The SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) charged eBay Inc.’s former Director of SEC Reporting with insider trading ahead of Xoom Corporation’s acquisition by PayPal Holdings, which, at the time, was owned by eBay. Readers might remember that in 2014, an Read more
Amazon is hiring 100,000 seasonal workers in the US across its network of customer fulfillment and delivery facilities, it announced this week. Last year at this time Amazon announced it was hiring 120,000 seasonal workers for the 2017 holiday shopping Read more
eBay was first to exploit terminal dues to create special postal rates for Chinese companies selling into the US and Europe known as ePacket, and now President Trump may upend the system on which those rates depend. The New York Read more
eBay launched a calculator to help sellers determine how much they could save using managed payments. While eBay chooses to focus on cost savings – which can be significant – sellers must also weigh other factors, including the impact that Read more
Canadian postal workers may disrupt service as early as Monday if deals cannot be reached over the weekend, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) announced on Tuesday. Canada Post said if rotating strike action should occur, the postal service Read more
Walmart is expanding its selection online and off through partnerships and through acquisitions. It is creating an automotive specialty store on Walmart.com in partnership with Advance Auto Parts; it’s introducing a new dedicated collectibles section in the entertainment department of thousands Read more
PayPal is raising one of its withdrawal fees for personal accounts. It costs nothing to withdraw funds to a linked bank account, and that won’t change. But PayPal also offers a faster way to withdraw using debit cards that currently Read more
Amazon has become an official retail partner for “Shark Tank,” a popular television program that features entrepreneurs pitching venture capitalists for funding. Select startups and entrepreneurs that “Sharks” have invested in are now featured in the Amazon Launchpad Shark Tank Read more
eBay is offering video streaming as an incentive for signing up to its Plus shopping membership program in Australia. The deal indicates eBay and Stan Entertainment Pty Limited are feeling the heat from Amazon, which entered the Australian market in Read more
Amazon has grown more comfortable telling sellers about tools available from third-parties. On Thursday, it published a post on its Amazon Advertising blog announcing two directories where sellers could find third-party services to help them advertise on the Amazon marketplace. Read more
