Tag Archives: eBay

eBay Asking Customers What They Want

Posted on June 5, 2018 by

eBay has been on a roll. And part of it is due to eBay asking customers what they want. Rather than making assumptions about shopper desires. That is vital for online retailers, too. As Tom Ryan reports for RetailWire: “eBay has … Continue reading →

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Online Shopping Behavior Is Still Evolving

Posted on May 2, 2018 by

As we reported yesterday, the future of E-commerce is brighter than ever.  Now, we study how online shopping behavior is still evolving. In this post, we look at: (1) online shopping trends and (2) the recent success of eBay. The material … Continue reading →

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A Video Interview with Devin Wenig, President of eBay Marketplaces

Posted on August 10, 2014 by

McKinsey’s Simon London recently sat down for an extended interview with Devin Wenig, President of eBay Marketplaces. In the interview, Wenig discussed the effects of digitization on traditional retailers, the status of bricks-and-mortar stores, the evolving shopping experience, and the use … Continue reading →

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New Data on Retail Security Breaches

Posted on June 22, 2014 by

The impact of the spate of retail security breaches over the last decade keeps getting worse. eMarketer puts it thusly: “With the lure of using big data and advanced CRM [customer relationship management] techniques to predict everything a potential customer might … Continue reading →

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Amazon and eBay: Retail Killers Or Fighting for the 6 Percent?

Posted on December 20, 2013 by

Clearly, Amazon.com and eBay are major — and aggressive — price-oriented online retailers. And yes, they have clobbered some store retailers’ profit margins and driven many store retailers out of business. And yes, they are competing with each other as … Continue reading →

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eBay Now: Is It Happening?

Posted on July 26, 2013 by

eBay Now is a new delivery service from eBay. It will be interesting to see how (whether?) this catches on with retailers and consumers. Here is a description of eBay Now from its Web site: Q: What is eBay Now? … Continue reading →

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eBay’s New Fee Structure for Sellers

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

In recent years, eBay has faced increasing competition from Amazon.com as the latter has added more new third-party sellers to its Web site. Now, eBay is introducing a new fee structure for its third-party sellers to encouage them to stay … Continue reading →

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