Two eBay shareholders are calling for changes to eBay’s corporate governance. The move raises the question of whether eBay executives have too much control over its board of directors, which is set up to act in the interest of shareholders. Read more
A collaboration between clothing brand Lilly Pulitzer and chainstore Target was widely anticipated by customers, but the affair turned sour for some shoppers. Lilly Pulitzer for Target included 250 different items across apparel, shoes and accessories for women and girls, Read more
Russia is enlisting the aid of Internet companies to potentially help keep tabs on citizens’ online behavior. eBay and PayPal will conform to a controversial Russian law about storing user data, according to the Moscow Times. eBay has made no Read more
eBay sellers have been moving more of their business to Amazon for a long time, as EcommerceBytes reader surveys bear out, so it was with interest we read Bloomberg’s report that seemed to state it was a recent trend. “Amazon’s Read more
eBay is not shy about entering into partnerships, as evidenced this month with its first Sotheby’s live auction and announcement-board post promoting tax products from Intuit. eBay also fixed an error with its delivery estimates on the UK website. eBay Read more
Several threads on its discussion boards reveal that eBay is giving away $5 in coupons to shoppers who experience delays in receiving their package, or experienced other problems with their orders. One user who said she mostly sells on eBay Read more
eBay CEO John Donahoe says economic volatility is here to stay. He was interviewed by PricewaterhouseCoopers as part of its presentation of the PwC’s Annual Global CEO Survey. Donahoe said he’s cautiously optimistic about the economy. However, he sees more Read more
eBay is getting bad publicity this week over a report that criticizes the way eBay handles the sale of gun parts on its marketplace. “For the do-it-yourself crowd,” wrote Reveal in an article on Wednesday, “building an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle is as Read more
A tool that specializes in helping eBay sellers has found new opportunities thanks to emerging ecommerce platforms. InkFrog has built new apps that lets sellers who have stores on Shopify and Bigcommerce easily list on eBay and keep their inventory Read more
eBay’s board squashed a shareholder proposal calling for a transparency report on pay disparity, according to Boston-based Arjuna Capital/Baldwin Brothers Inc. But according to eBay spokesperson Kari Ramirez, “eBay Inc. remains committed to fostering all types of diversity including gender Read more
