Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testified at an oversight subcommittee hearing on Wednesday (May 17, 2023) about his Delivering for America plan, and when questioned by one lawmaker, laid into the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), which is an independent Federal agency Read more
eBay will acquire Certilogo, which lets brands such as clothing manufacturers add “digital product IDs” to their products that allow customers to scan and authenticate the items when buying them new – or secondhand. Update 7/11/2023: eBay said the acquisition Read more
Online sellers, take note: Google is going to start deleting inactive accounts. That means those with multiple Google accounts who aren’t in the habit of visiting their secondary accounts very often could lose some of their data. According to an Read more
Amazon often touts how its marketplace is good for small businesses, and last year, it launched new features to help them stand out. Now Amazon is testing a “Small Business” search filter to help shoppers isolate their search results to Read more
The postal Inspector General (IG) found that 64% of tracking messages for packages it examined in a recent audit were inaccurate and recommended the USPS do a better job of communicating when providing delivery status notices. That’s significant for online Read more
The USPS and Postal Inspection Service laid out a plan to tackle the growing problem of mail theft and fake postage, it announced on Friday. They’re expanding their Project Safe Delivery crime-prevention initiative, good news for online sellers even though Read more
Amazon said a new law takes effect on June 27 requiring it to “collect, verify, and disclose” information about high-volume third-party sellers. Amazon said in its May 10th announcement that it already verifies sellers’ business information during and after registration. Read more
eBay teased an upcoming seller conference in an announcement on Thursday. Each year it holds an “eBay Open” conference, and sellers were beginning to wonder if it would take place this year. eBay indicated it would reveal information about this Read more
Google launched a new generative AI tool that is designed to make shopping easier. It comes at a time when shoppers may be more frequently starting their shopping directly on an ecommerce website like Amazon rather than starting on a Read more
eBay announced its venture capital investment arm invested in The Volte, a “luxury dress sharing platform.” The Volte does not hold inventory itself – rather, it lets people list their designer items for free on its platform (“lenders”) and charges Read more
