Amazon announced plans to open a new fulfillment center in Utah. The over one million-square-foot warehouse in West Jordan will be used to pick, pack and ship large customer items, such as sports equipment, patio furniture, fishing rods, pet food, Read more
The USPS is urging small businesses to connect with their local Postmasters to get help in growing their businesses. “During the month of August we are focusing on connecting our Postmasters with local businesses,” the organization explained in a recent Read more
Remember when we told you in May that the US Postal Service was testing driverless trucks to cart mail between Arizona and Texas? UPS is investing in the company that is providing the vehicles in USPS’s test, called TuSimple, a Read more
Amazon announced a new type of promotion available to sellers: 7-Day Deals. Sellers can run limited-time promotional offers for up to 7 days on Amazon’s Deals page. Sellers’ 7-Day Deals will also receive a “Limited time deal” badge in search Read more
OfferUp partnered with Goodwill thrift shops and now has over 200 stores across the country selling items through the OfferUp mobile selling app. OfferUp offered up an example of how a store is using its app, writing, “the San Antonio Read more
Finally some good news for online sellers on the shipping cost front – UPS announced today it will waive residential surcharges during the 2019 holiday shopping season. Those surcharges are not insignificant, and today’s announcement spells good news for merchants Read more
eBay is testing a new buyer experience that brings content and commerce together on eBay. During this week’s eBay for Business podcast, Mohan Patt, Vice President of Buyer, Ads & Retail Standards, described the program. Here’s a link to the Read more
Walmart reported 2nd quarter fiscal-year earnings today. Its ecommerce division, Walmart U.S. eCommerce, grew sales 37% in the quarter, which the company said included strong growth in online grocery. It originally provided guidance of 35% growth for its ecommerce business Read more
Etsy is now the proud owner of a second online marketplace. On Thursday, it announced the completion of its acquisition of Reverb, an online marketplace for new, used, and vintage musical instruments. It had announced its intentions in July, and Read more
Facebook announced a change on Wednesday to Groups’ privacy settings in an effort to make them easier to understand. Many online sellers belong to Facebook Groups to either buy and sell or to hold private discussions with peers about selling Read more
