eBay will soon require sellers to add product identifiers to their listings. eBay announced the requirement in the U.S. last month, and informed UK sellers on Tuesday as part of its Spring Seller Update. eBay UK’s annual spring release included Read more
eBay has backed away from instituting a new fee it previously announced affecting UK sellers. In March, eBay announced a new feeto go into effect in the summer along with fee hikes that took effect on April 2nd. “We want to Read more
eBay’s next CEO told the Korea JoongAng Daily he wants to evolve the eBay brand. During a recent visit to Seoul, Devin Wenig shared his thoughts about what he hopes to accomplish when he takes over later this year, after the breakup Read more
PayPal hired a global strategist in advance of its breakup with eBay later this year. Jonathan Auerbach will serve as Senior Vice President of Strategy and Growth. PayPal President Dan Schulman, who will become CEO after the split, said Auerbach’s Read more
PayPal is updating its User Agreement and Acceptable Use policy in the UK in part because of its pending breakup with eBay – for example, it will continue to place holds on users’ account for disputes arising from eBay’s resolution Read more
Two eBay shareholders are calling for changes to eBay’s corporate governance. The move raises the question of whether eBay executives have too much control over its board of directors, which is set up to act in the interest of shareholders. Read more
A collaboration between clothing brand Lilly Pulitzer and chainstore Target was widely anticipated by customers, but the affair turned sour for some shoppers. Lilly Pulitzer for Target included 250 different items across apparel, shoes and accessories for women and girls, Read more
You’ve heard of programs that allow consumers to trade in old cell phones and other electronics, but now comes a trade-in program for some vintage items: gaming consoles and games. Lots of trade-in programs for electronics have launched in recent Read more
After painting a grim picture of eBay in January, ChannelAdvisor made the decision to close down an eBay inventory management tool called MarketplaceAdvisor, formerly called Marketworks. ChannelAdvisor had made waves in January when its President questioned the viability of small eBay sellers. Read more
As part of the fallout from the Great Recession, people took a closer look at the salaries of top executives versus regular workers, and it became a major social and political issue. Executive pay is again making news headlines. People Read more
