An online shopper by the name of Christian Sabol of Redondo Beach, California, is suing PayPal along with co-plaintiff, online shopper Samanthia Russsell, over “anti-steering rules” that they allege resulted in them paying higher prices for their purchases. It appears Read more
Online holiday sales will grow 4.8% over last year, according to Adobe’s predictions. Adobe released its annual forecast for the holiday shopping season on Thursday, which covers the period Nov. 1 to Dec. 31, basing its prediction on its measurement Read more
Uber launched a service to make it easier for buyers to return unwanted items ordered online. The move comes 9 months after DoorDash launched a similar service called Package Pickup. Uber said its new “Return a Package” feature lets customers Read more
Easyship is now making Sendle’s delivery service available to sellers in the US and Canada. Sendle’s delivery network uses existing shipping providers, filling their vehicles to ensure every route is as efficient and profitable as possible. And in turn, the Read more
A seller shared a screenshot that shows Amazon continues to offer USPS First Class shipping labels, even though it’s been deprecated, alongside the option to print USPS Ground Advantage (GA) shipping labels. The options showed both FCPS and USPS GA Read more
The new 2023 Amazon holiday toy catalog is here, and it’s like a mashup of the iconic Sears catalog and Highlights magazine. It even includes a sheet of stickers for children (and adults) to play with. The catalog hit our Read more
Sellers will have to honor Walmart’s extended returns policy during the holidays. Walmart shoppers who purchase items between October 1 and December 31, 2023 will have until January 31, 2024 to return their purchases. Only a few categories are excluded Read more
eBay announced the winners of its 2023 Up & Running grants program. The 50 US eBay sellers will receive $10,000 each in grant money, plus training and mentorship. In addition to the grants, this year’s finalists also each received a Read more
eBay will let buyers proceed with the purchase of a luxury item even if the marketplace discovers a discrepancy in “condition” between the seller’s listing and what its authenticators discover when inspecting the item in person. eBay launched the current Read more
Etsy is serious about bringing holiday shopping forward and will try to entice shoppers with a focus on “deals.” Etsy is promoting a 5-week Cyber Sale that kicks off on October 23rd and runs past Thanksgiving and Black Friday-Cyber Monday Read more
