FedEx is acquiring ShopRunner in a move to expand its ecommerce capabilities. ShopRunner is a little bit like “Amazon Prime for the rest of us,” a membership program that offers free 2-day shipping, free returns, and other benefits when buying Read more
Walmart is removing the $35 shipping minimum for website orders for members of its Walmart+ membership program. The retailer explained: “Walmart+ members will receive free next-day and two-day shipping on items shipped by Walmart no matter the basket total. Prices Read more
The government accused two Amazon sellers of altering postage labels resulting in a $6 million loss to the USPS. The US Attorney’s Office charged the men by complaint with one count each of theft of government funds and one count Read more
eBay hired Julie Loeger to become its Global Chief Growth Officer starting in January. She spent 29 years at financial services company Discover, an indication of eBay’s focus as it continues the transition to Managed Payments. Chief Growth Officer is Read more
Shoppers weren’t the only ones spending more on Black Friday. Digital advertisers spent 3.1 times more on Black Friday on ecommerce channels than they did in the period leading up to Thanksgiving (November 1-25, 2020). That’s according to Kenshoo, which Read more
The Postal Regulatory Commission is making changes to how the US Postal Service can raise rates for “market dominant” services. (Note it does not impact rate-setting methodology for “competitive” services such as Priority Mail.) The PRC is keeping a price-cap Read more
eBay announced today that its QR feature is now available for all users in the US for USPS domestic shipping labels. It also said it plans to expand the use of QR codes into its return-label flows. Last month, it Read more
While discounting is the name of the game during the annual Black Friday – Cyber Monday weekend, data suggests retailers and brands have ramped it up this year due to anticipated shipping cutoff dates and delivery hassles, according to Salesforce. Read more
eBay hired Eve Williams to become its Chief Marketing Officer in the UK, starting today. According to the announcement, Williams will be responsible for all of eBay UK’s marketing activity “creating impactful brand campaigns to show the breadth of eBay’s Read more
Black Friday hit a new record with consumers spending $9 billion online, an increase of 21.6% compared to last year’s Black Friday, according to Adobe Analytics data. Adobe analyzes one trillion visits to US retail sites, 100 million SKUs, and Read more
