eBay is making changes to its loyalty program for third-party developers, such as Seller Sourcebook Development LLC, a company that offers inventory-management and image-hosting services to sellers on eBay and other marketplaces. The eBay Developers Loyalty Program is designed for Read more
FedEx expects December 2 (Cyber Monday) to be its single busiest day of the 2024 holiday peak season. The shipping carrier made the disclosure in an announcement where it also pointed to improvements in tracking: The upgraded package tracking and Read more
The USPS is launching a seasonal ecommerce platform powered by Toys”R”Us called Santa’s Gift Shoppe. The online shop is exclusively for people who wish to donate gifts for USPS Operation Santa (“letter adopters,” the Postal Service calls them). USPS Operation Read more
The cost of sending Priority Mail packages will rise by about 3.2% on average beginning January 19, 2025. The generally well liked USPS Ground Advantage service will rise an average of 3.9 percent, the Postal Service announced on Friday. As Read more
Etsy is promoting a holiday sale that kicks off next Wednesday, November 20, though it’s not subsidizing the discounts – sellers must put items on sale in order to have their listings promoted as part of the Etsy sale. The Read more
Amazon launched a low-cost store called Amazon Haul that pundits had predicted as its response to Temu and Shein. But sellers who list products on Amazon could see some impact as well, since all of the under-$20 items are backed Read more
eBay is not displaying the lowest-price items when a shopper sorts their search results by “lowest price plus shipping,” and an eBay moderator confirmed on Tuesday that the problem was caused by a glitch. The eBay moderator acknowledged the issue Read more
Amazon has a new returns feature and advised sellers who fulfill their own orders to update their product dimensions and weight for Amazon prepaid return labels. But sellers pushed back, asking what good it would do since buyers often use Read more
eBay sellers will see a few shipping changes take effect on November 11, 2024. FedEx and UPS have both updated their peak season surcharge structure for items shipped through eBay Labels. And eBay continues to roll out changes to eBay Read more
eBay will now accept payments from Chinese shoppers through Alipay, an affiliate of Alibaba. Beginning this month, Chinese buyers will have the option to check out with Alipay, “enjoying a seamless, convenient, and familiar payment experience,” eBay announced this week. Read more
