Ecommerce Industry News
eBay is reporting exploding sales growth after years of stagnant (and sometimes negative) growth. On Thursday, the company revised its guidance for the second quarter, saying it expects GMV year-over-year growth of between 23% and […]
As we wrote in the invitation to our recent survey in late March, many sellers are wondering what others are experiencing as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. Are online sales up or down? Are […]
eBay and Etsy continue to make changes that impact the way online sellers do their jobs. In today’s issue, we tackle what sellers need to know about the recent Spring Seller Update from eBay. We […]
The sellers have spoken! The results of the 2020 Sellers Choice Awards are in. As they do every year, sellers described the challenges the face on each of the platforms on which they sell. Thanks […]
Nominations are open for next month’s Sellers Choice Awards – this is the 11th year we’re giving sellers the opportunity to make their voices heard by rating the marketplaces on which they sell. Please take […]
In case you missed it, there was a major development last month – Devin Wenig is out as CEO of eBay. No specific reason was given for the abrupt departure. The Chairman of the Board […]
The economy has an obvious impact on retail and ecommerce, but there are other news headlines that are hitting close to home for online sellers. The United States’ possible withdrawal from the Universal Postal Union […]
Online marketplaces and retailers are racing to deliver packages more quickly, and it’s not just Amazon’s move to 1-day free Prime delivery. In July, eBay CEO Devin Wenig announced “eBay Managed Delivery,” an Amazon FBA-style […]
This week sees some major milestones in ecommerce. Monday marks the 4-year anniversary of the eBay-PayPal breakup, and the 1-year anniversary of eBay launching its own Managed Payments offering. Tuesday marks the 1-year anniversary of […]
How well you did in the first three months of the year depends on where you were selling. eBay executives made a “significant reduction” in marketing in the first quarter that resulted in a drop […]