“Anonymous” survived week one working as a stower at an Amazon fulfillment center and in today’s installment, describes how merchandise makes its way from receiving into the warehouse. See Part One of Amazon Confidential: Confessions of a Warehouse Worker. Sunday, Read more
eBay CEO John Donahoe is continuing his monthly essays on the LinkedIn business social-networking site. Again, he chose to talk about something personal – this time, his first job after high school working for his friend’s father’s beer distribution company. Read more
Since early October, numerous eBay sellers with generally strong buyer feedback have been reporting that they have received notices from the company that their accounts had been indefinitely suspended, leaving them with little recourse. On Oct. 8, one seller who Read more
Major retail brands hungry for more international profits have been turning their focus to Canada, leading to an increase in online grocery shopping options for consumers there. Wal-Mart’s early fall foray into selling groceries online there has been swiftly followed Read more
eBay is offering sellers the chance to save on USPS shipping throughout the holidays when using eBay Labels. Normally the program is limited to eBay Top Rated sellers and sellers with an average of 300 transactions per month, who automatically Read more
What’s it like to be a temporary worker in a vast fulfillment center during the busy holiday shopping season? Buckle your seatbelts as we follow the life of a seasonal worker in an Amazon fulfillment center at an unnamed location. Read more
Amazon’s not a one for giving out too much information, but last week it said unlimited free Two-Day shipping with Prime continues to be the preferred shipping method among Amazon customers. And, it revealed, it now ships more than twice Read more
Some eBay sellers who reported they received an email stating they were in a “grace period” were left with questions about the notice, since the emails failed to identify exactly why their Top Rated Seller status was in jeopardy. The Read more
Emails sent to help eBay sellers optimize their listings last week instead created confusion. eBay sent the personalized emails with the subject line “Increase the chances of selling your items on eBay” to sellers on Wednesday with a link to listings Read more
Apple’s recent unveiling of its latest tweaks to the iPad line likely means its eager customer base will adopt some of their newest gadgets and put them to good use. Among those uses is shopping, something shown to be more Read more
