The USPS resumed its consolidation of mail processing centers this year after Phase 1 saw the closure of 141 mail processing facilities in 2012 – 2013. But the National Postal Mail Handlers Union is now reporting that the USPS has Read more
PayPal has big plans for helping merchants worldwide and shared its vision at a media event on Thursday. The news coming out of its “Commerce: Rewired” event includes a new partnership with ecommerce platform Bigcommerce and with Chinese financial firm Read more
eBay reminded sellers of new fee credits that took effect on May 1st. On its announcement board, eBay wrote that sellers could “enjoy unlimited insertion fee credits on auction-style sales” – though sellers only receive the credits if the items Read more
Amazon is launching a new marketplace for handcrafted goods called Handmade at Amazon. Etsy sellers discussed an email invitation they received from Amazon with great interest, and those who didn’t get an invitation were eager to learn more from those Read more
Online sellers who use Alibaba.com for product-sourcing can now get purchase protection through a new Trade Assurance program. Alibaba said the program gives merchant-buyers more visibility into sellers’ transactional history and credibility. Buyers can claim a refund from participating Chinese Read more
The US Postal Service is running another ad campaign as part of its “Priority: You” marketing initiative, which highlights recent improvements to Priority Mail. The centerpiece of the new “Watch Us Deliver” campaign is an online dashboard with live counters, Read more
An analytics tool for eBay sellers has gotten a major upgrade this week. The eBay Listing Analytics app gives sellers a dashboard showing their sales performance and is designed to help them improve their listings, thereby boosting their sales. While Read more
A month after facing criticism over its handling of a designer collaboration, Target has apparently handed down a directive regarding resellers. It’s the latest retailer to crack down on eBay and Amazon sellers who use retail stores to source inventory Read more
On Monday, we asked eBay.com’s spokesperson if eBay was testing a free-shipping membership program after a Wall Street analyst revealed the marketplace was testing a program that would cost $25/year for Free Next Day delivery on certain orders – similar Read more
Now that Etsy is a publicly traded company, it must file quarterly earnings reports with the SEC. On Tuesday, the company revealed Gross Merchandise Sales were $531.9 million, up 28.2% compared with the first quarter of 2014. The growth was Read more
