Online marketplaces and retailers are racing to deliver packages more quickly, and it’s not just Amazon’s move to 1-day free Prime delivery. In July, eBay CEO Devin Wenig announced “eBay Managed Delivery,” an Amazon FBA-style fulfillment program that will launch Read more
Selling on Facebook has evolved over time, and the company is making inroads into ecommerce and payments. It can be difficult to keep track of the changes, so we took a closer look at sellers’ options for selling on Facebook. Read more
The same company that brought you Post-it Notes has developed a revolutionary packaging solution that eliminates the need for cardboard boxes when shipping ecommerce orders. But is it sturdy enough to protect all kinds of items, from pottery to ephemera? Read more
It may be hard to believe, but the personal mobile phone (aka the cell phone) has been around long enough that early examples are now considered “vintage” and can be highly collectible. Mobile telephone service has existed for far longer Read more
In every issue, readers soundoff about issues important to them. From shipping issues to payment processing, from fees to online marketplace policies, EcommerceBytes Soundoff gives you a chance to air your views. Dear Ina,eBay charged me 8% New York state Read more
The US Postal Service reported revenue of $17.1 billion in its 3rd fiscal quarter (April 1, 2019 – June 30, 2019), essentially unchanged compared to the same quarter last year, while it experienced a net loss of nearly $2.3 billion. Read more
The owner of a California-based camera shop sued the state’s sales tax division over what the LA Times referred to as its “gotcha” approach to tax collection. The newspaper explained in an editorial in May why some merchants who sold Read more
In June, word leaked that FedEx would no longer deliver Amazon packages by air, and today, both companies confirmed they were ending their ground-delivery contract as well. Amazon has relied more heavily on UPS and USPS than on FedEx anyway, Read more
This year’s UPS benchmark survey sheds light on ecommerce and marketplace trends including which factors are most important to online shoppers. The 2019 UPS Pulse of the Online Shopper surveyed 18,000 consumers in 15 countries between December 2018 and January Read more
Sellers who use Amazon FBA fulfillment services can now offer their overstock and clearance items on Amazon Outlet. Unlike Amazon Warehouse, where buyers can shop for deals on returns and refurbished goods, Amazon Outlet is for shopping discounted new products. Read more
