Endicia will power a new shipping feature from ecommerce platform Shopify that will help merchants print USPS shipping labels at discounted rates. With the new Shopify Shipping functionality, merchants who host their stores on the platform will have the ability Read more
Buyers began complaining in July that eBay pulled the shopping cart feature from the adult category, leading to higher shipping costs for them as well as complications for sellers. We reported on the issue on the EcommerceBytes Blog last month. “When you Read more
Although the calendar says we have just changed seasons from summer to autumn, ecommerce pros see fertile ground where others see falling leaves. Consumers have been teaching retailers they are willing to shop earlier for their holiday wants and needs. Read more
eBay sent an invitation to some users to participate in an auction promotion with a Halloween theme to encourage them to list costumes and props for the spooky October holiday. Eligible sellers who activate the offer can list up to Read more
Amazon will kick off holiday Lightening Deals on October 1st, and it waited until the first day of fall to enlist the aid of merchants to help bring those bargains to shoppers. “The 2015 holiday season is quickly approaching,” Amazon Read more
eBay founder Pierre Omidyar has given away 10 percent of his shares in the ecommerce company, part of a massive philanthropic initiative from a multi-billionaire who has indicated his desire to give away most of his fortune. In a regulatory filing this week, eBay Read more
Fraudsters are targeting eBay sellers right on eBay’s own website, according to Netcraft. The security publication published a screenshot of a page on eBay that fraudsters used in an attempt to steal eBay usernames and passwords from unsuspecting users. “The convincing Read more
Amazon is running a 1-day sale on Prime, allowing shoppers to join the membership program for $67 instead of the normal annual price of $99, a savings of 32%. The company said the sale was to celebrate its five Emmy Read more
eBay is making changes to how it measures seller performance as part of the Fall Seller Update, and on-time shipping is a critical factor. But if a seller cannot prove through tracking that they shipped on time, then on-time delivery is what Read more
Ecomdash has added list-for-sale functionality to its inventory-management tool for online sellers. The ecomdash in-suite listing application, ecomlister, now offers greater catalog and listing management to Bigcommerce, 3dcart, Etsy, Rakuten, Magento and Vend users. With this new functionality, online sellers Read more
