UPS is running a promotion that rewards shoppers for using package pickup, specifically, UPS Access Point locations. “Last mile delivery” to residential addresses is expensive and comes with challenges (porch package theft, apartment building deliveries). There are nearly 9,000 UPS Read more
Sellers are finding themselves in a tight spot with the suspension of mail on Wednesday due to the day of mourning in remembrance of former President George HW Bush, who passed away on November 30, 2018. The US Postal Service Read more
eBay asked sellers in Alaska to notify them if there has been any disruption to their business as a result of the November 30th earthquake. It provided a toll-free number for them to call. eBay announcement follows: To our Sellers Read more
Amazon touted its Prime membership program in a release today, bragging that it delivered two billion products with one-day delivery or faster in the last year. Amazon published an infographic to go along with its announcement, stating, “Amazon’s annual Best Read more
Cyber Monday sales were up nearly 20% over last year. Here’s what people were buying and where, what drove them to their shopping destinations, and what attributes were most important to Cyber Monday shoppers. Last Sunday we reported holiday shopping Read more
Designer Jan Davidson sued Etsy, an Etsy seller, and print-on-demand service Printful Inc. for copyright infringement stemming from the alleged manufacture and sale of tshirts and mugs with a “Beer Eye Chart” design. The lawsuit accuses the defendants of causing Read more
Amazon, eBay, and USPS have received media attention for security issues this month during prime holiday-shopping season. With the reports we’re seeing about online and mobile shopping, it doesn’t appear that people are spooked in general, though it’s difficult to Read more
Online payment services have gotten into small-business lending through working capital loans, but did you know ecommerce payments giant PayPal also offers a more traditional flavor of lending? A reader forwarded us a marketing email PayPal has been sending online Read more
Amazon will kick off a special “12 Days of Deals” shopping event on Sunday. Hundreds of new deals will be available each day from Sunday, December 2 through Thursday, December 13th. Deal day themes include the following: Sunday, Dec. 2 Read more
Etsy listened to its international sellers on an issue involving fees and issued an apology. As we reported on Monday, sellers said that after Etsy changed its billing system, they believed Etsy began overcharging them, a problem that appeared to Read more
