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Category: News

Amazon Offers New Prime Perk: Early Showing at Movie Theatres

November 29, 2017November 29, 2017 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Amazon is offering Prime members a new perk: they can buy tickets for an early showing of a new holiday movie 12 days before its release. Prime members can purchase up to 10 tickets to the early showings of Jumanji: Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon, Amazon Prime perks

What’s Helping BigCommerce Merchants Grow Holiday Sales

November 28, 2017 Ina Steiner
BigCommerce

Merchants using ecommerce platform BigCommerce grew same-store sales 21 percent over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend compared to last year – thanks in great part to its mobile-friendly features. BigCommerce said mobile accounted for 49 percent of sales, though it noted Read more

News, Trends and Shopping DataBigCommerce, Holiday shopping 2017, Mobile Shopping

Merchants Sell $1 Billion on Shopify Platform on Holiday Weekend

November 28, 2017 Ina Steiner
Shopify

Shopify said 500,000 merchants around the world sold over $1 billion in goods on its ecommerce platform over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. The top three product categories by sales volume were apparel (1.4 million), accessories (917,000), and housewares (531,000). Press Read more

News, Trends and Shopping DataHoliday shopping 2017, Shopify

Number of Holiday-Weekend Shoppers Beats Expectations

November 28, 2017November 28, 2017 Ina Steiner
National Retail Federation

Over 174 million Americans shopped in stores and online over the 5-day holiday weekend, according to the National Retail Federation, which had expected the number to be closer to 164 million. Cyber Monday was the top day for online shopping, Read more

News, Trends and Shopping DataHoliday shopping 2017, NRF

Amazon Hardware Wins Big over Holiday Weekend

November 28, 2017 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Even with its Kindles, Echos, and Fire Sticks, one doesn’t think of Amazon as a hardware company. But over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend extending into Cyber Monday, its Echo Dot and Amazon Fire TV Stick were the best-selling products from Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon, Amazon devices, Black Friday 2017, Holiday shopping 2017

eBay Melds Voice-Activated Shopping and Mobile Browsing

November 28, 2017 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay collaborated with Google to enable voice-activated shopping on the Google Assistant, which is Google’s version of Apple Siri and Amazon Alexa, and now offers the ability to switch from the Google voice platform to a smartphone. eBay said it Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay, eBay shopping assistant, Google Assistant, Google Home, Shop by voice1 Comment

Online Black Friday Sales Grew 20 Percent over Last Year

November 27, 2017 Ina Steiner
Holiday shopping

Thanksgiving and Black Friday online sales saw strong growth this year compared to last year, according to comScore. The research firm said Thanksgiving online sales (excluding mobile) grew 22%, while Black Friday saw growth of 20%. comScore also published figures Read more

News, Trends and Shopping DataBlack Friday 2017, Comscore, Holiday shopping 2017

eBay Lobbies DC Policy Makers on Tax Issues

November 23, 2017 Ina Steiner
Scott Schenkel

eBay Chief Financial Officer Scott Schenkel was in Washington, DC, recently where he met with legislators and White House staff to advocate for sound tax policy for small businesses and entrepreneurs, according to the company, which noted that tax reform Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay, eBay lobbying, Scott Schenkel, Taxes

eBay Helps Kiva Borrowers Sell on Its Marketplace

November 23, 2017 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay partnered with micro-lender Kiva and launched a dedicated landing page called Kiva Marketplace on eBay. eBay will provide Kiva borrowers with seller assistance from eBay specialists and is waiving the first three months of seller fees for Kiva borrowers. Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay, Kiva, Kiva Marketplace on eBay, microlending

eBay Warns UK Sellers about Google Browser Requirements

November 22, 2017 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay warned sellers in the UK about changes it’s rolling out due to Google browser security requirements. Sellers who have dealt with the changes in the US have found it to be a painful experience, so UK sellers should make Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay changes, eBay UK, Google security1 Comment

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