Ecommerce Industry News
eBay CEO Devin Wenig wrote his annual letter to shareholders today. We break it down in the EcommerceBytes Blog, and the fulltext of the letter follows: To Our Stockholders,The past year has brought remarkable challenges […]
eBay CEO Devin Wenig tweeted that the company paid its first cash dividend today. eBay had announced in January it would issue a dividend after experiencing stagnant growth in the fourth quarter of 2018 and […]
There was a shooting outside eBay’s California campus on Thursday, according to CEO Devin Wenig, but it appears to be unrelated to the company. The San Jose Mercury News said a hijacked UPS truck was […]
Much of the compensation executives receive come in the form of stock options, and it’s routine for them to cash out periodically. But since all eyes are on eBay due to activist investor Elliott Management […]
eBay spent more on marketing in the fourth quarter, but sales were nearly flat at a paltry 2% growth in GMV compared to a year ago. US sellers took the biggest hit – eBay reported […]
eBay is once again in the crosshairs of an activist investor, this time Elliott Management, which said it “beneficially owns” over 4% of eBay, making it one of the company’s largest investors. The last time […]
eBay CEO Devin Wenig wasn’t available to talk to media about holiday sales on Cyber Monday, selecting Scott Cutler as his proxy for interviews. That’s because the chief executive was in Japan, telling Kyodo News […]
eBay grew Marketplace GMV (sales) 5% in the third quarter. eBay grew active buyers by 4% across its platforms in the quarter; it had boosted its investment in brand marketing this year. eBay CEO Devin […]
Sellers unsure whether their listings go through the new eBay Managed Payments (MP) program can check.* eBay notified sellers today through an announcement board post: “Sellers who have been invited to register will see an […]
eBay CEO Devin Wenig tweeted yesterday that the company had begun rolling out managed payments (MP) on Monday to the “thousands of sellers” who had opted in, and today, eBay issued an official press release […]