Online sellers who use UPS will pay more for shipping their holiday orders this year. UPS announced a new peak charge for US Residential deliveries and large packages, among other services. In addition, UPS will apply a peak surcharge on Read more
eBay’s desire for a new homepage presented a challenge to its tech team. Management wanted the homepage to include personalized listings and ads and to feature trends and curated content – and be really fast to load. Here’s a description Read more
eBay launched a “Partner to Sellers” website to act as a “central destination to spotlight our work with and for sellers.” eBay said the new site underpins its commitment to helping all sellers succeed, and showcases the role it plays Read more
eBay informed sellers on Friday it will shut down Half.com, its marketplace for books and media listings. HDC, as it is sometimes referred to, is set to close on August 31, 2017, after which it will redirect to eBay.com. “We Read more
Amazon is buying Whole Foods Market for a deal valued at $13.7 billion. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos praised the supermarket chain for its healthy and organic food and for “delighting” its customers. Whole Foods does $16 billion in sales at Read more
ShippingEasy first launched as a shipping solution for online merchants, and later expanded to offer inventory management. Now it has added an email marketing and customer management solution to help sellers market their services to shoppers and manage buyer relationships. Read more
A new bill that is favored by Overstock.com would prevent states from requiring out-of-state sellers to collect sales tax for transactions involving their states’ shoppers. Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner introduced the No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017 in the House Read more
eBay hailed the first seller to attain over 5 million positive feedback. The UK business employs 1,000 people and exports to 140 countries. musicMagpie founders were recently honored on stage at eBay Leaders Week. Press release follows: From collectible music Read more
Etsy launched a guest checkout feature in April that allows buyers to buy an item without creating an Etsy account. On Wednesday, Etsy announced it is testing guest checkout for digital goods. Announcement follows: In April, we introduced guest checkout Read more
Americans are breaking records on Father’s Day spending, but events and dinner top the list – aka, the gift of experience. This according to a new National Retail Federation survey, which also reports on how many people will go online Read more
