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
Etsy is running twice the number of tests as previous years as it seeks to improve its marketplace, according to the company’ CEO Josh Silverman, and now there’s a new way for sellers to keep track of these tests. Etsy Read more
Sellers using ecommerce platform BigCommerce can now enable shopping on Instagram with a new integration. BigCommerce merchants can create shoppable posts and tag products on the Instagram app, helping them reach its 800 million users. A spokesperson told EcommerceBytes that Read more
eBay Canada will send Store owners their fourth-quarter shipping-supplies coupon this week. The voucher codes can be applied to purchases made from the eBay shipping supplies store, which will be adding additional eBay-branded supplies bundles soon. eBay Canada announcement follows: Read more
PayPal appointed a former IBM executive with experience in developing new strategic growth opportunities and and expansion in Africa to its Board of Directors. Rodney C. Adkins is currently President of 3RAM Group LLC, a privately held company specializing in Read more
Square announced it supports Apple Pay for Square Checkout and through its ecommerce API for developers. Square said it makes it easier for buyers and results in higher conversion rates for sellers, citing Apple statistics that show developers who implement Read more
