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Month: March 2020

eBay Initiates Next Phase of Managed Payments Despite COVID-19

March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay sellers already anxious about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their health and their livelihood got something new to worry about on Tuesday when they opened an email from eBay with the subject line, “New managed payments option Read more

News, Paymentscoronavirus, eBay managed payments4 Comments

Selling to France? Please Pause Non-Urgent Shipments

March 31, 2020 Ina Steiner
USPS logo

The French postal service is asking mailers around the world to pause any non-urgent shipments to buyers in that country and has suspended certain mail services, according to the United States Postal Service. In its 11th “COVID-19 CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS Read more

News, Shippingcoronavirus, La Poste, Shipping disruption, USPS

Amazon Waives Some FBA Storage Fees: Is It Enough?

March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Amazon is waiving two weeks of inventory storage fees for FBA sellers who have products stored in the US, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Poland, and the Czech Republic. While the decision may sound purely altruistic, and many sellers Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon FBA, Amazon FBA fees, coronavirus3 Comments

eBay’s Marni Levine Provides Update to Sellers

March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay Vice President of Seller Operations and Engagement Marni Levine did her third live-stream video “seller check-in” on Monday, a practice she started as the coronavirus outbreak began disrupting everyday operations for eBay employees and sellers. Levine broadcast yesterday’s video Read more

Marketplaces, Newscoronavirus, eBay, eBay Promotion, Jordan Sweetnam, Marni Levine2 Comments

USPS Extends Hold-Mail Period for Closed Businesses

March 28, 2020March 28, 2020 Ina Steiner
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In a sign of the times, the US Postal Service is extending the time it will hold mail to accommodate businesses that may be temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “In an effort to best serve our business customers, Read more

News, Shippingcoronavirus, USPS

Etsy Asks European Leaders to Consider Micro Businesses

March 27, 2020March 27, 2020 Ina Steiner
Etsy

Etsy CEO Josh Silverman called on European leaders to consider the self-employed, micro businesses, and gig workers when working on national economic recovery measures. The CEO made a similar plea to US legislators last week as they worked on emergency Read more

Marketplaces, Newscoronavirus, Etsy, Josh Silverman

eBay Gives Sellers Extra Time to Restock Inventory

March 27, 2020March 27, 2020 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay is giving sellers extra time to restock inventory presumably in recognition of the challenges sellers and their suppliers are facing due to the coronavirus pandemic. eBay sellers use the “out-of-stock” feature to hide their listings from search results when Read more

Marketplaces, Newscoronavirus, eBay, eBay out of stock option1 Comment

Amazon Warehouses Now Accepting More Items from Sellers

March 27, 2020March 27, 2020 Ina Steiner
Amazon

After Amazon severely restricted the types of items sellers could send to FBA fulfillment centers due to the coronavirus pandemic, Amazon is now advising sellers to check their Seller Central dashboard as it lifts some restrictions on an item-by-item basis. Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon FBA, Amazon FC, coronavirus

Amazon Executive Compensation and Shareholder Proposals

March 27, 2020March 27, 2020 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Amazon disclosed the 2019 salary and total compensation of its top executives including its CEO, and it detailed the issues on which shareholders will vote at its annual meeting in May. The company revealed that founder and CEO Jeff Bezos Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon, Amazon shareholder meeting, Executive compensation, Jeff Bezos

USPS Creates COVID-19 Response Command

March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 Ina Steiner
USPS logo

The US Postal Service has created a COVID-19 Response Command headed by Chief Information Officer Kristin Seaver. The USPS is on the front lines of the coronavirus response as it helps deliver mail and packages to people, many of whom Read more

News, Shippingcoronavirus, Kristin Seaver, Megan Brennan, USPS3 Comments

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