The US Postal Service is testing self-driving trucks this month. An autonomous truck will haul USPS trailers between Arizona and Texas in partnership with TuSimple, a global self-driving truck company (which, interestingly, uses Amazon’s AWS technology). In a YouTube video, Read more
Etsy is accepting applications for its 2019 Maker Cities program, which will provide grants up to $40,000 to five nonprofit organizations to invest in a year-long economic development project in support of entrepreneurial micro-businesses. Etsy launched the Maker Cities program Read more
Sellers who use Amazon’s FBA fulfillment service can “increase sales and earn storage fee discounts of 50 to 75%,” the marketplace announced on Tuesday as it looks for more inventory to help it meet its one-day shipping commitment to Prime Read more
UPS has long sought higher postal rates for packages, but it faced a setback this week when the Supreme Court declined to hear its appeal in a case it brought against the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC). Shipware summed up the Read more
Some sellers are reporting problems when sending inventory to Amazon FBA fulfillment centers due to shipping carriers’ practices, and they say Amazon customer service is failing to help them. In a nutshell, FedEx is placing its “Sortation Assist Cover Labels” Read more
eBay and Etsy sent sellers to Washington, DC to lobby lawmakers on issues important to the marketplaces and their sellers, including postal issues, benefits, trade, net neutrality – and of course, online sales tax. Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman started Read more
Amazon launched a new service in the UK and Italy called Counter, a “click & collect” option that allows buyers to pick up their orders from retail stores. Amazon is looking for partners of all sizes, from family-run corner shops Read more
A small study of Amazon sellers revealed their growing dependence on the ecommerce giant. Feedvisor surveyed 800 Amazon sellers in April and asked them about their goals, plans for expansion, revenue figures, areas of concern, advertising strategies, and more. Nearly Read more
Ecommerce platform BigCommerce is helping to bring commerce to content with yet another WordPress service. In its words, it’s seeking to “empower merchants to take advantage of the trend toward contextual commerce.” BigCommerce has partnered with Nexcess to bring BigCommerce Read more
It’s possible that ecommerce platform Magento may have better luck with Amazon than with eBay thanks to a new offering called Magento Commerce branded stores for Amazon sellers. Adobe, which acquired Magento last year for $1.68 billion, announced the new Read more
