A new Alibaba subsidiary is close to launching a marketplace in the U.S. and has been on-boarding third-party sellers since late last year, EcommerceBytes has learned. 11Main.com has hand-picked eBay sellers to participate in the pre-launch phase. The marketplace is Read more
Alibris marketplace will roll out a new fee and inventory structure for Gold sellers effective March 1, 2014. Eliminating its 13-tier structure, Alibris will introduce a simplified, “more affordable” 5-tier plan. “As a result of this new plan, current Gold Sellers Read more
Amazon has acquired a video gaming studio called Double Helix, fueling speculation that it’s developing a gaming console. Amazon.com has been leveraging its strength in media (books, DVDs, CDs) in the digital space, and just as it producing ebooks, streaming video and Read more
Although social media’s immediacy and popularity suggest it has the potential to be a great marketing channel, research noted by Forbes and elsewhere keeps finding email marketing an effective way to find and maintain a customer base. Getting ecommerce pros connected with Read more
Mike Grehan is a Director at Incisive Media and producer of one of the longest-running Internet conferences, formerly known as Search Engines Strategies, recently rebranded as ClickZ Live. A search marketing guru, Mike Grehan discussed some of the challenges online Read more
A group known as the Syrian Electronic Army claimed over the weekend it had hacked eBay and PayPal websites. Mashable broke the story on Saturday, and now Ars Technica is reporting on claims that the group intercepted sensitive email from eBay employees Read more
Now that the Super Bowl is over, expect to see retailers turning to Valentine’s Day themes. The National Retail Federation (NRF)’s Shop.org unit took a look at the upcoming Valentine’s Day holiday to see how online retailers should prepare for Read more
Online marketplaces realize several benefits when they process payments for their sellers. Etsy launched its own payment processing option called Direct Checkout 2 years ago, and on Tuesday, it announced another feature to make it more attractive to sellers. All Read more
eBay launched a new feature to make it easier for sellers to set standard terms on listings – this can be very helpful when sellers have more than one policy depending on the type of item they’re selling. Multiply that Read more
It’s taken Etsy a while, but finally the marketplace is making more tools available to sellers, both directly and through third-party developers. Etsy has vowed to improve its tools and wants to hear feedback from seller about their needs. During Read more
