Amazon created and filled more than 6,000 new permanent jobs across the European Union in 2014. That’s the most hiring in a one-year period since Amazon opened its first EU websites in the UK and Germany in 1998. The company Read more
The U.S. Postal Service will raise rates in April for some market dominant services based on a Consumer Price Index (CPI) cap authority of 1.966%. While the price of a first class Forever stamp won’t change, each additional ounce will Read more
On the face of it, government data suggests retail sales were down in December – but take a closer look, and it may not be the bad news it appears. (Keep in mind these are not online sales figures.) The US Read more
A U.S. government agency is collaborating with China-based Alibaba to block the sale of banned or recalled goods to U.S. buyers on its online marketplace platforms. Alibaba Group had more than 300 million annual active buyers in 2014, and many Read more
The mail is getting slower and Universal Service is in jeopardy, according to the former chairman of the Postal Regulatory Commission. Ruth Goldway, who still serves on the commission, wrote a post for the “Congress Blog” of the DC newspaper Read more
PayPal has partnered with eBay rival Yahoo Small Business, the ecommerce and local-marketing arm of search giant Yahoo. The two are collaborating to help small retailers sell and process payments online. The head of PayPal North American Distribution Stephen Fusco Read more
Television show Shark Tank lets entrepreneurs present their ideas to a panel of venture capitalists to raise money. The world of ecommerce held its own version of the program during NRF’s 104th Annual Convention and EXPO taking place this week in New Read more
Amazon is experiencing positive growth trends in product selection as well as marketplace/FBA adoption, with no evidence of a slowdown, according to Baird analyst Colin Sebastian. The results of Baird’s eighth quarterly inventory survey showed expanding selection as a key Read more
eBay made several announcements this week that show its commitment to large enterprise retailers. In the first, it announced continued rollout of its “Retail Associate Platform,” a set of mobile tools for in-store clerks at brick-and-mortar retail locations. eBay said Read more
Online selling platform Bigcommerce said its small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) experienced a 34% average increase in sales in the fourth quarter. Its core clients include early-stage growing brands, and key categories that saw breakout performance included Consumer Electronics, Beauty, Read more
