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EcommerceBytes Blog
News and insight focusing on ecommerce. by Ina Steiner, Editor of EcommerceBytes.com |
Beware of Targeting Storm Shoppers
As EcommerceBytes reports in Tuesday's newsletter, American Apparel caught flak for running a promot ...
Monday October 29, 2012
Sellers Are Guinea Pigs in eBay Search Lab
eBay Vice-President of Experience, Search and Platforms admitted that eBay alters and rewrites th ...
Saturday October 27, 2012
eBay: All Style, No Substance
The latest eBay search fiasco speaks volumes about how out-of-touch the marketplace is with its b ...
Friday October 26, 2012
Are You Ready for Frankenstorm?
The Northeast and Atlantic states are prepping for a major hurricane dubbed "Frankenstorm" slated ...
Thursday October 25, 2012
Amazon Reports 27 Percent Increase in Sales for Q3
Amazon's conference call with analysts is at 5:00 pm EST today, here is the company's press relea ...
Wednesday October 24, 2012
What eBay's New Global Shipping Program Means for Sellers
eBay is piloting a new program for U.S. sellers to help them ship goods overseas. We broke the news ...
Tuesday October 23, 2012
Should Online Marketplaces Allow Buyers to Block Sellers?
Online marketplace sellers are familiar with blocked buyer lists, but should buyers be given the abi ...
Monday October 22, 2012
Would you like to see Sellers Tools on EcommerceBytes?
Is it my imagination, or are many of the tools disappearing that were seller-oriented? eBay Pulse ...
Saturday October 20, 2012
How Big a Problem Are eBay Duplicate Listings?
If reports from readers are any indication, sellers are perpetually frustrated by eBay's duplicat ...
Wednesday October 17, 2012
Winner of eBay Logo Design Announced
The winner of the eBay logo design contest was announced today, but was not the fan favorite. Afte ...
eBay Grows Gross Merchandise Volume 11% in Q3
eBay's conference call with analysts is at 5:00 pm EST today, here is the company's press releas ...
Monday October 15, 2012
Getting Ecommerce Packages Safely to Point B
Shipping is one of the biggest challenges online sellers deal with every day, and retailers have beg ...
Sunday October 14, 2012
Ten Things You Should Know about eBay's Cassini Search
Monday's EcommerceBytes Newsflash includes an article about some of the tools eBay has been testin ...
Friday October 12, 2012
eBay De-emphasizes Sellers on New Listing Page
eBay will emphasize Product rather than Seller information on new eBay View Item page, to be rolled ...
Thursday October 11, 2012
eBay Devalues Listing Page without Lowering Listing Fees
eBay launched a new homepage design and diverted everyone's attention from changes it has been ma ...
Wednesday October 10, 2012
The New eBay Launches - What Do Sellers Think?
As startups like Pinterest gain ground in influencing shoppers and driving retail sales, establi ...
Tuesday October 9, 2012
Are Amazon's Expectations for Returns Reasonable?
As many consumers know, some retailers charge a restocking fee for returned merchandise. In today's ...
Monday October 8, 2012
Your Right to Sell on eBay Is in Jeopardy
A looming case to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court has eBay worried, and online sellers are incred ...
Sunday October 7, 2012
Twitter Tells Marketplace Sellers, No Tweets for You
Bonanza sellers are twittering (not tweeting) after social networking site Twitter suspended their ...
Friday October 5, 2012
eBay Ejects Half.com Listings
Half.com sellers were shocked this week to see that their listings no longer appeared in eBay sea ...
Wednesday October 3, 2012
Google Shopping Ads and OneBox Results
The world changed for online merchants on May 31 when Google announced the impending demise of fre ...
Tuesday October 2, 2012
New eBay Email Crackdown Aimed at Small Sellers?
eBay is restricting members from exchanging email addresses or URLs to non-eBay sites that don't dir ...
Monday October 1, 2012
eBay Rolls Back an Amazon-Like Search Feature
eBay is making a significant change to search. On Monday, eBay notified sellers who list items i ...