Ecommerce Industry News
eBay has always been careful to cultivate its image as an enabler of entrepreneurs and small businesses, and as Amazon faces scrutiny from many corners, eBay has launched new programs to foster that perception. This […]
The eBay Policy Lab published a new Eastern European Globalization Report that looks at how ecommerce supports the growth of small businesses in Eastern European countries. eBay’s report points to economic and social benefits of […]
eBay’s Government Relations team thanked one of its sellers for going to Capitol Hill to testify before the Joint Economic Committee on trade issues. Nick Quade is an eBay Small Business Ambassador who runs the […]
It’s no secret eBay lobbies Congress on matters such as online sales tax and global trade issues, and the company recently hosted Senator Lindsey Graham at its headquarters in California. The Senator met with CEO […]
eBay hired Cathy Foster as its Vice President of Government Relations & Public Policy. The former Apple executive will lead eBay’s legislative, policy, antitrust and government affairs work and will be responsible for maintaining important […]
As we previously reported in EcommerceBytes 411, eBay is flying sellers from around the country to Washington DC for its 12th annual United States of eBay Advocacy Day. Over 20 sellers will meet with their members of […]
eBay published the following post to the company’s Announcement Board on Wednesday: This month, New York state legislators will consider a budget proposal requiring Internet marketplaces to collect and remit sales tax for any transaction […]
The eBay Public Policy Lab released a new report – Platform-Enabled Small Businesses and the Geography of Recovery – as part of their ongoing research into the trade and commercial activity of enterprises that use […]
eBay sent sellers an email on Friday with the subject line, “Help protect yourself from internet sales tax legislation.” In it, eBay warned that Congress is mulling a year-end spending bill that could include legislation […]
eBay’s chief lobbyist Tod Cohen is leaving his position to become General Counsel at StubHub, an eBay subsidiary. Cohen joined eBay in 2000 and had built the company’s Government Relations and Global Asset Protection teams. […]