Just because the United States Treasury is requiring the USPS to provide information about confidential negotiated contracts with its top customers doesn’t mean the USPS is ceding control, the Postal Service indicated in a statement on Thursday. Congress authorized the Read more
Congress authorized the USPS to borrow $10 billion from the US Treasury Department as part of the CARES Act (the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act). But in negotiating the terms, the Treasury Department attached some significant strings, including Read more
On April 1st, Amazon lowered its fulfillment fees for non-Amazon orders through its FBA service, known as MCF (multi-channel fulfillment). Now it’s offering select sellers the ability to send their off-Amazon orders in non-Amazon branded boxes at no extra charge. Read more
eBay CEO Jamie Iannone revealed his strategy on Tuesday for a “technology-led reimagination of eBay.” Unlike recent predecessors, the new CEO is placing importance on “consumer sellers” – those who may sell on eBay to buy on eBay. In a Read more
Amazon will open a new fulfillment center in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee next year. The facility joins others in the state, including fulfillment and sortation centers in Charleston, Chattanooga, Lebanon, Murfreesboro, Memphis, and Nashville. The new fulfillment center is the seventh Read more
eBay is offering a “witnessed authentication” service for sports memorabilia on its marketplace thanks to a partnership with PROVA Group. “Starting today, sellers can use PROVA Group’s services to verify their items as legitimate, and buyers can rest assured they Read more
eBay launched a new ad campaign in Germany. “Buy. To sell. eBay” is the slogan of the brand campaign. eBay is running the ads on all major digital channels and on the radio and feature TV presenter Joko Winterscheidt and Read more
Amazon issued a reminder to sellers who use its FBA fullfillment service: clean out or pay up. FBA’s next long-term storage fee inventory cleanup date is August 15th. Sellers who don’t remove slow-moving inventory from Amazon’s facilities by then will Read more
Selling ill-gotten goods online is never a wise decision, and attempting to hide the proceeds from the IRS only compounds matters. The government says a company executive assistant bought unauthorized supplies from Staples and charged it to her employer, “intentionally Read more
Walmart Marketplace warned sellers to expect higher return volume throughout the year related to COVID, and it made some adjustments to its policies as a result. “eCommerce volumes have seen an unprecedented spike and now retail is anticipating another less Read more
