eBay is plugging products and services from companies such as Sprint and LegalZoom. eBay is positioning the marketing as a “subscriber discount program” for eBay Stores – it’s not clear what the partners are paying eBay for the exposure. The Read more
Alibaba’s 11 Main marketplace has launched a new Shopper Referral program and is running Google Product Listing Ads (PLAs) to promote sellers listings. It is also extending its free-shipping promotion for merchants. The new Shopper Referral program encourages merchants to Read more
Last year eBay denied it was imposing secret limits on seller accounts, but an employee inadvertently confirmed what many believed was standard practice in a post on the eBay discussion boards on Thursday. A seller told EcommerceBytes he was “hopping Read more
Staples rolled out a new platform called Staples Exchange that allows suppliers to offer products directly to Staples customers. It’s a way for Staples to increase product selection, and a new way for suppliers to reach consumers, as everyone worries Read more
Online marketplace Bonanza rolled out a large number of initiatives in the second half of the year, and founder Bill Harding said they had made a big impact on Black Friday sales for its merchants. The average Bonanza merchant saw Read more
eBay is inviting some sellers to “Make holiday dreams come true” with a new listing promotion. “List up to 10K items FREE – cash in on holiday shopping,” it proclaimed in the invitation email. The promotion lets invited sellers list Read more
eBay is keeping its Top Rated Seller program, but its consumer-facing brand will be changed to a new, yet-to-be-announced brand, codenamed Program M. Sellers sent EcommerceBytes screenshots of a survey eBay is conducting asking them questions to find out what Read more
Buying “pre-owned” designer goods online sight-unseen can be risky. One P2P marketplace has figured out a new way to put buyers’ minds at ease – Poshmark has launched a free authentication service that works on all orders over $500. When Read more
Amazon competitors may need the company’s latest product upon learning about it – Amazon is selling its own branded diapers and baby wipes, it announced Thursday. And it’s not stopping there. It isn’t Amazon’s first foray into private label brands – Amazon Read more
Amazon made a big show of the robots powering its warehouses on Monday, with major media coverage. But on Wednesday, it became clear to sellers who use Amazon’s fulfillment service that investing in technology ain’t free: Amazon is raising the Read more
