Amazon launched a program for small and medium sized businesses in rural UK called the Amazon Academy. The program is designed to help rural businesses sell online. The first Academy event will be held next month in Birmingham at the Read more
eBay rolled out a new search feature called Grouped Listings. “By leveraging structured data and machine learning, we’ve organized the listings across all shopping categories on eBay to show you the best product results for your search and for each Read more
eBay published lists of the top Halloween costumes searched and sold on its site based on data from a 3-week period in September (9/3 – 9/22). eBay said comic book legends and horror classics continue to top searches while the Read more
The USPS is proposing to raise the cost of Priority Mail rates by an average of 3.9%, though sellers who use online postage to print shipping labels could see prices increase about 6 percent on average. If approved by the Read more
Etsy is making it easier for shoppers to request gift-wrapping for their orders and for sellers to charge for gift-wrapping services. For listings where gift wrapping is offered, buyers will see the option to add it for an additional fee. Read more
FedEx Office is expanding its local, same-day delivery service to 30 markets comprising 1,800 cities across the country. A FedEx Office spokesperson said it now serves over 34 million people from Seattle to Boston. FedEx SameDay City offers door-to-door residential Read more
With the calendar turned to October, Etsy is prepping buyers and sellers for the busy shopping period ahead. The marketplace published a blog post to let sellers know about its Holiday Gift Guide, which it’s also advertising to shoppers on Read more
ShipStation has integrated with SAP Anywhere, a company that helps manufacturers and wholesalers distribute their products with pricing that starts at $534/month. Press release follows: Today ShipStation, the leading web-based e-commerce shipping solution, announced its integration with SAP Anywhere. Designed Read more
Walmart acquired Parcel and will use it to provide same-day delivery to customers located in New York City. The service will deliver items from Walmart and Jet, including both general merchandise and fresh and frozen groceries. The deal closed on Read more
Amazon announced a new requirement for sellers who use its Fulfillment by Amazon FBA service. Beginning October 2nd, sellers are required to provide the weight of a product in the manufacturer’s original packaging. There was some confusion among sellers who Read more
