A company called ShippingEasy wants to make it super easy for low-volume sellers to buy postage online and print shipping labels, and on Wednesday launched the EasyShip widget. Unlike its robust ShippingEasy solution, which lets merchants pull orders from multiple Read more
The holiday shopping season kicks off well before Halloween, according to PayPal – and that’s nothing new, the eBay unit says. For the third consecutive year, the U.S. holiday shopping season kicked off on September 30th. How does it know? Read more
Online sellers understand only too well the competitive nature of selling on eBay and Amazon, and now they have a new tool to help them analyze sales data. Terapeak Personal helps small sellers evaluate opportunities on eBay and Amazon by Read more
One company is advising online merchants, “Don’t get Amazoned” in what some might say is a risky strategy. “I’ve actually gotten a message about this campaign that they would love to join but are actually scared to join / fear Read more
eBay UK is running a free-listing promotion, and unlike its typical sales that are targeted at casual sellers, this one applies to business sellers. However, the sale is by invitation only. Invited sellers can list up to 50,000 listings and Read more
While top-tier auction house Sotheby’s has partnered with eBay to launch online bidding through the new eBay live-auction platform, its rival Christie’s is going it alone. Christie’s has invested $50 million in hiring experts and building its own infrastructure in support of Read more
Two companies that help online merchants with their shipping automation were scooped up this year by Stamps.com, highlighting the importance of ecommerce to the shipping industry. Stamps.com paid $22 million in cash for ShipWorks this month, and it paid $50 million (plus Read more
Smaller merchants who run their own online stores saw high growth in July, August and September compared to the same period a year ago, according to an analysis conducted by Bigcommerce. Growth was aided by back-to-school shoppers, the company found. Read more
eBay exchanged a carrot for a stick when it comes to trying to force Top Rated Sellers to offer extended returns during the holidays. Rather than penalizing Top Rated Sellers by taking away their 20% discounts if they didn’t offer Read more
Amazon is working with the USPS, offering it a variety of innovative services, including same-day delivery and Sunday delivery. The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) has now granted the Postal Service permission to test a new grocery-delivery service called Customized Delivery, Read more
