After a failed attempt to sell itself to UPS, TNT Express has entered into an agreement with FedEx. According to a joint press release, the two companies said they had reached conditional agreement on a recommended all-cash public offer of Read more
Square, known for providing online payment solutions to local businesses and retailers, now offers marketing tools for customers who use Square Register. The suite of “powerful Customer Engagement tools” link your online marketing efforts to sales in the real world, Read more
Geeks around the Web are freaking out because they can’t see who is visiting their websites. “Google Analytics is down! It will never work again! Whywhywhywhywhy!?!?!” tweeted one webmaster. Another tweeted, “Google Analytics, you’ve been working hard and you deserve Read more
In the middle of a major technical problem that disrupted about 5% of its merchants for 5 days, BigCommerce’s Head of Operations and Site Reliability Scott Baker had harsh words for IBM. Bigcommerce is a store-hosting platform. In a status Read more
While product returns are a problem for online sellers, one business’s headache is another’s opportunity. The USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) pegged the U.S. returns business for shipping carriers at $3 billion annually and said it’s expected to approach Read more
eBay sellers have been moving more of their business to Amazon for a long time, as EcommerceBytes reader surveys bear out, so it was with interest we read Bloomberg’s report that seemed to state it was a recent trend. “Amazon’s Read more
Etsy is continuing to grow its wholesale business and has extended its partnership with Nordstrom to Canada. Nordstrom Ottawa will feature four Canadian Etsy sellers in its At Home department. Nordstrom opened its first Canadian store in Calgary in September. Read more
eBay is running some promotions for sellers that differ from the typical free-listing sales – it’s providing discounts on commission fees as an incentive. One promotion (“Sell High, Save Big”) provides eBay Store owners with 20% off Final Value Fees Read more
The popular BigCrumbs cashback site is closing, but its founder is not calling it quits. Vince Martin is turning cashback on its head with the launch of MainStreetSHARES. BigCrumbs was a popular service that allowed people to earn cashback on Read more
ArtFire founder John Jacobs confirmed that the online marketplace has changed its policy about displaying ads on seller listing pages, much to the consternation of its merchants. “As a seller on Artfire, I work hard to drive traffic to my Read more
