Amazon touted its Prime membership program in a release today, bragging that it delivered two billion products with one-day delivery or faster in the last year. Amazon published an infographic to go along with its announcement, stating, “Amazon’s annual Best Read more
Cyber Monday sales were up nearly 20% over last year. Here’s what people were buying and where, what drove them to their shopping destinations, and what attributes were most important to Cyber Monday shoppers. Last Sunday we reported holiday shopping Read more
Designer Jan Davidson sued Etsy, an Etsy seller, and print-on-demand service Printful Inc. for copyright infringement stemming from the alleged manufacture and sale of tshirts and mugs with a “Beer Eye Chart” design. The lawsuit accuses the defendants of causing Read more
Amazon, eBay, and USPS have received media attention for security issues this month during prime holiday-shopping season. With the reports we’re seeing about online and mobile shopping, it doesn’t appear that people are spooked in general, though it’s difficult to Read more
Online payment services have gotten into small-business lending through working capital loans, but did you know ecommerce payments giant PayPal also offers a more traditional flavor of lending? A reader forwarded us a marketing email PayPal has been sending online Read more
Amazon will kick off a special “12 Days of Deals” shopping event on Sunday. Hundreds of new deals will be available each day from Sunday, December 2 through Thursday, December 13th. Deal day themes include the following: Sunday, Dec. 2 Read more
Etsy listened to its international sellers on an issue involving fees and issued an apology. As we reported on Monday, sellers said that after Etsy changed its billing system, they believed Etsy began overcharging them, a problem that appeared to Read more
eBay is holding a flash sale on toys. Shoppers can use the coupon code PLAYDAY to receive 10% off – toys only. The sale kicked off today at 6 am PT and runs the rest of the day (November 29, Read more
eBay is running a seller promotion to attract gift-worthy items to appeal to holiday shoppers. The promotion lets sellers list up to 1,000 listings and receive a 30% discount on final value fees, but there are a few catches. First, Read more
eBay CEO Devin Wenig wasn’t available to talk to media about holiday sales on Cyber Monday, selecting Scott Cutler as his proxy for interviews. That’s because the chief executive was in Japan, telling Kyodo News that he wants to see Read more
