eBay sent out an email this week advertising a sale on eBay Motors – but it linked to a single seller. The marketing email told recipients, “tune up with storewide savings up to 65% off auto parts – free shipping, Read more
Two ecommerce powerhouses are making some noteworthy moves – one is contracting in Asia while the other takes a stake in a US daily deals site. Rakuten Retrenches Ecommerce giant Rakuten which got its start in Japan has announced plans Read more
Amazon sees opportunity in agricultural goods, and last week, it attended the 2016 World Ag Expo, to talk to farmers face to face, according to the Visalia Times-Delta newspaper. Amazon’s lawn and garden category manager John Reiser attended the event Read more
Etsy is on a mission to grow its business. The marketplace’s CEO Chad Dickerson gave a presentation to Wall Street analysts last week to fill them in; based on his talk, here are 5 things you may not know about Read more
When Adidas instituted a global policy banning dealers from listing products on eBay and Amazon.com effective January 2013, the revelation made headlines. The company told EcommerceBytes at the time that the guidelines would ensure that Adidas and Reebok would be Read more
Sellers now give Etsy more money than they did 4 years ago but without the marketplace raising transaction fees. That’s because Etsy has created a new revenue stream through a line item called Seller Services that didn’t exist 4 years Read more
eBay won this year’s Sellers Choice Awards for Online Marketplaces followed closely by Etsy and Amazon. It was the first time eBay won the annual awards in its 7-year history. Over 12,000 sellers took part in this year’s voting, rating Read more
eBay periodically surveys users’ about their satisfaction with the selling process. The latest one forwarded to EcommerceBytes last week by a reader asked about the seller’s recent selling experience. eBay invited him to take the 4-minute survey in order to Read more
Amazon says Fashion is one of its fastest growing categories and that large numbers of brands have partnered to sell their items on Amazon’s websites. But a new report out says Amazon may be designing its own apparel brand. This Read more
Etsy is looking for volunteers to help it test its mobile app for Android devices. By joining the Android Etsy Application Beta Program, users get access to the latest version of the Etsy mobile app. Note that the app is Read more
