eBay

eBay Inc. is an American multinational e-commerce corporation based in San Jose, California that facilitates consumer-to-consumer and business-to-consumer sales through its website. eBay was founded by Pierre Omidyar in the autumn of 1995, and became a notable success story of the dot-com bubble.

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Online Marketplaces Catching Up To Offline World
Online Marketplaces Catching Up To Offline World
July 31, 2017  |  Retail

If a marketplace can work for aggregating goods from disparate providers, why not for services, too? After all, service industries make up more than three-quarters...

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PayPal Subsidiary Braintree Powers 1 Billion Quarterly Transactions
PayPal Subsidiary Braintree Powers 1 Billion Quarterly Transactions
July 27, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Payments processing platform Braintree, a subsidiary of PayPal, announced Thursday (July 27) that it has reached the 10-digit milestone, processing more than 1 billion payment...

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eBay Adds New Image Recognition to Its Search Options
eBay Adds New Image Recognition to Its Search Options
July 27, 2017  |  Retail

Founded in 1995, some may say eBay is the original online marketplace. With more than 20 years in the eCommerce business, eBay is looking for...

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For Better Or Worse, Customer Service IS The Brand
For Better Or Worse, Customer Service IS The Brand
July 26, 2017  |  Retail

A good product at a good price: that used to be the recipe for a good brand. But a third ingredient in retail is quickly...

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Today in Data: Friday Earnings Update
Today in Data: Friday Earnings Update
July 21, 2017  |  Today In Data

It’s earnings time again, and many companies have shared their numbers for the end of their respective sales quarters. In a mix of eCommerce and...

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Dick’s Sporting Goods Serves Up Price Matching
Dick’s Sporting Goods Serves Up Price Matching
July 21, 2017  |  Retail

Dick’s Sporting Goods is joining the price matching game with its latest news. Competing with Amazon’s prices has mostly been an online battle of e-retailers...

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Flipkart Ups Its Offer For Snapdeal
Flipkart Ups Its Offer For Snapdeal
July 19, 2017  |  Retail

Flipkart, the Indian eCommerce company moved to raise its offer of to up to $950 million for Snapdeal, boosting the chances of the deal going...

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Shopify Adds eBay Support For Merchants
Shopify Adds eBay Support For Merchants
July 14, 2017  |  Retail

Shopify, the eCommerce platform out of Canada, has inked a deal with eBay to enable merchants to sell directly through eBay. According to a news report...

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Merchants Have Mixed Feelings About Walmart’s Online Marketplace
Merchants Have Mixed Feelings About Walmart’s Online Marketplace
July 10, 2017  |  Retail

Contrary to what “People of Walmart” would have you believe, the big-box retailer isn’t just for one demographic of shoppers, and it’s trying to prove...

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