RetailMeNot predicts August 5th will be the top shopping day for the back-to-school season, which actually spans between July 9 and September 9. Its survey also found most retailers and brands will offer more back-to-school deals in 2017 compared to Read more
Shyp is scaling back its pickup-and-packaging service and announced layoffs. CEO Kevin Gibbon explained in a blog post that Shyp is suspending operations in three of the four cities where it operates and will focus on achieving profitability in a Read more
A week after announcing it would be accepted as a payment method by Apple, PayPal announced it would soon be an accepted payment method in the Samsung Pay mobile wallet. PayPal’s Bill Ready explained the strategic partnership would enable customers Read more
eBay grew its second-quarter Gross Merchandise Volume by 5%, excluding the impact from changes in foreign exchange rates, and grew revenue by 7%. In the second quarter, eBay added two million active buyers across its platforms, for a total of Read more
Walmart is opening a new fulfillment center in Florida dedicated to fulfilling online orders, enabling faster shipping directly to customers or to stores for free pickup. The 2.2 million square-foot warehouse will house millions of items and is part of Read more
Two years to the day PayPal went public after the breakup of eBay Inc., PayPal’s CEO Dan Schulman announced some new partnerships with Citi and JPMorgan Chase. Schulman said the partnership with Chase would drive more choice, flexibility and value Read more
Williams-Sonoma’s West Elm home-furnishings chain is using Artificial Intelligence to help define shoppers’ styles. Unlike other shopping tools that rely on a user’s buying or browsing history, West Elm uses image-recognition technology and AI with the help of Pinterest. The Read more
eBay has been cracking down on buyer-seller communications through its messaging system, which, as we wrote in June, has the potential to hamper sales. Now it appears the other shoe has dropped. A reader wrote today to let us know about Read more
The cost of sending bulk low-value, lightweight goods internationally will go up for some shippers next month. The USPS is lowering the discounts in contracts with consolidators that have Negotiated Service Agreements for International Priority Airmail (IPA) letters and International Read more
eBay offers buyers the ability to leave product reviews, and recently it showed off a key feature – user generated images. In a post on the eBay corporate blog, Lead Product Manager Andy Chan said images bring product reviews to Read more
