FedEx Introduces Temporary International Surcharge

April 2, 2020 1:02 pm

FedEx is implementing a temporary surcharge on all FedEx Express and TNT international parcel and freight shipments beginning April 6th. The surcharge from origin countries outside Asia (China and APAC) …
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eBay Runs Store Giveaway – Note: Current Sellers Excluded

April 2, 2020 11:15 am

eBay is running a promotion to help small retail businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic by offering them a free 3-month Basic Store subscription. Current sellers are excluded from the …
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eBay Initiates Next Phase of Managed Payments Despite COVID-19

March 31, 2020 8:37 pm

eBay sellers already anxious about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their health and their livelihood got something new to worry about on Tuesday when they opened an email …
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Selling to France? Please Pause Non-Urgent Shipments

March 31, 2020 3:12 pm

The French postal service is asking mailers around the world to pause any non-urgent shipments to buyers in that country and has suspended certain mail services, according to the United …
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Amazon Waives Some FBA Storage Fees: Is It Enough?

March 31, 2020 12:53 pm

Amazon is waiving two weeks of inventory storage fees for FBA sellers who have products stored in the US, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Poland, and the Czech Republic …
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eBay’s Marni Levine Provides Update to Sellers

March 31, 2020 10:05 am

eBay Vice President of Seller Operations and Engagement Marni Levine did her third live-stream video “seller check-in” on Monday, a practice she started as the coronavirus outbreak began disrupting everyday …
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USPS Extends Hold-Mail Period for Closed Businesses

March 28, 2020 11:50 pm

In a sign of the times, the US Postal Service is extending the time it will hold mail to accommodate businesses that may be temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 …
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Etsy Asks European Leaders to Consider Micro Businesses

March 27, 2020 11:27 pm

Etsy CEO Josh Silverman called on European leaders to consider the self-employed, micro businesses, and gig workers when working on national economic recovery measures. The CEO made a similar plea …
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eBay Gives Sellers Extra Time to Restock Inventory

March 27, 2020 10:59 pm

eBay is giving sellers extra time to restock inventory presumably in recognition of the challenges sellers and their suppliers are facing due to the coronavirus pandemic. eBay sellers use the …
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Amazon Warehouses Now Accepting More Items from Sellers

March 27, 2020 9:36 pm

After Amazon severely restricted the types of items sellers could send to FBA fulfillment centers due to the coronavirus pandemic, Amazon is now advising sellers to check their Seller Central …
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Amazon Executive Compensation and Shareholder Proposals

March 27, 2020 2:11 pm

Amazon disclosed the 2019 salary and total compensation of its top executives including its CEO, and it detailed the issues on which shareholders will vote at its annual meeting in …
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USPS Creates COVID-19 Response Command

March 26, 2020 4:38 pm

The US Postal Service has created a COVID-19 Response Command headed by Chief Information Officer Kristin Seaver. The USPS is on the front lines of the coronavirus response as it …
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eBay Delays Rollout of ‘Required’ Item Specifics in 2 Categories

March 26, 2020 1:59 pm

eBay is delaying the rollout of “required” Item Specifics in two categories, it informed sellers last week. In its 2020 eBay Spring Seller Update, it had announced plans to institute …
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Amazon Lending Pauses Seller Loan Payments: FAQs

March 26, 2020 1:50 pm

Amazon is giving some relief to sellers who participate in the Amazon Lending program. The company announced on Wednesday it is pausing payments interest-free through April. As we reported last …
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Mobile Selling App OfferUp Acquires LetGo

March 25, 2020 2:34 pm

Mobile selling app OfferUp has acquired rival LetGo, the company announced on Wednesday. They will combine the two businesses, and OLX Group, which is LetGo’s majority investor, will own 40% …
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eBay UK Places COVID-19 Limits on Consumer Sellers

March 24, 2020 10:28 pm

eBay UK is restricting consumer sellers from listing certain goods that are in high demand due to the coronavirus outbreak. It had already prohibited all sellers from listing face masks, …
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Another Sign Amazon Warehouses Are Stressed

March 24, 2020 5:09 pm

Amazon FBA is waiving long-term storage fees for inventory for which it has received removal orders, it announced Tuesday, another sign its fulfillment centers are stressed from coronavirus demand. Amazon …
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eBay Sellers Can Tweet Congress to Request Inclusion in Aid Package

March 24, 2020 1:15 pm

eBay is asking sellers to contact members of Congress to ask them to consider aid to small sellers as they work on a relief package to deal with the coronavirus …
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eBay Stores Get 50 Thousand Extra Free Listings through April

March 23, 2020 8:30 pm

eBay is giving Store subscribers an extra 50,000 free fixed-price listings through the end of April. In Monday’s announcement, eBay also recapped some of the other protections provided to sellers …
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Amazon Reminds FBA Sellers on Proper FBM Shipping Practices

March 23, 2020 11:13 am

Amazon offered advice to sellers impacted by its severe restrictions on its FBA fulfillment program. On March 17th, Amazon stopped accepting inbound shipments to its fulfillment centers for products other …
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eBay Sends Letter to Affiliates on Coronavirus Response

March 23, 2020 10:31 am

eBay sent a letter to affiliates about its response to the coronavirus outbreak. It focused on information about what the company was doing to crack down on price gouging (which …
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Etsy Asks Sellers to Contact Congress for COVID Relief

March 23, 2020 8:00 am

Etsy is asking sellers to reach out to their members of Congress and ask them to include measures to help self-employed people in the COVID-19 relief package they are trying …
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Jeff Bezos Ordered Millions of Masks for Amazon Employees

March 21, 2020 9:07 pm

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos published a letter to employees on Saturday in which he revealed the company had placed orders for millions of face masks for employees who …
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Etsy Defers Offsite Ad Fees, Offers Grace Period for Some

March 20, 2020 12:25 pm

Etsy is providing a one-month grace period to any seller who needs extra time paying their bills due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The news came in an email from Etsy …
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Interim CEO Describes eBay’s Response to Coronavirus

March 20, 2020 12:09 pm

eBay Interim CEO Scott Schenkel published a letter to the greater eBay community on Friday in a post on the company’s corporate blog. He reiterated that eBay would offer seller …
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eBay CEO to Employees: Our Sellers Depend on Us

March 20, 2020 9:28 am

eBay Interim CEO Scott Schenkel sent an email to all employees on Thursday in response to the action taken by activist investor Starboard Value LP. In it, he asked them …
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Etsy Asks Congress to Consider Aid for the Self-Employed

March 19, 2020 7:44 pm

Congress is working on emergency relief efforts to help individuals and businesses impacted by the coronavirus outbreak, but Etsy said the self-employed were largely not covered by the current proposals …
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eBay Calls Starboard Actions Unreasonable and Detrimental

March 19, 2020 3:32 pm

eBay responded to a letter its Board of Directors received this morning from activist investor Starboard Value LP pressuring it to hire an outside candidate for its CEO position and …
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eBay Pressured to Fill CEO Spot and Add Four to Board

March 19, 2020 9:18 am

Activist investor Starboard Value LP made public its demands to eBay that it hire an outside candidate for its CEO position and add four new members to its Board of …
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eBay Suspends Seller Performance Downgrades

March 19, 2020 7:19 am

eBay is suspending seller performance downgrades through the June 20th evaluation period. However, it will continue to upgrade sellers if their performance improves. eBay said it is making the change …
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