The holiday shopping season is here, and things are quickly ramping up for online merchants in what for many are the busiest months of the year. It also marks the period when they must brace for news of shipping rate Read more
The US Postal Service filed its request for 2020 postage rates on Wednesday (Oct. 9). We took a quick-and-dirty look published in Wednesday’s blog, which you can read here. If approved by the PRC, the rates would take effect on Read more
Online selling has many advantages, but not when it comes to product returns. The average return rate is three times higher for online purchases than those made at brick-and-mortar retailers. Melissa Gieringer spent the last eight years working at online Read more
Everyone knows that Halloween is more than witches on brooms, wailing ghosts, and black cats. It’s also greeting cards and masks and costumes and candy corn and noise makers and all the decorations that make the holiday second only to Read more
In every issue, readers soundoff about issues important to them. From shipping issues to payment processing, from fees to online marketplace policies, EcommerceBytes Soundoff gives you a chance to air your views. Dear Ina,I have had a chance to review Read more
Amazon will open a new fulfillment center in Illinois. The facility will be used to fulfill large customer items, such as sports equipment, patio furniture, fishing rods, pet food, kayaks, bicycles, and larger household goods. The over one-million square foot Read more
eBay acknowledged a problem impacting traffic reports, which provide sellers who have Stores with information about page views, visitors, analytics, search terms, etc. A sellers asked during the weekly chat session on Wednesday: “My eBay store’s traffic report has not Read more
California utility company PG&E has turned off power in some locations in Northern California due to a heightened fire risk near its power lines due to “gusty winds and dry conditions.” That means some sellers are without power – and Read more
A new post from the USPS serves as a reminder that holiday shopping is gearing up – the US Postal Service issued guidance on sending military members packages in time for the holidays, including recommended mailing dates. The USPS noted Read more
Amazon is building a fulfillment center in Idaho, its first in the state. The 650,000-square foot facility in the city of Nampa will open next year and will be used to fulfill customer orders such as books, electronics, and toys. Read more
