How would you feel about the Postal Service delivering your ecommerce packages by drone? (And how would you feel about receiving packages by drone?) The Official Mail Guide (OMG) said the USPS has been exploring drone use and is now Read more
Etsy made some changes to how it deals with reports of technical glitches on its site. First, it’s removing “bugs” – not literally, of course. Rather, it’s changing the name of its “Bugs and Technical Issues” forum to simply “Technical Read more
Canadian sellers have new shipping options through ShipStation thanks to its new partnership with Canpar Express. Canpar Express is one of Canada’s leading parcel delivery companies with over 60 terminals coast to coast, according to ShipStation’s announcement. “Canpar Express offers Read more
eBay noted the impending retirement of Postmaster General Brennan along with changes to the USPS Board of Governors, and it said it would continue to fight on behalf of its small business customers. The eBay Main Street grassroots advocacy program Read more
It’s ironic that the top channel for shopping for tech products is brick-and-mortar stores, but that’s the finding from a new report from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). The CTA’s 26th Annual Consumer Technology Holiday Purchase Patterns study says technology Read more
Kabbage launched a payment solution for small businesses designed to help them get paid faster. “Two-thirds of Kabbage’s more than 200,000 customers rely on invoicing to receive payments today and wait as long as 90 days to be paid,” it Read more
Walmart is kicking off holiday-shopping deals at midnight on October 25th. “Customers can get a jumpstart on their holiday shopping with deals on top items in electronics, gaming, toys, home and sporting goods while supplies last,” it wrote in its Read more
Amazon.com grew sales 24% to $70 billion in the third quarter of 2019, the company announced today. Of interest to sellers, it included in third-quarter highlights the following: “Since the beginning of the year, Amazon has launched more than 150 Read more
Holiday shoppers plan to spend 4% more this year than last, including online and offline purchases, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF)’s annual shopper survey conducted with Prosper Insights & Analytics More than half of consumers surveyed (56 percent) Read more
eBay Inc. reported third quarter 2019 results on Wednesday, showing revenue of $2.6 billion – flat, on an as-reported basis and increasing 2% on a foreign exchange (FX) neutral basis. Gross merchandise volume (GMV) of $21.7 billion was down 4% Read more
