Tag: ebay

October 3, 2023

As it marks its 28th year in business, Ebay finds itself in a vastly different world than the one where it started. Back in 1995, “online marketplaces” weren’t a thing, Amazon was still just a bookseller, Google didn’t even exist […]

September 12, 2023

Ebay has introduced Ebay consignment for luxury products, providing owners with direct access to expert sellers who will list and sell items on their behalf. The service is launching with designer handbags and will add other categories, including jewelry and […]

September 11, 2023

Sellers on any online marketplace know that the key to success is a well-constructed product detail page (PDP). But putting together a good PDP can be time-consuming, which is why many marketplaces are now rolling out AI-powered tools to help […]

June 6, 2023

Walmart’s incubation arm, Store Nº8, and Ebay have both launched new accelerator programs aimed at supporting startups developing technologies designed to help shape the future of digital commerce. Store Nº8 Accelerator Aims to ‘Unlock’ Decentralized Commerce Store Nº8 has teamed […]

February 23, 2023

Online marketplace eBay has warned that demand will decline in the first half of 2023, after its holiday-quarter earnings fell due to strained consumer spending in the US and Europe. Shares declined by nearly 6% in trading after the bell, […]

November 18, 2022

Ecommerce giant eBay has opened a store called the Luxury Exchange that will accept pre-owned luxury items as currency. The store, which has opened during Jewellery Week in the heart of New York’s Diamond District, enables shoppers to exchange jewellery, […]

November 1, 2022

Figures from Wunderman Thompson Commerce have revealed that consumers are set to spend up to 50% less than usual this Black Friday. Overall spend per consumer is expected to fall from £168.18 in 2021 back to the 2020 average of […]

May 20, 2022

Delivery is fast becoming one of the biggest deal-breakers for the ecommerce sector in the UK, with around two-thirds of UK consumers (65%) saying they wouldn’t order from a marketplace if they don’t offer a convenient delivery option, according to […]

March 25, 2022

eBay has hit back at research that claims it is the worst ecommerce website for carbon emissions, calling it “guesswork”. The data, which was compiled by Banc Digital claimed that eBay the worst emitter across the UK, generating 907.8 tonnes […]

March 11, 2022

Ecommerce giant eBay is planning on doubling its advertising revenue to $2 billion by 2025, according to Alex Kazim, the company’s head of global advertising, on its investor day. The plans include a strategy to roll out an ad format […]

February 4, 2022

PayPal has seen its shares nosedive by 18% as its financials missed analyst expectations and the outlook was downgraded. Earnings per share came in at £0.81 ($1.11) for the fourth quarter, versus expectations of £0.82 ($1.12). Revenue was a beat […]

December 23, 2021

Much of the public discussion about the wave of violent smash-and-grab shoplifting raids in major cities has centered around keeping shoplifters out of stores. Yet much of the pilfered product is sold online via Facebook Marketplace, Amazon, eBay, OfferUp and […]

September 23, 2021

COVID lockdowns accelerated the shift from brick-and-mortar to online shopping. With rising demand, competition to attract and keep ecommerce customers will heat up in 2022. Since online growth is expected to continue to rise in the coming year, here are […]

August 27, 2021

“As a small business, we found that traditional banks were not great at giving us what we needed, so when we were looking to secure additional funding, we turned to the Capital for Ebay business sellers programme,” Stuff U Sell […]

August 12, 2021

Ebay’s shares have dipped two per cent in extended trading as it became the latest online retailer to show signs the pandemic-driven online boom is ending. Ebay saw sales jump 14 per cent to $2.7 billion over the three months […]

August 2, 2021

PayPal is aggressively adding new features for merchants, like in-store services, to shore up profits as its historic online marketplace partner, eBay, breaks away from the tie. PayPal has known for years that eBay planned to break away, and now […]

July 7, 2021

Online shopping is due to account for more than half of all retail sales globally post pandemic as online marketplaces look set to take the lion’s share of revenues. According to Wunderman Thompson Commerce’s ‘Future Shopper Report 2021’, which surveyed […]

April 28, 2021

JD Sports has partnered up with trainer reselling platform Sole Responsibility, which buys subprime branded trainers and clothing destined for disposal, Drapers reported. Sole Responsibility will stock the sports retailer’s end of the line and slightly damaged stock on ecommerce […]

April 22, 2021

It will come as no surprise that when looking at the top players in U.S. ecommerce, Amazon leads the pack. What might be surprising is exactly how much of a lead the digital behemoth has. Amazon is expected to make […]

April 9, 2021

eBay is hosting a series of in-person product authentication events for collectors across the country to promote its new online Authenticity Guarantee program, which rolled out in October 2020. Sneaker, watch and trading card collectors can have items authenticated in […]