The US Postal Service wants to resume consolidation of its operations. This is worrying to online sellers and other mailers, and now comes data on how many jobs might be lost as a result of plant closures. The USPS plans to close Read more
Amazon customers can now add items to their Amazon Wish List without leaving Twitter. Customers who see a Tweet that includes an Amazon.com product link, whether it’s from a brand, artist, or a friend, can simply reply with the hashtag #AmazonWishList, and Read more
Etsy sellers says crowdsourcing is what makes the site special and have launched a petition protesting the decision to reduce curation in favor of algorithms on the homepage. 700 sellers “signed” the online petition on Change.org, where Etsy has also Read more
eBay is running another promotion involving eBay Stores, this one encouraging users to sign up for a Store. It is also running a promotion encouraging current Store owners to upgrade their Store. “Subscribe and enjoy 500 extra free listings,” eBay advised sellers without a current Store Read more
Amazon Seller Central is experiencing an outage. That is the area where merchants log in to manage orders, meaning they’re unable to send them out for now. The problem comes a day after technical issues left many shoppers unable to order Read more
Merchants are facing delays in shipments from China that are going through Hong Kong. The issue is impacting some sellers as they source inventory for the holiday shopping season, though EcommerceBytes has yet to determine the scale of the problem. Read more
Word got out that the USPS had been testing grocery delivery for Amazon, and on Tuesday, the agency officially filed a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to allow it to conduct a Market Test of such a service designed Read more
Etsy has been rolling out a new ad platform for sellers and is holding a workshop on Thursday to address the many questions sellers are asking. EcommerceBytes checked in with Etsy and with a seller who is getting up and Read more
PayPal is willing to let its merchant customers accept the virtual currency Bitcoin, but it’s not willing to extend protection to cover such transactions – the eBay payments company will limit Bitcoin transactions to the purchase of digital goods. Nevertheless, Read more
Sellers wondering why they experienced a slowdown in orders today discovered it was likely due to technical issues that prevented many customers from completing orders. One seller who had tried to make a purchase himself started a thread, “The reason Read more
