In every issue, readers soundoff about issues important to them. From shipping issues to payment processing, from fees to online marketplace policies, EcommerceBytes Soundoff gives you a chance to air your views. Hi Ina,I received this letter from eBay as Read more
eBay declared June both “Traffic Month” and “Sell on eBay Month” in a bid to boost sales by current business sellers and to attract new sellers to the site. eBay kicked off a promotion that gives first-time sellers up to Read more
eBay said its business is performing significantly better than the expectations it shared in its April 29th earnings release. eBay shared the news in a press release announcing it was raising quarterly guidance. While it’s not adjusting full-year guidance at Read more
eBay and Etsy are making contributions to social justice organizations, they announced this week joining the many organizations, including brands and retailers, that have been making statements about racial disparity over the past week. (Update 6/3/2020: Amazon donated $10 million Read more
eBay’s new CEO Jamie Iannone posted a message on LinkedIn today with a copy of the following email he sent to all global eBay employees last night. Heartbroken. Exhausted. Infuriated. Horrified. These are the words that many of us are Read more
eBay executive Jordan Sweetnam shared some shopping trends in a post on Saturday. People are looking for new ways to unwind, he said – “There’s been a surge in sales of things that create a backyard playground, along with heightened Read more
eBay lost a Chief Executive as it breaks up the company for a second time due to pressure from activist investors. Damien Hooper-Campbell joined eBay in 2016 as its first Chief Diversity Officer and is leaving the online marketplace for Read more
eBay announced today it will protect sellers’ accounts from being downgraded through July 19th. In March, it had promised to protect accounts through the June 20th evaluation period. eBay updated the March announcement to state, “Your account will be protected Read more
It was interesting to see how online marketplaces performed in the first quarter of 2020, since it reflects how sellers on their platform fared. eBay’s US GMV was down 4% year-over-year in the first three months of the year, but Read more
On his one-week anniversary of officially taking the helm at eBay, Jamie Iannone posted a message on social networking site LinkedIn. The new CEO thanked his predecessor Scott Schenkel, who had filled the position left vacant by Devin Wenig’s abrupt Read more
