The appeal of the ecommerce market has not been lost on global tech firm Pitney Bowes. Known about a century ago as a maker of postage stamping technology, the company just unveiled a cutting edge collection of services bundled under Read more
Mobile ecommerce continues to see vigorous activity, something that online sellers need to understand and embrace. But new research shows that as Google monetizes mobile search, it’s impacting traffic from organic (non-paid) search. In the first quarter of 2016, Google Read more
Amazon does well in online retail, but as previously noted in our discussion of Amazon Exclusives there are ways for individual sellers to thrive on Amazon’s platform as well. Part of seller success starts with visibility in Amazon search results. Achieving effective Read more
Recently eBay sellers designated as Top Rated by the company began receiving reminders that an upcoming change to the returns policy will soon be in force. Effective May 1, Top Rated sellers will have to provide a 30 day returns Read more
eBay customers unable to create a new account because their email address has already been associated with an account can now reclaim their email addresses. It’s a situation eBay will address as part of their work on improving identity management. “Reclaimed Read more
A handful of discussion threads on the Amazon.com Seller Forums recently pondered an unusual question – are used books really refurbished items? One would probably think “no” as refurbishing usually refers to something done to items like cars or furniture. Read more
Online shoppers expect to be able to track their online orders, and marketplaces like eBay expect sellers to offer it, but it isn’t always easy to get an acceptance scan from the USPS. However, there is a way to help Read more
New tools from Square will provide merchants with a closer look at how social media performs at bringing customers to a store. It will start with one of the biggest networks as it adds Facebook Ad Integration to the program Read more
A recent discussion by eBay of its forays into identity management may resonate with those who’ve followed the company closely over the past few years. If the current discussion of identity management seems vaguely familiar, it’s because eBay touted a major initiative Read more
The world of selling to people in their homes has evolved from getting a paper catalog, mailing in an order, and waiting days or weeks for deliveries, to a pace where one-click ordering and same day delivery represent viable options. Read more
