The rates the Postal Service was going to roll out last month will instead go into effect on May 31st, and the Postal Regulatory Commission formally approved the last of the rate changes on Thursday. The changes coming on May Read more
Google wants Mom and Pop retail stores to join their larger brethren in using its ad program to reach online shoppers. It recently launched a new hub for retailers, urging them to advertise through Google Shopping. Google Shopping Product Marketing Read more
eBay received bad press in the UK over the way the company handles fraud and disputes. A reader wrote to EcommerceBytes with a link to the article, calling the 2-page spread depressing reading. The Daily Mail’s “This Is Money” interviewed Read more
Problems with Amazon’s backend where sellers manage orders, print postage and conduct other selling activities prevented sellers from processing orders for about 3 hours on May 6th – and much longer for some sellers. Reports started coming in at about Read more
Endicia launched a new service to help online merchants and other shippers reach customers in Latin America. Endicia Global Service provides quicker customs clearance and affordable rates for businesses shipping to Brazil, with more countries to follow. Endicia Global Service Read more
Amazon customers in the UK now have to spend more in order to qualify for what’s called “Super Saver Delivery.” In addition to its Prime membership program that gives shoppers free 2-day shipping on eligible orders, Amazon also offers free-shipping Read more
Etsy provided an update about the meltdown of its payment-processing card reader, much to the relief of sellers who had been anxiously wondering if a week’s worth of in-person transactions could ever be recovered. Etsy spokesperson Nikki Summer pointed EcommerceBytes Read more
While eBay’s lawyers may be celebrating the fact that the company is off the hook in a lawsuit relating to a data breach that occurred last year, eBay’s marketing team may not be pleased, since coverage of a court’s decision Read more
eBay is running a promotion for sellers in the UK this week, but it’s for business sellers for a change. The UK marketplace frequently runs promotions for private (casual) sellers, and sales for business sellers are less frequent. However, this Read more
It was a straightforward yet impactful change Google revealed to the world. A site’s friendliness to visitors arriving on mobile devices would affect its ranking. Google said on its Webmaster Central blog, “This change will affect mobile searches in all languages Read more
