Amazon Fulfillment wants regular folk to deliver its packages – a car and smartphone is all that’s required. The new Amazon Flex platform explains it is looking for drivers who are at least 21 years old and have a valid driver’s license. Read more
November and December account for over 20% of total annual revenue for retailers. And on average, these holiday shopping months bring in 30% more revenue than non-holiday months. But that’s part of a downward trend, research firm RJMetrics reminded merchants. Holiday revenue Read more
October 1st represents the deadline for most merchants to accept Europay, MasterCard, and Visa (EMV) chip-equipped credit cards at their terminals. Should a merchant only process payments with the familiar magnetic stripe reader, and end up taking a counterfeit card, Read more
eBay launched a new research project in Australia called the eBay Innovation Lab to help it explore emerging technologies. The lab set up shop in Darling Harbour in Sydney, Australia over the weekend and invited people to interact with emerging Read more
The new owner of 11Main.com has no plans to close the site, according to John Caplan, founder and CEO of OpenSky, which acquired the marketplace from Alibaba Group Holding in June. That may come as news to some merchants on Read more
eBay is holding a 2-day promotion to encourage sellers in the UK to list more items for sale, but it’s for private sellers only. Those invited to participate can list up to 30 auction or fixed-price listings and pay no Read more
eBay’s chief lobbyist Tod Cohen is leaving his position to become General Counsel at StubHub, an eBay subsidiary. Cohen joined eBay in 2000 and had built the company’s Government Relations and Global Asset Protection teams. eBay General Counsel Marie Oh Read more
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
