Amazon is out with its new Christmas campaign in the UK, unveiling a 60-second TV commercial that debuted on Monday during the iconic soap opera Coronation Street. Amazon’s EU General Manager of Marketing Ed Smith said of the commercial, “We’re Read more
The USPS is looking to small brick-and-mortar retailers and businesses to help it generate business. It unveiled a new “Delivering for Main Street” initiative last month during a summit for business lead development specialists. According to a post today on Read more
eBay is giving sellers in one of its focus categories a big edge by funding a 10% off sale. Shoppers will save up to $1,300 on the purchase of a luxury watch if they receive an invitation containing a special Read more
Pitney Bowes launched a shipping-label printer on Monday with a built-in scale and WiFi. The PitneyShip Cube works with companion software to let sellers process orders from Amazon, eBay, Shopify, and other ecommerce platforms. Sellers can weigh packages, compare discounted Read more
The 2022 Etsy Cyber Week sales event kicks off this weekend with participating sellers offering up to 60% off on everything in their store. Shoppers can access the sale on the Etsy mobile app beginning November 18, while desktop users Read more
An online seller asked us, “Since USPS will be discontinuing the Regional boxes, I would like to know if they will continue with those SIZE boxes even if they do not have regional pricing.” She was referring to our report Read more
Etsy is appealing to holiday shoppers by highlighting the fact some sellers offer gift-wrapping. In a recent email to shoppers with the subject line, “Your holiday wardrobe,” Etsy pointed shoppers to “handmade holiday sweaters, matching PJs, party-ready dresses, and more” Read more
eBay’s new Chief Product Officer Nick Daniel told sellers the marketplace was was striving to bring more buyers to the site. In a post this week, he summarized some of the recent updates Etsy had made to improve the shopping Read more
eBay is cleverly appealing to collectors’ desire to save money by touting an advantage to using its trading card “vault.” In a marketing email eBay sent this week, it stated: “Shop vault-eligible cards: No sales tax when you store them Read more
Sellers woke up this morning to find their listings had zero views, despite them having views yesterday. One seller who reported the problem early Thursday morning on the eBay discussion boards wondered if their listings were showing up to buyers. Read more
