After a major snafu with its coupon marketing campaign, eBay has apologized and reissued coupons to users who had trouble redeeming them. eBay spokesperson Ryan Moore told EcommerceBytes on Wednesday, “Some customers may have experienced difficulty redeeming an eBay Coupon Read more
Amazon launched a TV set-box on Wednesday that lets users watch streaming video on their high-def TVs. The ecommerce company introduced the $99 Amazon Fire TV with advanced features that leapfrog similar devices such as Roku and Google’s Chromecast – Read more
Many people have become familiar with the package pickup trend in which retailers ship items to facilities where buyers can then pick up their orders at their convenience, rather than have packages delivered to their homes. Offering package pickup is Read more
Online marketplace Bonanza told users it would launch an exclusive new cryptocurrency, “Boncoin,” that was similar to Bitcoin and could be used to pay for purchases. Longtime users familiar with the founder’s sense of humor soon realized the announcement on Read more
Reinventing America may involve 3D printers, and Etsy sees itself at the forefront of the movement. Forbes invited Etsy CEO Chad Dickerson to speak at its Reinventing America Summit this week where it convened executives, entrepreneurs, academics and elected officials Read more
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
