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 Payments. Chief Growth Officer is Read more
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 had received the inaugural IPR Read more
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 $2,000 worth of eBay credits. Read more
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 sell those items—everything from clothing Read more
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 guilty last month to two Read more
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 US Postal Service published a Read more
eBay saw third-quarter 2020 GMV (value of sales on its marketplace) grow 22% year over year. An excerpt of the company press release follows with a link to the full release below. eBay Inc. Reports Better Than Expected Third Quarter Read more
eBay spun off a new organization to reinvent Stores, according to Bradford Shellhammer. “We want to tell our sellers’ stories way better,” he said. While Shellhammer heads buyer experience at eBay, he said his team believes in celebrating the concept Read more
eBay sellers no longer need a printer to purchase USPS postage through its shipping label program – though they will need a mobile phone. “Now you can use eBay Labels to get digital QR codes that allow you to print Read more
eBay CEO Jamie Iannone wants to use next-gen technology to sell used or new-but-out-of-season items, as well as vintage and collectibles, he told Yahoo Finance’s Julia La Roche in an interview today. For most of its verticals or categories, eBay Read more
