USPS used to deliver millions of UPS SurePost packages for the private carrier until the end of last year, when UPS renamed the service UPS Ground Saver and “in-sourced” delivery to its own drivers. But a reunion may be in Read more
Amazon continues its project to reclassify products in the Amazon Handmade marketplace to “standard” product types, which it says will improve customer discoverability of Handmade products in the Amazon stores and is expected to be completed by the end of Read more
eBay promoted its head of Global Payments and Financial Services Avritti Mittal to oversee additional organizations, including Advertising, Shipping, B2C/Stores, and Monetization. The news came from a LinkedIn post by Mittal announcing her new role as Global Head of Product Read more
eBay began incorrectly charging sellers insertion fees this month simply for revising an existing listing, something that should not incur costs. A seller posted the issue on August 1st, and an eBay moderator confirmed it was a technical issue. The Read more
Walmart Marketplace is offering sellers some incentives ahead of the busy holiday shopping season, including waiving Fulfillment peak-storage fees from October through the end of December (note that’s peak storage fees, not all storage fees). Walmart is also enticing sellers Read more
BigCommerce’s parent company is changing its name from BigCommerce Holdings, Inc. to Commerce.com, Inc., but the BigCommerce brand will remain in place for its ecommerce platform. According to the company, the move reflects a major shift in how ecommerce platforms Read more
eBay launched “Secure Purchase” for vehicle transactions, a $25 service powered by its new subsidiary, Caramel Dealer Services LLC, a licensed used vehicle dealer. “From click to curb, everything’s covered,” according to eBay’s press release on Friday. Secure Purchase manages Read more
Amazon grew sales 13% in the second quarter of 2025, year-over-year, including its AWS service. By segment, Amazon grew North American sales 11% to $100.1 billion and International 16% to $36.8 billion. AWS segment sales increased 17.5% year-over-year to $30.9 Read more
eBay announced both revenue and sales grew 6% in the second quarter of 2025 (April, May, June). Revenue was $2.7 billion, up 6% on an as-reported basis and up 4% on an FX-Neutral basis. GMV was $19.5 billion, up 6% Read more
Gross Merchandise Sales (GMS) on the Etsy Marketplace dropped 5.4% in the second quarter of 2025 (April, May, June), year-over-year – and down 6.3% on a currency-neutral basis. Etsy released its Q2 results on Wednesday morning along with a slide Read more
