Amazon launched a new smartphone on Wednesday called Fire that offers an immersive experience to users. The Fire’s Dynamic Perspective technology enables shoppers to “peek to instantly see close-up front and back views of a dress in the new Amazon Read more
VentureBeat says eBay executives fired PayPal president David Marcus “because his vision for the virtual-payment kingpin wasn’t working out,” a claim that eBay immediately refuted. In, “Resigned, my ass: PayPal president David Marcus was fired, say eBay, Inc. execs,” VentureBeat cited “a Read more
Etsy is working to improve shipping labels for sellers who purchase postage directly on the marketplace and has tested several changes with a group of 3,500 sellers before making them available this month. USPS First Class Package Service for domestic Read more
Goodbye, Trading Assistants. Hello Valets. eBay launched a new mobile app this week called the eBay Valet. “This is going to be the fastest, most frictionless way in eBay history that someone is able to sell an item and collect Read more
In a change that is likely to be welcomed by sellers, eBay’s latest promotion is available to all sellers rather than by invitation only – and it also covers any format, though be sure to read the fine print. Sellers Read more
As mysteriously as it appeared on eBay, the relist checkbox is mysteriously disappearing, according to some sellers. In January EcommerceBytes reported that when some sellers listed items on eBay, a checkbox called “Automatically relist this item up to 3 times Read more
eBay may be looking at Alibaba’s approach to B2C, and numbers released in the Chinese company’s revised IPO filing may shed some light on why eBay is launching a new initiative. The Wall Street Journal pointed out in an article on Monday Read more
A traditional indicator of potential ecommerce success, traffic from search engines, social media, and advertising campaigns, experienced a dip from 2013 to 2014. Yet less traffic hasn’t resulted in lower sales, as these channels have been driving more revenue to Read more
The U.S. Postal Service recognized FedEx recently as part of its annual Supplier Performance Awards. FedEx carries the majority of domestic air packages for the Postal Service and had been awarded a 7-year contract last year valued at approximately $10.5 Read more
Endicia launched a new service for merchants who not only accept returns, but embrace the practice. Endicia says it is the electronic postage industry’s first “Pay-on-Use Returns” service exclusively for the United States Postal Service. Not all sellers wish to Read more
