Martha Stewart opened a store on Amazon, the marketplace announced on Wednesday. But it’s hardly her first foray into online marketplaces and, in fact, her brand already had a store on a section of Amazon for shoppers of handmade goods. Read more
eBay announced Tuesday new purchase protections for people buying in its Auto Parts & Accessories category. “With eBay Guaranteed Fit, shoppers can discover and purchase the right car, truck, and motorcycle parts to fit their vehicle – or their money Read more
eBay acquired a company to help it police sellers by using monitoring technology to prevent the sale of counterfeit items, unsafe products and illegal goods. eBay acquired 3PM Shield LLC, also known as 3PM Solutions, whose services it had been Read more
An Amazon seller-consultant who pleaded guilty to conspiracy and tax charges was sentenced to 20 months in prison in a case involving bribery of Amazon employees. The case made headlines in 2020 when the government filed charges against multiple defendants Read more
It hasn’t made sense to call First Class Package Service (FCPS) by that name since the USPS reclassified it to a “competitive” service. That’s because whenever there’s a change to “market dominant” rates, it includes First Class mail, but doesn’t Read more
Dan Schulman will retire from PayPal at the end of the year, but he will remain on the company’s board of directors, PayPal announced on Thursday. Schulman said it had been a huge privilege to lead PayPal for the past Read more
The US Postal Service is running a survey to measure customer satisfaction. The survey pops up when visiting the USPS website that features the following introduction explaining its purpose: “We’re always looking for ways to improve your experience on USPS.com®. Read more
Sellers who use Shopify to host their online stores got a new tool to help them manage their international shipments from suppliers. One of Amazon’s most high-profile executives Dave Clark, who jumped to Flexport last year after 23 years with Read more
On Friday, Amazon replaced descriptors in the “Condition” field of used books and media, but it didn’t tell sellers. Instead, they were shocked to see that some of their items were described as “perfect” or that items that they had Read more
Need a case for your naked smartphone? The USPS has you covered. It licensed its brand to a company called Affinity Bands, which will offer postal-themed goods on its own website. Affinity Bands’ line of smartwatch bands and cases for Read more
