records, with unit sales exceeding 2014’s Black Friday holiday-shopping day. Amazon confirmed it will hold the event again, and although our contact wouldn’t confirm the date, Amazon has told sellers it will Read more
