https://www.ecommercebytes.com/tag/editorial/ Ecommerce Industry News Sat, 11 Dec 2021 15:23:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/EB_site_icon-150x150.gif https://www.ecommercebytes.com/tag/editorial/ 32 32 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/12/11/from-the-editor-december-12-2021/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/12/11/from-the-editor-december-12-2021/#comments Sat, 11 Dec 2021 20:05:00 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=226759 In April, Skip McGrath announced his retirement plans after 22 years of writing and publishing content for online sellers. Skip has been a speaker at industry conferences and has written 14 books about selling on eBay, Amazon, and the Internet. Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/12/11/from-the-editor-december-12-2021/feed/ 4 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/10/09/from-the-editor-october-10-2021/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/10/09/from-the-editor-october-10-2021/#comments Sat, 09 Oct 2021 19:29:00 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=226430 We’re nearly 2 weeks into the all-important fourth quarter, and as the Auction Professor writes in his column in today’s issue, it’s time for all hands on deck. Amazon kicked off holiday sales last week, with an announcement titled, “Amazon Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/10/09/from-the-editor-october-10-2021/feed/ 1 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/09/11/from-the-editor-september-12-2021/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/09/11/from-the-editor-september-12-2021/#comments Sat, 11 Sep 2021 21:04:00 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=226297 eBay released the Fall Seller Update last week on September 8, 2021. At first blush, it seemed it wouldn’t be too disruptive to sellers, but as always, the devil is in the details. Don Heiden pointed to a major disruption Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/09/11/from-the-editor-september-12-2021/feed/ 1 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/08/07/from-the-editor-august-8-2021/ Sun, 08 Aug 2021 01:34:00 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=225856 eBay held its annual eBay Open seller conference last week, kicking off the virtual event with a keynote by CEO Jamie Iannone. Not surprisingly, executives announced some new features and policies to attendees. For example, eBay will offer Store sellers Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/07/10/from-the-editor-july-11-2021/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/07/10/from-the-editor-july-11-2021/#comments Sun, 11 Jul 2021 01:04:00 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=18648 When you hear the cost of selling is going up, you may immediately think of shipping rate hikes, or perhaps something related to online sales tax. But next month, payment-processing fees will go up for some sellers. PayPal is raising Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/07/10/from-the-editor-july-11-2021/feed/ 1 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/06/12/from-the-editor-june-13-2021/ Sun, 13 Jun 2021 01:06:00 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=18318 Amazon will hold its Prime Day event next week (June 21 – 22). As in years past, other retailers are capitalizing on the opportunity as people go looking for deals. (Profitero calls it the “Prime Day halo effect” and said Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/05/08/from-the-editor-may-9-2021/ Sat, 08 May 2021 21:04:00 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=18120 Online marketplaces reported strong growth in the first quarter of 2021 – but did existing sellers sell more, or did the majority of growth come from new sellers? Unfortunately they don’t say, unlike retail chains that report “same store sales” Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/04/10/from-the-editor-april-11-2021/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/04/10/from-the-editor-april-11-2021/#comments Sat, 10 Apr 2021 22:45:00 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=17986 Small versus large – when it comes to commerce, big brands and chainstores seem to have the advantage over small businesses, so it’s worth noting two initiatives designed to help level the playing field. The first initiative may come as Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/04/10/from-the-editor-april-11-2021/feed/ 1 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/02/13/from-the-editor-february-14-2021/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/02/13/from-the-editor-february-14-2021/#comments Sat, 13 Feb 2021 20:11:00 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=17715 Mark your calendars: in 2 weeks, eBay will hold a Seller Check-in to discuss the Spring Seller Update. Wednesday’s EcommerceBytes Blog post, where you can make predictions about what changes are coming, has details and a link to our guide Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/02/13/from-the-editor-february-14-2021/feed/ 6 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/01/09/from-the-editor-january-10-2021/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/01/09/from-the-editor-january-10-2021/#comments Sat, 09 Jan 2021 20:05:00 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=17321 Online marketplaces eBay and Etsy just passively “raised” their fees for 2021. That’s because with higher shipping rates (USPS rate take effect in 2 weeks), they get a bigger commission on sales. That’s true whether sellers charge actual shipping costs Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/01/09/from-the-editor-january-10-2021/feed/ 1