Amazon Tells Stranger to Keep 20 Found Packages
A New York man found about 20 Amazon packages on the side of the road, and the Internet was abuzz about how Amazon handled it when he notified them. The man initially took the packages […]
Month: February 2021
eBay Encourages Users to Report Price Gouging
eBay issued an announcement on Wednesday reminding sellers of its price-gouging policy and encouraging users to report items they believe violate the policy. Price gouging became a major issue in 2020 due to supply shortages […]
USPS Warns Memphis Backlog Is Impacting Entire Air Network
Update 3/8/2021: “The Postal Service has resumed normal air network operations.” The US Postal Service is moving some mail from air to surface transport due to a backlog at its Memphis hub, it warned in […]
Sellers Can Print Labels for Google Orders in ShipStation
ShipStation has integrated with Buy on Google, allowing its sellers to print shipping labels for Google orders along with orders from other channels. Buy on Google is a checkout experience that allows shoppers to easily […]
Etsy Marketplace Sales Grow 127% in 4th Quarter 2020
Etsy grew the volume of sales (GMS) on its marketplaces Etsy and Reverb by 118% in the last quarter of 2020, year-over-year, it announced on Thursday, February 25, 2021, and it grew revenue by 129%. […]
eBay Seller Update: Vertical Platform Strategy, Faster Payouts
“It’s not about categories, it’s about vertical platforms that scale,” eBay told sellers during its February Seller Check-in, which was conducted over Zoom with over 900 people in attendance. Jordan Sweetnam, Senior Vice President and […]
NRF Expects Online Sales Growth in 20% Range in 2021
The National Retail Federation expects online sales to grow between 18% – 23% in 2021 to between $1.14 trillion and $1.19 trillion. The trade group, referred to as NRF, anticipates total retail sales (including ecommerce) […]
Walmart Welcomes Online Sellers Who Use BigCommerce Platform
Merchants who power their online stores using BigCommerce can sell products directly on Walmart Marketplace. Through a new partnership between the companies, BigCommerce merchants will receive an expedited application review and, for a limited time, […]
Etsy to Begin Billing Sellers for Its Content Marketing Costs
Etsy began charging sellers for paid-search campaigns last year through a new Offsite Ads program, and now it will charge sellers for content marketing expenses using the same program. It’s a bold move (some might […]
USPS Network ‘Severely Disrupted,’ Suspends Guarantee
Sellers are still dealing with the ramifications of late deliveries caused by a brutal holiday-season shipping logjam, and now they are dealing with another nationwide shipping disaster. The USPS said its national transportation network has […]