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Zappos Abandons Test of eBay Retail Channel
Zappos said it is not actively selling on eBay and has no plans to, despite being showcased by an eB ...
Monday June 29, 2009
eBay Package-Tracking Info May Backfire
eBay began making it easier for buyers to see when their items were shipped , but there may be a ...
Saturday June 27, 2009
Have eBay Conferences Jumped the Shark?
The ecommerce conference season is just about over, and I thought it might be int ...
Thursday June 25, 2009
Where Are Online Marketplace Affiliate Programs?
In March, Etsy officially launched the Etsy Developer Community and API. It's well known that third- ...
Wednesday June 24, 2009
Manufacturers Pressure Retailers over Online Sales
eBay UK issued a report stating some manufacturers are deploying an array of aggressive tactic ...
Monday June 22, 2009
eBay DevCon Gives Peek at What's to Come
The eBay Developer Program blogged extensively during last week's Developers Conference. You can re ...
Wednesday June 17, 2009
Zappos Launches Liquidation Brand on eBay
Zappos launched an outlet store on eBay last week called Great Price Store. eBay's Stephane Tilenius ...
Tuesday June 16, 2009
Recap of Small Retailers Track at Internet Retailer
The Small Retailers track at the Internet Retailer conference was a great day of interesting session ...
Lots of Bing at Internet Retailer Conference
I am in Boston at the Internet Retailer conference to chair the Small Retailer's track on Tuesday. ...
Monday June 15, 2009
eBay's Alan Lewis Joins Auctiva
The creator of the eBay Desktop tool Alan Lewis has joined third-party vendor Auctiva to work on i ...
TheFind Gearing up as Ecommerce Search Engine
TheFind search engine appears to be gaining traction as an aggregator of product listings. This shop ...
Thursday June 11, 2009
eBay CEO John Donahoe Wants Costco Bargain Hunters
John Donahoe spoke at the Reuters Global Retail Summit in New York today, where he equated bargain ...
Wednesday June 10, 2009
eBay's Vendor Pricing Wars - Really a Good Thing?
Everybody loves a bargain - no arguing that. But the pricing changes, lock-ins, bonuses, etc. that s ...
Monday June 8, 2009
PayPal Explains Holds on eBay Sellers' Accounts
PayPal posted information about its rolling reserve policy on its blog today. Bill Clark, an analy ...
Thursday June 4, 2009
Can Ecommerce Get Social with Facebook?
Facebook is starting to look like a marketplace, with a classifieds platform powered by Oodle and a ...
Wednesday June 3, 2009
Is eBay Turning the Corner?
A Wall Street analyst upgraded eBay, writing in a research note that eBay's current stock price ...
Monday June 1, 2009
PayPal Runs Twitter-Facebook Dad's Day Sweepstakes
PayPal is giving away a total of $1,250 to five randomly chosen members who tell the online payment ...
USPS Meets Star Trek: Priority Mail Holograms
The U.S. Postal Service has launched a " virtual simulator " on its website that allows people with ...