Ecommerce Industry News
eBay is adding messaging advising buyers about shipping delays, and it is also offering some protections for sellers impacted by impatient customers. We’ve been writing about severe shipping delays in the runup to Christmas and […]
eBay warned sellers of new rules when exporting goods to the UK as of January 1, 2021. eBay said US sellers who list on the US eBay site don’t have to take any action, while […]
eBay said it broke all sales records for the Cyber 5 weekend spanning the 5-day period that included Thanksgiving Day (November 26, 2020), Black Friday, and Cyber Monday. eBay executive Jordan Sweetnam said in a […]
eBay has not been taking into account weekend days when calculating estimated delivery dates in sellers’ listings, it said in a post on Thursday. It will be changing that shortcoming – sellers will now have […]
eBay hired Julie Loeger to become its Global Chief Growth Officer starting in January. She spent 29 years at financial services company Discover, an indication of eBay’s focus as it continues the transition to Managed […]
The Department of Homeland Security awarded 32 organizations awards for their anti-counterfeiting efforts. In the Ecommerce Working Group category, it awarded private-sector awards to eBay, Amazon, Alibaba, Walmart and DHL. eBay announced on Monday it […]
eBay launched a grant program to help small businesses get up and running on its platform. eBay’s “Up & Running” grant program will provide 50 small-business sellers with a package composed of $8,000 cash and […]
eBay invited sellers to use its platform for product sourcing through a new partnership with Optoro. eBay made the following announcement to sellers on Wednesday: “Purchase wholesale lots through eBay’s exclusive partnership with BULQ®. Then […]
A federal grand jury indicted two eBay executives who were fired in September of 2019 in connection with their alleged roles in a cyberstalking campaign. Four former eBay employees and one former eBay contractor pleaded […]
Online sellers may have heard that the postal carriers are not getting signatures from customers when delivering packages that require them due to social distancing practices put in place in response to the pandemic. The […]