Amazon flexed its muscles in Europe last week, reminding lawmakers, regulators, and politicians of the positive impact its company has in their region, including its role as job creator – and it took pains to show it isn’t all about Read more
Bonanza revealed the results of its annual seller survey and shared its product roadmap for the coming year. One of the questions the online marketplace asked sellers was, “If we could add one specific feature or fix one bug, what Read more
With the clock ticking, eBay reminded sellers of new seller performance standards that are taking effect and fielded a question-and-answer session on its discussion boards on Thursday. On sellers’ minds are shipping tracking issues, delivery deadlines, and returns, On February Read more
Amazon may be mulling a move to acquire the online-only grocery retailer Ocado to give its own grocery business in the UK a boost. We turned to Keith Anderson, Vice President of Strategy and Insight for ecommerce analytics solution Profitero, to Read more
The U.S. Postal Service has been mired in what might be described as a perfect storm of financial woes, but the embattled agency is looking ahead to expanding its partnerships and offering a new wave of innovative and competitive services such Read more
eBay held a live-chat session to answer sellers’ questions about the new USPS shipping rates that went into effect on Sunday. The discussion revealed several wrinkles in eBay’s implementation of the new rates into its online-postage printing system, as well Read more
Online sellers who ship lightweight items via First Class Package Service got sticker shock when they went to print postage this week. The USPS rate change that took effect on Sunday saw a 27 percent increase in commercial rates for FCPS items Read more
Online sellers who rely on the USPS to ship packages to international customers saw a big rate increase overall with Sunday’s postal rate changes. Joseph Amalfitano of global shipping provider Globegistics said the latest rate increase could be catastrophic to the global Read more
More people will sell secondhand items online this year because of the ease of mobile apps, according to Suzanne Wouk, founder of SnapPost. 2016 will be the year of mobile ecommerce, eventually eclipsing web commerce, according to GoDaddy executive Steven Read more
eBay and PayPal CEOs were positive about their respective companies’ outlook at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos this week, where they were surrounded by fear and pessimism due to economic conditions and concern over oil prices. It’s always Read more
