Adobe is acquiring ecommerce platform Magento Commerce for $1.68 billion. Magento CEO Mark Lavelle will continue to lead the Magento team as part of Adobe’s Digital Experience business. Last month, Magento Commerce launched a new suite of tools to help Read more
eBay is running some variations of a promotion to entice buyers through its eBay Bucks program. A seller who forwarded two invitations said, “I received the 10%/$50 minimum promo in my personal account, and the 8%/$25 minimum in my wife’s Read more
eBay wants to eliminate the need for users to have passwords, though it’s not the first time eBay has laid out ambitious plans when it comes to managing user identities. Ashok Balasubramanian wrote in a blog post last week that Read more
Amazon launched an app store to make it easier for sellers to find Amazon-approved tools to help them sell more efficiently as it also appears to be seeking tighter control of such tools offered by outside developers. News of the Read more
eBay is changing things up when it comes to promotions. eBay has long relied on promotions to encourage sellers to list items that would attract buyers, but eBay is doing more to appeal to buyers directly. One example is the Read more
PayPal is turning to an acquisition for growth, betting on international and in-store opportunities. On Thursday it announced it had agreed to acquire iZettle, allowing it to expand offerings in 12 markets while adding in-store capabilities in 11 markets and Read more
After announcing plans to build another fulfillment center in Ohio on Monday (the sixth in the state), Amazon announced Wednesday plans to build a new center in Arizona. The new Tucson fulfillment center will be the fifth in that state. Read more
eBay announced a new feature called Interests that shows shoppers what eBay thinks they want to see based on what shoppers have told it, and matching it to shopping themes it has created based on “data and algorithms.” Examples of Read more
eBay is surveying sellers on the topic of diversity. The marketplace explained the Seller Diversity Questionnaire “is intended to gather demographic information that will allow us to better understand our broad range of sellers, your inventory, and your diverse business Read more
Amazon users can now load up their account balance by adding cash at a Coinstar kiosk. Here’s the pitch to buyers: “Want to shop on Amazon.com without a credit or debit card? Now you can add cash to your Amazon Read more
