FedEx Expects Monday Spikes in Holiday Package Volume

November 21, 2019 9:17 pm

There are 5 Mondays before the Christmas holiday, and FedEx expects to see package-volume spikes for at least three of them. It’s predicting it will move over 33 million packages …
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ShipWorks Improves Its Comparison Shipping Tool

November 21, 2019 11:42 am

ShipWorks improved its comparison-shipping tool for high-volume, multi-channel merchants. The Best Rate tool automatically displays rates and transit times across multiple shipping carriers, and it allows sellers to shop rates …
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UPS Expects to Deliver 5% More Holiday Packages in 2019

November 21, 2019 11:09 am

UPS expects to deliver 5% more packages during the holidays than last year’s holiday shopping season, and it issued an announcement to say it’s well prepared for the surge. “During …
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eBay Publishes List of Top Toys, Digital Toy Book Coming Next Week

November 21, 2019 9:38 am

Last week, eBay released a “Most Wanted” Holiday Guide with top-selling items across fashion, home, electronics, and entertainment. Today, it released a similar guide devoted to toys. And next week, …
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UPS Quietly Publishes 2020 Rate Hike

November 20, 2019 7:20 pm

UPS published its 2020 rates on its website on Monday without a press release announcement. It also failed to break out the average rate increase by service, such as UPS …
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Etsy Entices Shoppers with Mastercard Sweepstakes

November 20, 2019 7:11 pm

Etsy is running a sweepstakes in conjunction with Mastercard to entice shoppers to buy holiday gifts. Shoppers who pay for Etsy purchases using Mastercard before December 15 could win $5,000 …
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PayPal to Acquire Shopping Tool Developer Honey for $4 Billion

November 20, 2019 6:42 pm

PayPal will acquire a developer of shopping tools for $4 billion. Honey Science Corporation describes itself as a tech company that builds tools to help people save time and money …
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Amazon to Open New Fulfillment Center in Florida

November 20, 2019 1:05 pm

Amazon announced plans to open a fulfillment center in Auburndale, Florida, its fourth in Polk County. When the site opens, Amazon will create more than 500 new, full-time jobs starting …
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eBay Sponsors Shoppable Video Content from Verizon Media

November 19, 2019 5:19 pm

eBay is the first advertising partner to sponsor Verizon Media’s new Shoppable video format, integrating its selection of one-of-a-kind items and trending products from top brands into shoppable carousels beneath …
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eBay Buyers and Sellers Raise $1 Billion for Charities Worldwide

November 18, 2019 8:49 pm

eBay buyers and sellers have raised $1 billion for charities worldwide, the company announced on Monday, and it said charitable giving on the platform is on the rise. Over 80,000 …
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Amazon Expands Logistics in Mississippi with 2nd FC

November 18, 2019 4:38 pm

Amazon announced on Monday it will open a second fulfillment center in Mississippi, to be located in DeSoto County. The over one million-square-foot fulfillment center will be used to fulfill …
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Etsy Sellers Say ‘Hands Off’ Their Notifications to Buyers

November 17, 2019 8:59 pm

Etsy is going too far in its free-shipping push, say some sellers on the Etsy forums, such as those discussing a new issue in a thread titled, “Etsy promoting Free …
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Ruby Lane Hits Up Buyers and Sellers with New Fees

November 17, 2019 1:41 am

High-end antiques and vintage shopping site Ruby Lane is instituting a new fee that buyers will have to pay above and beyond the product price, sales tax, and shipping cost …
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Washington Post Surveys Shoppers about Fakes on Amazon

November 17, 2019 12:55 am

The Washington Post is surveying shoppers about their experiences with fakes on Amazon (whose CEO Jeff Bezos owns the newspaper). A Post piece, titled, “How Amazon’s quest for more, cheaper …
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Google Adds User-Generated Images to Product Reviews on Shopping Ads

November 17, 2019 12:28 am

Google has some advice for sellers during the holiday season: capture the attention of shoppers through product images – not just your own, but your customers’ images as well. Google …
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USPS Urges Reforms as Volume Down, Revenue Up in FY 2019

November 14, 2019 11:06 pm

The USPS cited an urgent need for legislative and regulatory reforms as it reported its financial performance for fiscal year 2019, ending Sept. 30th. While management said it made progress …
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Amazon Invests in Humans with New Las Vegas Office

November 14, 2019 9:31 pm

It’s clear Amazon is focused on robotics, but it’s not abandoning its human workforce. On Thursday, the company announced a new 30,000 square foot corporate office in Las Vegas to …
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Regulator Rejects USPS 2020 First Class Mail Rates

November 13, 2019 4:27 pm

A day before the USPS releases its most recent quarter’s financial results, it got some bad news. The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) is rejecting its proposed First Class Mail rates …
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eBay Publishes Holiday Shopping Report

November 13, 2019 3:48 pm

eBay published a holiday shopping report highlighting top-trending gifts in fashion accessories, electronics, pop culture favorites, gaming, sports, and more. eBay’s “Most Wanted” report is based on the marketplace’s sales …
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Amazon’s AbeBooks to Close Down Fillz Listing Tool

November 12, 2019 11:53 pm

Bid farewell to another online selling tool. FillZ started out primarily as a tool for booksellers 16 years ago, and is a division of the bookseller AbeBooks, which was acquired …
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Facebook Pay Lets You Buy from Facebook Marketplace

November 12, 2019 10:55 pm

Facebook Pay will let users pay for purchases from select Pages and businesses on Facebook Marketplace, the company announced today. People can already shop, donate, and send money to each …
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Holiday Shopping: Browse versus Search

November 12, 2019 5:04 pm

It’s not easy catching buyers’ attention. When it comes to holiday shopping online, are people browsing or searching for their gifts? A new Tophatter survey of over 1,000 US consumers …
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Weather Disrupts FedEx Express Service Nationally

November 12, 2019 4:54 pm

FedEx issued the following notice today about a national disruption to its FedEx Express service: FedEx Express National Service DisruptionFedEx Express experienced substantial disruptions at the Memphis hub last night …
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Marketplaces Engage Shoppers through Email Marketing

November 11, 2019 8:49 pm

Email marketing is an effective way to drive shoppers to retail sites, and you can tell a lot about a company’s strategy by looking at the content of its marketing …
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Etsy Holds ‘EtSEO’ Listing Critique Session on Wednesday

November 10, 2019 8:35 pm

Etsy sellers can submit their listings to be considered for a critique by Etsy experts on Wednesday. The “EtSEO” session will provide sellers with advice on how to improve their …
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From the Editor – November 10, 2019

November 9, 2019 5:19 pm

John Donahoe stepped down as CEO of eBay in July of 2015 and got a gig at ServiceNow, an enterprise cloud company. Last month came the surprising news that he …
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Online Sellers Guide to Flat Rate Shipping

November 9, 2019 5:18 pm

UPS is more aggressively targeting small- and medium-sized online sellers and is leveraging agreements with services like Stamps.com and Shippo as it seeks to gain more share in the ecommerce …
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Ads Becoming Essential for Sellers on eBay, Etsy, Amazon

November 9, 2019 5:17 pm

Margo Kahnrose These days, it may not be enough to list an item on eBay, Etsy or Amazon and expect it to be seen by shoppers. Your listing competes not …
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Collectors Corner: Belsnickel, a Collectible Christmas Visitor

November 9, 2019 5:16 pm

Often described as a more crotchety version of Jolly Old St. Nick, Belsnickel (also spelled Belsnickle, Pelznickel, and several other variants) arrived in America with German immigrants in the early …
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EcommerceBytes Soundoff: Letters to the Editor – November 10, 2019

November 9, 2019 5:15 pm

In every issue, readers soundoff about issues important to them. From shipping issues to payment processing, from fees to online marketplace policies, EcommerceBytes Soundoff gives you a chance to air …
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