Japanese ecommerce giant Rakuten is consolidating its international marketplaces, which will impact sellers on certain platforms in Europe. The company will move all of its ecommerce marketplaces into one global platform, a spokesperson told EcommerceBytes. “The global ecommerce marketplace platform Read more
Etsy Canada is spreading its message in person through a 9-day road trip in two provinces that kicks off in Montreal today (August 1st). Staff at the Toronto headquarters have prepared a 30-foot custom AirStream trailer with vintage and handmade Read more
eBay is conducting a series of focus groups in August and September, EcommerceBytes has learned. It appears one area of interest is how users’ perceptions of the site have changed over the past 6 months – an indication eBay wants Read more
Whether it is a fair accusation or not, shoppers don’t always see the perpetrator of online crimes as the one to blame the most for theft. Many consider the retailer almost equally at fault when cybercrime rears its head. The Read more
There is no more Bill Me Later – not officially, that is. In what is bound to be a little confusing at first, eBay’s payments unit is rebranding the consumer-financing service Bill Me Later to “PayPal Credit.” The company is Read more
Hosting the largest online marketplace and offering tablets and a smartphone on which to shop for digital and physical goods, Amazon now has a digital wallet to organize payment methods, whether you’re shopping online, via mobile, or in-store. Amazon spokesperson Read more
eBay sent a survey to sellers asking them for information about returns and claims and telling them it was considering changing the way it processes such requests from buyers. Specifically, it is looking for the best words to present to Read more
Two of summer’s big holidays are already in the rear view mirror, with only Labor Day on the horizon as people prepare for their families to head back to school. Some people will be back in classrooms before the September Read more
As retailers from around the country converge on Washington this week, they plan to press members of Congress to enact legislation addressing online sales taxes, along with a host of other measures on the National Retail Federation’s policy agenda. The Read more
eBay hired a psychologist and research scientist 2 years ago to work in the eBay Research Labs to bring a human face to projects. Elizabeth Churchill, previously a Research Scientist at Yahoo, said eBay hired her to put a sharper Read more
