Amazon is opening its second fulfillment center in New England, this one in Windsor, Connecticut. The 1 million-square-foot fulfillment center will create more than 300 full-time jobs when it opens next year. Amazon had entered into an agreement with the state Read more
In today’s guest column, Margaret Kuchler, Director of Industry Marketing at Akamai Technologies, says studying 2012 online holiday shopping traffic can help merchants understand what to expect in 2013. The best way to anticipate holiday web traffic for the upcoming Read more
The USPS can raise the price of a stamp from 46 to 47 cents in January, but whether the agency can raise it to 49 cents has yet to be decided. On Thursday, the Postal Regulatory Committee (PRC) approved the Read more
Remember the eBay-powered touchscreensthat it displayed in store windows at Kate Spade in the spring that allowed shoppers to place orders “online”? eBay said this week it is committed to the technology and plans to scale it. eBay announced a partnership Read more
Online auction site Proxibid is adding seller ratings, meaning buyers who have completed a transaction with a seller in the Proxibid Marketplace now have the ability to rate and provide feedback on their experience with a specific seller. While it is best Read more
In July, Amazon stopped allowing customers to add images to product pages, news that was greeted with much disappointment. In a surprise reversal, the company is once again allowing customers to upload their own images to the product page. Amazon.com Read more
Don’t have ready cash to pay for your holiday purchases? eBay hopes you’ll consider using its financing service Bill Me Later. This week, it sent an email to eBay customers with an offer to tempt them by tying it into Read more
eBay is running a free-listing promotion in advance of Thanksgiving week. All sellers can participate in the 5-day promotion, and it includes all formats: auction-style, auction-style with Buy It Now, or fixed price formats. Listing durations of 3, 5, 7, Read more
In a sign of how much eBay has changed, stodgy Microsoft opened a store on the marketplace, eBay announced on Tuesday. Once best known for auctions of quirky goods, eBay has been working to transform itself into a Business to Read more
In today’s guest column, media and marketing strategist Mark Macias explains how online merchants can use public relations to help market their products during the holidays. A former Executive Producer with WNBC, he reveals that December can be a prime Read more
