Amazon will open another fulfillment center in the UK. The new Bristol FC will open next year and will be equipped with advanced Amazon Robotics technology. Amazon previously announced it would open UK fulfillment centers in Dunstable, Doncaster, Tilbury and Read more
Etsy advised sellers on how to take advantage of its first Labor Day sale coming up at the end of the month. Shoppers will be able to search and filter items on a special Labor Day Sale landing page that Read more
Amazon launched a new service that lets Prime customers order a selection of “daily essentials” and pick them up at one of five locations in minutes. Items available with Instant Pickup include snacks, drinks and electronics, as well as some Read more
Retail chainstore Target is acquiring Grand Junction, whose founder and CEO Rob Howard designed and implemented same-day and local delivery programs for Home Depot, Amazon, IKEA, Office Depot, Best Buy, Amerisource Bergen, McKesson, eBay and others. Target said the local-delivery Read more
eBay expanded its Promoted Listing ads on Monday, making it available to single-quantity listings in all categories except Motors fitment listings. The program continues to exclude auction format listings, but otherwise, sellers of unique items will now be able to Read more
In May, more than 18 million new items posted for sale on Facebook Marketplace in the US, and the company is continuing to expand geographically what is in effect an online classifieds feature on the social networking site. Facebook Marketplace Read more
eBay is hosting a webinar this week to encourage sellers to open an eBay Store. The pitch: helping sellers build a better brand and get more buyers, in addition to saving money. Forum announcement follows: What’s in a Store? Unlock Read more
PayPal announced its plans to acquire Swift Financial, a provider of working capital solutions to small businesses. PayPal had jumped into the lending business in 2013 when it launched PayPal Working Capital, after it saw how other businesses such as Read more
eBay is providing a new way for shoppers to ask questions about generic products on catalog product pages, and any seller (and apparently other buyers) can answer those questions. The new Questions & Answers feature is not specific to particular Read more
The USPS saw flat revenue growth in its third fiscal quarter compared to the same quarter last year. The agency noted it saw lower volumes of First-Class Mail and Marketing Mail and continued growth in the lower-margin Shipping and Packages Read more
