eBay UK is running a listing promotion for sellers in the days running up to the Christmas holiday. And unlike most listing promotions in the UK, this one is for business sellers, not casual sellers. Invited sellers can create up Read more
eBay is plugging products and services from companies such as Sprint and LegalZoom. eBay is positioning the marketing as a “subscriber discount program” for eBay Stores – it’s not clear what the partners are paying eBay for the exposure. The Read more
With any luck readers of EcommerceBytes.com are busily fulfilling numerous ecommerce orders for their customers. The season should get busier with more packages being shipped each week through the Christmas holiday. Those shipping processes face a potentially expensive change for Read more
Alibaba’s 11 Main marketplace has launched a new Shopper Referral program and is running Google Product Listing Ads (PLAs) to promote sellers listings. It is also extending its free-shipping promotion for merchants. The new Shopper Referral program encourages merchants to Read more
Last year eBay denied it was imposing secret limits on seller accounts, but an employee inadvertently confirmed what many believed was standard practice in a post on the eBay discussion boards on Thursday. A seller told EcommerceBytes he was “hopping Read more
Staples rolled out a new platform called Staples Exchange that allows suppliers to offer products directly to Staples customers. It’s a way for Staples to increase product selection, and a new way for suppliers to reach consumers, as everyone worries Read more
The standard order confirmation email, a staple of ecommerce processes and ongoing marketing campaigns, continues to be a favorite malware delivery method for criminals. One long-lived malicious threat known as ASProx reared its head again as spoofed emails bearing Walmart, Read more
Online marketplace Bonanza rolled out a large number of initiatives in the second half of the year, and founder Bill Harding said they had made a big impact on Black Friday sales for its merchants. The average Bonanza merchant saw Read more
eBay is inviting some sellers to “Make holiday dreams come true” with a new listing promotion. “List up to 10K items FREE – cash in on holiday shopping,” it proclaimed in the invitation email. The promotion lets invited sellers list Read more
eBay is keeping its Top Rated Seller program, but its consumer-facing brand will be changed to a new, yet-to-be-announced brand, codenamed Program M. Sellers sent EcommerceBytes screenshots of a survey eBay is conducting asking them questions to find out what Read more
