The USPS ordered 50,000 next generation delivery vehicles for $2.98 billion (that’s an average of $59,600 each). Twenty percent of them will be battery electric vehicles (BEVs), rather than the 10% it had initially planned to order. Postmaster General Louis Read more
The US Postal Service is now offering its new USPS Connect Local service in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware as part of a nationwide rollout that began last month, it announced today. EcommerceBytes confirmed that eventually, the Read more
Etsy promoted a top executive to Chief Operating Officer. Raina Moskowitz will now lead two critical, “revenue-driving” functions for the marketplace – payments and fulfillment. Moskowitz was promoted to Chief Operating Officer, and Etsy hired a new Chief Human Resources Read more
GoDaddy partnered with Avalara to add sales-tax capabilities to its stores product for online sellers. “Memorizing the ever-fluctuating sales tax rates for over 13,000 U.S. jurisdictions is something GoDaddy doesn’t think business owners should have to think about,” the company said Read more
Etsy launched a new Seller Events hub where sellers can take workshops and participate in live listing critiques and learn of other scheduled events for Etsy sellers. Etsy is also holding open call for the Etsy Market. The Etsy Seller Read more
Descartes integrated ShipRush with its warehouse management systems for a unified offering for ecommerce customers. A spokesperson told EcommerceBytes companies should be adopting technology solutions to help scale their fulfillment operations, keep pace with sales growth, and meet their delivery Read more
eBay announced in a filing on Tuesday that its Chief Product Officer Pete Thompson is leaving the company next month. The news comes just 12 days after Thompson spoke to Wall Street analysts about the company’s vision for a “tech Read more
What if you could talk to buyers who leave your product a less-than-stellar review? Amazon UK announced today that brands can do just that. The announcement, titled, “Address critical reviews with the Contact Customer feature,” explains the new feature helps Read more
Two engineers said they’re improving eBay technology – if they succeed, will it make a difference to sellers? The pair gave a presentation on Thursday at QCon Plus, “a virtual conference for senior software engineers and architects that covers the Read more
Growing a social media audience isn’t easy, but what if you could get featured on a marketplace’s social feed? Etsy’s Social Media Manager recently shared advice and offered some tips on how sellers can draw his attention to their listings. Read more
