Tag: Ebay

EBay to drop American Express over ‘unacceptably high fees’

Online marketplace behemoth eBay said it plans to no longer accept American Express, citing what the company says are “unacceptably high fees” and that customers have other payment options to shop online. It is a notable blow to American Express, whose customers are often the most attractive among merchants and spend the most money per […]

EBay, Etsy’s Q1 earnings are signaling weaknesses in consumer

Shares of Etsy (ETSY) and eBay (EBAY) are both sliding Thursday morning after both companies posted their first-quarter earnings results, revealing signs of weakening spending in the consumer discretionary category. At Etsy, merchandise sales were down 3.7% year-over-year with habitual buyers down 2.9% year-over-year. Yahoo Finance’s Madison Mills joins Wealth! to break down the consumer […]

eBay Australia’s Circular Fashion Fund Winner Takes Home $100K AUD

Material World is a weekly roundup of innovations and ideas within the materials sector, covering news from emerging biomaterials and alternative leathers to sustainable substitutes and future-proof fibers. Dempstah x eBay Australia Dempstah recycles unwanted clothing into spun yarn. Ebay Australia, with support from the Australian Fashion Council, has named an Australian design practice that’s recycling textile […]

Ebay to slash 1,000 jobs and scale back contracts

E-commerce platform Ebay is to cut about 1,000 roles, or an estimated 9 per cent of its current workforce. The company employees approximately 900 people in its Irish operations. It is not yet clear how the announcement may impact Irish jobs. “While we are making progress against our strategy, our overall headcount and expenses have […]

eBay to pay $3M fine after employees mailed live spiders, cockroaches to couple

Ecommerce giant eBay has agreed to pay a $3 million criminal penalty for harassing and intimidating a Massachusetts couple in retaliation for their 2019 coverage in an online newsletter and for obstruction of the investigation that followed, according to the U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts. According to eBay’s admissions, between approximately Aug. 5 and Aug. 23, […]