As expected, the USPS followed up last month’s announcement of a July rate increase for “dominant” services (including First Class Mail) with part two: rates for “competitive” services. No price changes are being made in July for Priority Mail Express, Read more
Amazon is adding physical goods to virtual apps, it announced on Tuesday. “You can now buy physical products in games and apps with Amazon Anywhere,” wrote Steve Downer, Vice President of Consumer Electronics at Amazon, on the company’s blog. “This Read more
eBay invested in a sporting goods marketplace called SidelineSwap through its corporate venture division called eBay Ventures. It’s not the first time eBay Ventures invested in a rival marketplace – in January it had invested in Cudoni, a UK “luxury Read more
Amazon is running a promotion in which it will pay shoppers $10 if they pick up their orders instead of having them delivered to their homes, according to Reuters (via MSN.com). But according to the terms and conditions of the Read more
eBay UK relaunched its “Certified Recycling” program for used car parts last week and said new research it conducted showed motorists saved £99 million in 2022 by opting for used parts and accessories instead of brand-new replacements. “Certified Recycled parts Read more
Amazon will require sellers to use three new product attributes in certain categories beginning next month. The announcement follows below: Starting June 6, 2023, new product listings for certain product types must include color name, size name, or product description Read more
Etsy sellers in 3 European countries will see an increase in the marketplace’s “Regulatory Operating Fee” beginning June 1, 2023. The fee, in effect in 5 countries, is charged in addition to regular Etsy selling fees. Starting June 1, 2023, Read more
Call it a May Day Miracle – some shipping costs actually went down for online sellers on May 1st. The USPS lowered the rates for sending Priority Mail packages through online shipping providers, including online marketplaces eBay, Amazon, Etsy. The Read more
The FTC issued a warning to companies about their use of AI (artificial intelligence) in commercial practices. It’s easy for online sellers to forget they’re obligated to comply with consumer-protection laws, but some fairly small sellers have gotten into big Read more
Shopify will be smaller by about 20% after today, according to founder and CEO Tobi Lütke, as the company lays off employees and announced the sale of its logistics business to Flexport, which is headed by the former head of Read more
