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eBay has announced the release of new features to its Promoted Listings Advanced (BETA) advertising service. The changes are designed to enhance eBay sellers' ability to reach more buyers from eBay searches. The online marketplace has expanded the number of available slots at the top of eBay search results, creating [...]

The cost of living crisis caused by rising energy costs and the subsequent squeeze on household budgets will hit online retail businesses hard this winter. Not only will people have less money to spend on little luxuries and everyday essentials, but the cost of doing business will also soar as [...]

Peloton Interactive Inc, the brand that essentially re-invented the home exercise bike, has announced it will start selling its "bikes" and accessories on Amazon.com. This is a significant move for the company that previously only sold direct-to-consumer via its own eCommerce channels and retail stores. Ironically, for a company that [...]

Online marketplaces like eBay and Amazon might be the first step many small businesses take on their online retail journey, but that doesn’t mean the scale of the opportunity isn’t significant. According to a recent report in Internet Retailing, the UK is home to approximately 882,000 businesses selling on online [...]

eBay UK is "coupling up" with Love Island's Tasha Ghouri in what is described as the first non-fast fashion brand partnership to come out of the cult TV series. The collaboration is part of eBay's continued commitment to change how consumers shop for clothes. eBay currently sells a piece of [...]

eBay has highlighted its commitment to eBay Focus Categories as fundamental to the online marketplace’s long-term growth plan. This pledge will be welcomed by many sellers who have long called for eBay to focus on what they do best, connecting enthusiastic buyers with traders who have access to products that [...]

Hot on the heels of eBay’s collaboration with ITV2’s Love Island this summer, the online marketplace has announced it is working with MTV to resurrect the TV classic motor makeover show Pimp My Ride. The show will return as a six-part series and will be streamed on MTV UK’s YouTube [...]

The third episode of The Frooition Podcast is now available to stream on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.  In this episode, Frooition’s John W. Hayes speaks with Shaun O’Brien from Direct Plants about his 17-year journey on eBay and how, with Frooition's support, [...]

There has never been a better time to get on your bike. Whether you've been inspired by the Tour de France and want to take up cycling as a sport, hope to save some money on the daily commute, or just want to get more active, riding a bike has [...]

If you’re one of the five million people who tune into ITV2’s Love Island, you’ll already know the hottest trend this summer is pre-loved fashion from eBay. Since eBay announced its collaboration with TV’s biggest guilty pleasure, searches on the marketplace for pre-loved fashion have increased by a staggering 700%. [...]

We talk a lot about how video can optimise your eBay listings here at Frooition. Video will not only improve your eBay listings health score in terms of visibility, but it also acts as an incredible conversion enhancer. This is a fact supported by many of our clients who tell [...]

The eBay Business Roadshow continues its UK tour with a stop in Norwich on Friday, July 1, 2022. The event will be hosted at The Assembly House, Theatre Street. Norwich, NR2 1RQ with registration opening at 9.30 am. Throughout the full-day event, eBay's leadership team will be joined on stage by [...]

Good customer service on eBay starts the moment a buyer searches for your products. Every subsequent touchpoint with that buyer represents an opportunity to win their business or lose out to a competitor.  The good news is, optimised customer service doesn't have to mean spending more time in conversation with [...]

Six years after the UK voted to leave the EU, the transition is still causing significant problems for many eBay sellers hoping to sell their products in Europe. While it is unlikely that selling into Europe will ever be as easy as before Brexit, there are solutions that aim to [...]

eBay has reminded its sellers that they must comply with the new German Packaging Act (VerpackG) from July 1, 2022, if they wish to continue selling into the German market. This is the latest update relating to new environmental laws coming into effect worldwide and follows hot on the heels [...]

Frooition will be joining eBay UK on the road as their small business roadshow hits Newcastle on 9th June and Glasgow on 16th June. As with previous events in Sheffield and Salford, the event will be jam-packed full of advice about optimising your eBay listing strategies and scaling your business [...]

Listing optimisation was a recurring theme at the recent eBay UK Roadshow in Salford, Greater Manchester. Throughout the day, eBay's leadership team hammered home the importance of expedited shipping, careful use of item specifics, and images to enhance their sellers' opportunity to be found in eBay search. One question in [...]

eBay UK has issued guidance to its sellers stating they must remove single-use plastic items from their listings before June 1st, 2022. The advice follows in the wake of new laws in Scotland banning the sale of environmentally damaging single-use plastic items. Sellers should comply with these new laws by [...]

If the thought of tuning into the TV news fills you with dread, you're not alone. Let's face facts; the current news agenda is pretty depressing. From the war in Ukraine to the cost-of-living crisis, the ever-present threat of global warming and the ongoing pandemic, it's little wonder why people [...]

eBay listing optimisation experts from Frooition will be joining eBay as their first-ever physical regional roadshow and investment programme in the UK arrives in Salford, Greater Manchester, on the 26th and 27th of May. The event, run in partnership with Small Business Britain and the British Chambers of Commerce, will [...]