More people will start their online shopping for holiday gifts earlier this year in order to ensure on-time delivery, according to a recent survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted by ORC International for Pitney Bowes in August 2014. In fact, half of Read more
Etsy reminded sellers of recent enhancements to the marketplace in a blog post called “Etsy Community News,” including a reminder of its expanded phone support and improvements to Direct Checkout and the shipping process. The company also revealed it plans Read more
Moody’s Investors Service placed eBay’s ratings under review for downgrade following the company’s announcement of its plan to divide into two separate, publicly traded companies, in a transaction that will effect a spin-off of its PayPal subsidiary. eBay is positioning Read more
eBay announced early Tuesday morning it would split eBay and PayPal into two separate businesses that would both be publicly traded. In a Q&A session with Wall Street analysts, eBay CEO John Donahoe was asked whether eBay had or would Read more
Russia is eBay’s number one priority for global expansion according to the Moscow Times. The news outlet cited a report in business daily Vedomosti that eBay was expanding its Russian services by opening its marketplace to some of Russia’s largest online Read more
Though free options for analytics for ecommerce pros and others have been available for a while, those choices may be less feature-rich than what a potential customer needs. With a newly released Analytics service the company is promoting as “enterprise-grade Read more
There’s a lot of talk about how postal services around the world can survive given falling letter volume, and some are experimenting more than others. One such entity is Australia Post, which has launched a program this year that brings Read more
Etsy has removed monetary limits on seller protection – but sellers would be wise to make sure they understand the requirements for protection. There used to be a $1,000 limit on the Seller Protection Program, but now, regardless of the Read more
eBay suspended cashback campaigns in 2011 in order to evaluate the program. This year they’re back on a limited basis. Interestingly eBay scaled back its own eBay Bucks loyalty program as of January 1, 2014. We checked in with eBay to find Read more
eBay is running a promotion for UK sellers through Tuesday. eBay.co.uk registered private sellers who have been invited to participate can list up to 200 auction or fixed-price listings in eligible categories and pay no listing fees. Participation is linked Read more
