Canadians can add cash to their Amazon balance at the post office. Canadian payments provider Payment Source added Amazon Cash to its Loadhub pay-in-person solution, available at Canada Post retail locations. Company CEO Trevor Cook called the offering inclusive, saying Read more
Amazon and other retailers make it easy to purchase their branded gift cards. Now eBay wants businesses to think of its marketplace when they wish to give gift cards to customers or employees through loyalty or incentive programs. Blackhawk Network Read more
eBay says 52% of people in Great Britain prefer physical media (books, music, films, and video games) over digital media. The finding is based on a survey of over 2,000 shoppers and eBay marketplace data. While its findings show there’s Read more
USPS revenue declined by $1.8 billion to $69.6 billion for the fiscal year 2017, which runs from October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017. The pattern of declining mail and increasing packages continued. Volume for letter mail, which is the Read more
eBay will upgrade its community area early next year, it announced on Monday. eBay plans to enhance and update its Discussion and Announcement boards, reporting it will be similar to the changes it rolled out in the US on eBay.com. Read more
Walmart, Amazon, and eBay are working hard to bring fashion brands to their online marketplaces. Walmart scored a win this week, announcing a partnership with Lord & Taylor, one of the oldest department stores in the country and part of Read more
Amazon said small businesses achieved tens of millions of pounds in sales during Amazon UK’s Black Friday Sale last year. It’s touting the importance of third-party sellers to its marketplace by publishing a dedicated page promoting six UK sellers who Read more
eBay is ramping up its holiday marketing with a “Don’t Wait for Black Friday” campaign offering curated deals that offer a price-matching guarantee. It’s also bringing its Airstream trailer to five US cities to generate publicity for its marketplace as Read more
Online sellers are busy with Christmas only 6 weeks away. Typically marketplaces put a moratorium on changes and tests during the holiday shopping season, but not this year. Whether announced or unannounced, changes are impacting sellers on eBay, Etsy, and Read more
It’s official – USPS rates are going up in 2018. The Postal Regulatory Commission approved the USPS request on Wednesday. Sellers who use online postage to print shipping labels (commercial) for Priority Mail will see prices increase about 6 percent Read more
