USPS trucks are pulling up to front doors on Sundays to deliver holiday orders to Amazon shoppers. But some postal workers say it’s too much to handle. “The U.S. Postal Service is straining to keep up with the volume of Read more
Chris Payne, head of eBay Marketplaces North America, is leaving eBay, the company confirmed. “Christopher Payne, SVP for eBay North America, has decided to leave eBay to pursue a new business venture,” Ryan Moore told EcommerceBytes. “A search for Christopher’s Read more
Ecomdash, an inventory-management tool for online merchants, received an investment from Gemini Southern, which will also provide ecommerce-specific expertise and advisory services. Ecomdash also announced integration with Rakuten.com (formerly Buy.com) and Newegg, making it easier for sellers to sync inventory, Read more
Citing unnamed sources, the Wall Street Journal says Google is considering the launch of two initiatives that would directly challenge Amazon.com. The first is a Buy button similar to Amazon’s popular “one-click ordering” feature, according to people familiar with the Read more
What’s it like to work at a fulfillment center during the holiday rush? EcommerceBytes did a series called Amazon Confidential last year that followed a worker throughout the weeks of their temporary employment at an undisclosed Amazon warehouse. This year, ecommerce analysts Read more
While Amazon shoppers had until December 18th to qualify for free standard shipping last year in order to receive their packages by Christmas, this year they have an extra day. Amazon extended holiday shipping deadlines to December 19th for standard Read more
eBay gave car sellers some good news on Monday. Currently it lets sellers provide up to four photos with their car listing for no additional fee, and charges 15 cents per additional picture, up to 24 pictures total. Beginning in Read more
eBay said a new partnership with Shanghai-based cross-border firm Winit Corporation will provide Chinese sellers with greater opportunity to reach overseas markets, including the US, UK, Germany, and Australia. The agreement, signed last month, will offer comprehensive warehousing services to Read more
eBay compiled a list of the “2014 hot selling toys” and created an interactive map showing the top three toys in each state. Popular items include Disney’s Frozen dolls, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Read more
Startup champion Caterina Fake is out, M. Michele Burns is in. That’s the word from Etsy CEO Chad Dickerson who said Fake stepped down from the company’s Board of Directors, while Burns has joined the Etsy Board. The contrast between Read more
