UPS is growing its air express network, citing demand for faster deliveries from ecommerce and small business customers, as well as the healthcare industry. It announced Thursday it will boost infrastructure to support its growing air fleet, including a new Read more
Would you want your customers to be able to sign electronically for packages sent via USPS mail in cases where you send them signature-required? One clear benefit: no delivery delays if the resident isn’t home when the mail carrier stops Read more
Sellers and platforms that use Stripe to process payments can now access TaxCloud through a new integration, helping merchants comply with sales tax requirements. Press release follows: Today TaxCloud, a leading online sales tax compliance service for online retailers, announced Read more
Amazon won another legal fight, according to Bloomberg Law. “”Amazon.com isn’t liable under Arizona law for a house fire that started when the batteries in two hoverboards purchased online burst into flames while charging, the District of Arizona said,” the Read more
eBay is hosting another “eBay Upfront” event for sellers, this one in New York. eBay kicked off the new meetups in March with an event in Miami, Florida. eBay sends employees to meet with sellers at the 3-hour meetups held Read more
UPS announced it is now certified to operate a drone airline, the first company to receive such government certification. The shipping carrier has been concentrating its drone efforts in healthcare in particular, and on Tuesday said it would initially expand Read more
PayPal acquired a 70% stake in Chinese company Gopay, becoming the first foreign company to acquire a payments license in China, according to the Financial Times. The UK newspaper said China’s online payments market is currently dominated by Tencent, which Read more
While early birds have already gotten a jump on their holiday shopping, many U.S. consumers intend to hold out on spending big online until later in the season, according to Profitero, which surveyed 1,000 US consumers in September 2019 about Read more
If you drop off orders in USPS mail collection boxes, be aware of changes going into effect on October 1st. USPS mail collection boxes can be handy for sellers dropping off orders, but if you use postage stamps instead of Read more
eBay is going back to an old playbook by running a flash sale this weekend. Shoppers can get 15% off items in the fashion category by using a special code (PRICEFAB) at checkout. The sale kicked off on September 27 Read more
