While the USPS is best known for delivering the mail, it’s also the number one seller of the most widely used type of alternative financial service in the United States: the Postal Service sold 97 million money orders with a Read more
LivingSocial, the Groupon-like “local marketplace to buy and share the best things to do in your city and beyond,” is drawing on some retail heavy hitters to help it reboot. The company just hired Atul Kavthekar, CFO of Sears’ Health Read more
Etsy continues to encourage its sellers who sell locally – for example, shoppers who use the Etsy mobile app can receive notifications about Etsy Local events. In a new announcement, the marketplace said it has made creating and joining Etsy Read more
Booksellers are finding that not only do they have to compete with Amazon.com and other sellers on the marketplace, they now have to compete with Kindle formats and even rentals. In early May, EcommerceBytes reported that Amazon was testing the listing offer Read more
Stamps.com revealed that its planned acquisition of Endicia is still proceeding through the Hart-Scott-Rodino antitrust review process. CEO Ken McBride said during the company’s recent quarterly earnings call, “We are currently in the regulatory review process with the Department of Read more
USPS spokesperson Patricia Licata confirmed the Postal Service experienced a problem that caused its system to overcharge customers purchasing postage at retail windows on Wednesday, May 20th. “We did have an issue that cropped up two days ago, but it’s Read more
Last week we told you about chainstore Target’s new crackdown on resellers – people who purchase items from retail stores and websites and then list on eBay, Amazon and their own websites. A spokesperson from Target responded to our inquiries Read more
eBay Canada is holding a focus group on June 4 in Toronto. The marketplace invited certain sellers to participate in the research. eBay is holding the event to ask sellers about its future plans with regard to shipping and shipping Read more
Amazon is leveraging its expertise in same-day delivery by opening up Prime Now to other companies, adding value to the service. Amazon Prime Now is now offering 1-hour delivery from local stores in addition to the tens of thousands of Read more
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
