eBay buyers and sellers have raised $1 billion for charities worldwide, the company announced on Monday, and it said charitable giving on the platform is on the rise. Over 80,000 charities are registered on platform, which is up 26% from Read more
Amazon announced on Monday it will open a second fulfillment center in Mississippi, to be located in DeSoto County. The over one million-square-foot fulfillment center will be used to fulfill large customer items, such as sports equipment, patio furniture, fishing Read more
Etsy is going too far in its free-shipping push, say some sellers on the Etsy forums, such as those discussing a new issue in a thread titled, “Etsy promoting Free Shipping on my customer’s receipts? ARE YOU NUTS?” Sellers are Read more
High-end antiques and vintage shopping site Ruby Lane is instituting a new fee that buyers will have to pay above and beyond the product price, sales tax, and shipping cost. One seller called the new buyer service fee of 2.95% Read more
The Washington Post is surveying shoppers about their experiences with fakes on Amazon (whose CEO Jeff Bezos owns the newspaper). A Post piece, titled, “How Amazon’s quest for more, cheaper products has resulted in a flea market of fakes,” cites Read more
Google has some advice for sellers during the holiday season: capture the attention of shoppers through product images – not just your own, but your customers’ images as well. Google Director Raphael Leiteritz highlighted a new feature: user-generated images in Read more
The USPS cited an urgent need for legislative and regulatory reforms as it reported its financial performance for fiscal year 2019, ending Sept. 30th. While management said it made progress in containing costs, it said returning the Postal Service to Read more
It’s clear Amazon is focused on robotics, but it’s not abandoning its human workforce. On Thursday, the company announced a new 30,000 square foot corporate office in Las Vegas to support its Human Resources teams and growing workforce. The 100 Read more
A day before the USPS releases its most recent quarter’s financial results, it got some bad news. The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) is rejecting its proposed First Class Mail rates for 2020. It appears to be an unusual occurrence, though Read more
eBay published a holiday shopping report highlighting top-trending gifts in fashion accessories, electronics, pop culture favorites, gaming, sports, and more. eBay’s “Most Wanted” report is based on the marketplace’s sales data and a team of “gifting experts.” Don’t expect detailed Read more
