The mail is getting slower and Universal Service is in jeopardy, according to the former chairman of the Postal Regulatory Commission. Ruth Goldway, who still serves on the commission, wrote a post for the “Congress Blog” of the DC newspaper Read more
PayPal has partnered with eBay rival Yahoo Small Business, the ecommerce and local-marketing arm of search giant Yahoo. The two are collaborating to help small retailers sell and process payments online. The head of PayPal North American Distribution Stephen Fusco Read more
Television show Shark Tank lets entrepreneurs present their ideas to a panel of venture capitalists to raise money. The world of ecommerce held its own version of the program during NRF’s 104th Annual Convention and EXPO taking place this week in New Read more
Amazon is experiencing positive growth trends in product selection as well as marketplace/FBA adoption, with no evidence of a slowdown, according to Baird analyst Colin Sebastian. The results of Baird’s eighth quarterly inventory survey showed expanding selection as a key Read more
eBay made several announcements this week that show its commitment to large enterprise retailers. In the first, it announced continued rollout of its “Retail Associate Platform,” a set of mobile tools for in-store clerks at brick-and-mortar retail locations. eBay said Read more
Online selling platform Bigcommerce said its small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) experienced a 34% average increase in sales in the fourth quarter. Its core clients include early-stage growing brands, and key categories that saw breakout performance included Consumer Electronics, Beauty, Read more
PayPal launched a new dimension to its Credit offering, giving merchants the ability to offer shoppers customized financing. For sellers without the resources of a large retailer, it’s a way they can entice shoppers to make purchases now and pay Read more
Google told EcommerceBytes on Monday it was looking into a problem impacting its AdSense advertising network after we wrote about the issue Sunday evening on the EcommerceBytes Blog. The problem occurs when Google unwittingly serves up an infected ad from Read more
Buyers who purchased items on eBay on Monday or over the weekend may be disappointed with delivery dates after a glitch all but shut down eBay’s shipping label function. And sellers are worried they’ll take the blame from dissatisfied customers. Read more
Bonanza added the ability for merchants to export their inventory, a change that will help make it easier for sellers to make offline edits and back up their data. The online marketplace also launched a new simplified fees page to Read more
