eBay Impact

Retailers in Ohio, Michigan, and Wolverhampton, U.K., are learning from eBay how to reach entirely new markets and attract customers from virtually anywhere in the world, 24/7. The program aims to strengthen local economies, create jobs and contribute to the vibrancy of these communities.

Retail Revival, launched in the U.S. in March 2018, builds on similar—and highly successful—local development programs we’ve executed in in Mönchengladbach and Diepholz, Germany, and L’Aquila, Italy.

Marcel’s twin daughters were very young when his father was diagnosed with lung cancer. “I kept looking at my kids and thinking their life was just beginning, and looking at my father knowing his life was coming to an end. I couldn’t get away from thinking I have to help the children who are suffering from this disease.”   

Marcel combined his determination to help with his passion for collecting sports memorabilia and opened a charity store on eBay.  

In support of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, eBay will donate $1 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for every like, share and comment for Marcel’s video on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, and will donate $1 for every purchase of Gifts that Give Back supporting St. Jude, up to $10K during September. Check out Marcel’s story, and help us strike out childhood cancer.

Shop other charity sellers for even more ways to support St. Jude.

“When Evan walks in, it’s like he is a rock star,” said Bonny King, a licensed occupational therapist at The Blick Center, a private, non-profit agency that partners with Evan to support his Peaceful Fruits staffing needs. “The employees are so invested in him and his vision. It’s about being part of something growing, exciting and vital.”

Evan founded his Akron, Ohio, company with a mission of empowering people and doing business the right way. From his fair trade supply chain, to the production and shipping of his snacks, to the connections he makes with customers, Evan wants every part of his business to create good in the world.

Employing people from The Blick Center, who are otherwise challenged to find employment, and paying them a fair market wage, is one way he delivers on this purpose.

“It motivates me so much every day. When I come in on a tough day and see them hard at work, I just have to say to myself, ‘Evan, you’ve got a business to build because these people are there 100%. And it keeps me going 110%.”

And, he’s quick to point out that it’s not just good for the soul—it’s also smart business.  

“It is good business to employ a diverse workforce. It’s good business to employ motivated employees that motivate people around them. And it’s good business to work with people who have outside resources (like The Blick Center) that make them better at their job."