On the same day it’s raising fees for a majority of sellers, eBay is holding its annual shareholder meeting where it offers the small audience of investors the opportunity to ask questions. Sellers aren’t known for using the event to Read more
Bigcommerce isn’t just for online-only merchants, and its acquisition of Zing.co on Monday is designed to make it easier for its sellers to manage their online and offline operations as they scale. This includes in-store payments (Point of Sale), cross-platform Read more
Online shoppers can pay for purchases with PayPal without entering User IDs and passwords after their first login thanks to the launch of One Touch for Web. PayPal had launched the feature for mobile apps last year, and now it’s Read more
Amazon launched an offering on Tuesday to attract B2B buyers and sellers. The company said Amazon Business combines the selection, convenience and value customers have come to know and love from Amazon with new features and unique benefits tailored to businesses. Third-party Read more
Litigation makes strange bedfellows – four Internet rivals have joined forces to make an appeal to the Supreme Court. We wrote yesterday about eBay helping Google in its fight with antitrust regulators in Europe. Now comes news that eBay, Facebook, Google, and Read more
Sellers who set up shops on Etsy to sell vintage goods took umbrage when the marketplace excluded vintage goods from its Mother’s Day promotion. Some who expressed their displeasure on the Etsy discussion boards say the company suspended them. Etsy Read more
Ruby Lane is switching ratings providers, EcommerceBytes learned, and spokesperson Palmer Pekarek confirmed that the marketplace for antiques and vintage goods will be using TrustPilot instead of ResellerRatings for merchant reviews. The reason for the switch – TrustPilot allows buyers Read more
As the US Postal Service considers moving more mail delivery to curbside and cluster boxes, a report from the USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) shows consumers do not like the idea. And such a move could backfire, as consumers Read more
Recent news finds Google going big into the mobile arena, both in terms of an algorithm update that will favor mobile-friendly websites in search results, as well as Google’s foray into providing wireless service via its Project Fi initiative. While those efforts Read more
Google favors its own comparison shopping site in general search results pages, which stifles competition and harms consumers, according to the European Commission, which is conducting an antitrust investigation. But outgoing CEO of eBay John Donahoe bolstered Google’s claim that it’s Read more
