The US Postal Service extended contract negotiations with the American Postal Workers Union (APWU), with no disruption to delivery. Meanwhile in Canada, members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) are engaged in rotating strikes, and both sides are Read more
USPS is running ads for the holidays and it published its forecast for the busiest shipping days. Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, the Postal Service expects to deliver more than 900 million packages and nearly 15 billion pieces of Read more
Online marketplace Trade Me has received a takeover offer with a bid of $1.7 billion, according to the Aim Group. The company is the number one auction site and marketplace in New Zealand, and UK-based private equity firm Apax Partners Read more
eBay is running a sitewide flash sale on Wednesday, November 21st – but there’s a catch: “Coupon is only valid when you buy within the latest version of the eBay Mobile App on iOS or Android.” The sale kicks off Read more
eBay kicked off Black Friday deals on its deals platform on Monday. Each day from Nov. 19 through Nov. 26, eBay is launching deals at 8 am ET at eBay.com/deals. It’s the second round of Black Friday deals – eBay Read more
Amazon is promoting its payments solution with an email marketing campaign targeted at small businesses. With the “Success beyond Small Business Saturday” subject line, the email from Amazon Pay encourages sellers to learn more about how Amazon helps small businesses: Read more
Etsy CEO Josh Silverman voiced his commitment to vintage goods on the Etsy marketplace, which is generally better known for its handmade goods. Silverman and Kruti Patel Goyal, General Manager of Seller Services, answered seller questions on a November 13 Read more
Over 164 million consumers plan to shop over five-day Thanksgiving weekend, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF), which surveyed 7,516 consumers. Black Friday will be the busiest day with 71 percent of consumers planning to shop. On Cyber Monday, Read more
Some Amazon customers in the Washington DC and Baltimore areas are experiencing delays in delivery estimates due to the tornado that struck a Baltimore Sortation Center on November 2, according to the Washington Post. The facility, known as BWI5, is Read more
The American Postal Workers Union and the National Association of Letter Carriers are running an ad in opposition to the White House’s proposal to privatize the United States Postal Service. The ad says, “Heard how the government wants to sell Read more
