Shopping is a blood sport, and when Black Friday deals are promised in the middle of July, they better be good. Amazon perhaps did too good a job hyping its Amazon Prime Day, held Wednesday, July 15th, because it left Read more
eBay Marketplaces GMV fell 2 percent in the second quarter, year-over-year (or a growth of 6% taking away the impact of foreign currency exchange). Incoming CEO Devin Wenig told Wall Street analysts he was looking to social media and messaging Read more
The 11 Main marketplace launched by Alibaba last year had mass layoffs on Tuesday. The company isn’t talking, but employees say the San Mateo office is closing and the Chico, California office will remain open, but with a much smaller Read more
Walmart scoffed at Amazon’s new Prime Day holiday set for Wednesday, keying in on the cost of joining Amazon Prime, a requirement to get the promised Prime Day deals. “We’re standing up for our customers and everyone else who sees Read more
eBay is passing the buck when it comes to certain claims filed against sellers, with the company’s seller advocate advising there was little a seller could do when USPS tracking information is no longer available. The “tracking gap” problem is Read more
eBay announced on Monday it had obtained approval from the European Central Bank for the eBay-PayPal separation, explaining it was the final approval need to complete the split. The separation is on track to be completed on Friday, July 17 Read more
eBay is running a 3-day free-listing promotion for sellers in the UK. eBay sent invitations to private (casual) sellers with the subject line, “Accept the offer and get up to 100 free listings.” Those invited to participate can list up Read more
eBay is opening up its new Promoted Listings ad program to more sellers and is offering free phone consultations to help sellers set up their first campaigns. Who wouldn’t want greater exposure in search results, whether it’s a search engine Read more
eBay Enterprise is losing an important client, as its parent eBay Inc. is continuing to try to sell the unit as part of its big breakup. Toys R Us announced on Thursday it will bring its U.S. ecommerce operations in-house, Read more
eBay shoppers were unable to complete a purchase on the marketplace Thursday morning after a global-wide problem with eBay’s checkout. Buyers began experiencing problems shortly after 8 am Eastern yesterday morning, and checkout was restored at about 10 am. People Read more
