eBay Now is a same-day delivery service, but not for items offered on eBay.com by its millions of sellers – at least not yet. Instead, the eBay Now service is exclusively for local brick-and-mortar retailers in certain cities: San Francisco Read more
eBay will be driving traffic to collectibles this month thanks to a new campaign from the eBay Partner Network. The ePN program, as it’s called, will give a financial incentive to affiliates who drive more sales in April than in Read more
By most objective measures, 2013 was a good year for John Donahoe. But it was nothing compared to 2012. Last year, the eBay CEO raked in nearly $14 million in salary, stock and cash incentive payouts. But that was less Read more
eBay is expanding its Global Shipping Program yet again, this time to nine additional countries including some located in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. eBay is pushing sellers to use the Global Shipping Program (GSP) to make their items Read more
Amazon is raising fees for low-priced items by placing new minimum referral fees in many categories, and sellers affected by the change call it a significant increase – depending on the category, fees on a $5 item could rise anywhere Read more
Etsy is kicking off “experiments” in which it will test changes to the design and organization of its site navigation. The news comes on the heels of another announcement in which Etsy said it would begin testing personalization features on its home Read more
Amazon is introducing booklovers who embraced its Kindle ebook reader to the boob tube. It’s widely believed the company will announce a TV set box top akin to Roku but looking like Google’s Chromecast USB device, possibly at a press Read more
eBay Enterprise will open a new fulfillment center in Ontario, Canada in the second quarter of this year, bringing the total number of warehouses to eight. The company currently has five fulfillment centers in the U.S., one in Canada, and Read more
eBay’s battle to fend off Carl Icahn is benefitting other tech firms, from Twitter to Google. Aside from the fodder the proxy battleprovides tech reporters (CNBC has been on a roll with its coverage), there are now “dualing hashtags” on Twitter, Read more
Amazon.com customers who purchased certain Kindle ebooks between April 1, 2010, and May 21, 2012, received a credit for future purchases on Tuesday. That’s thanks to a settlement reached between plaintiffs and five publishers in a class action lawsuit. The Read more
