The U.S. Postal Service is expecting much higher package volume this holiday season – roughly 12-14% percent more than last year. That includes packages that are delivered on Christmas Day – in fact, last year, the USPS delivered over 75,000 Read more
eBay sent an email to members of its eBay Main Street initiative reminding them to vote and helping them find their voting information. The letter included a link to a page on the eBayMainStreet.com website where eBay said its industry “has much Read more
When eBay suffered a data breach earlier this year, lawmakers demanded answers. Members of the Congressional Bipartisan Privacy Caucus have been in consultation with eBay officials, seeking responses to a litany of questions about the firm’s privacy and security protections Read more
eBay’s affiliate program, the eBay Partner Network, suspended reporting capabilities, leading at least one member to think that affiliate tracking was also disabled. A spokesperson for eBay said tracking was not impacted. “We gave publishers advance notice of this planned Read more
Canada’s postal service is preparing for the busy holiday season and will deliver packages on weekends. Starting November 2, Canada Post will be delivering parcels on weekends, which translates into approximately 200,000 delivery hours across Canada over the holiday period. Read more
Amazon is negotiating with state and local governments in Massachusetts for tax breaks for a proposed Fulfillment Center in the state, according to the Boston Globe. The company recently opened a small version of its FCs in Stoughton called a Sortation Center that Read more
Some sellers could be impacted by a fire that broke out at one of Amazon’s fulfillment centers early Saturday morning. However, customers are not impacted, according to Amazon spokesperson Kelly Cheeseman, who told EcommerceBytes, “Our fulfillment center in Murfreesboro is Read more
Amazon.com isn’t just a marketplace – it’s an ad platform where brands and merchants can advertise their products in a number of ways. And the executive whom Ad Age says built Amazon’s ad business from virtually nothing to a revenue stream that Read more
Etsy users can nominate a fellow member they believe is deserving of special recognition through November 3rd. Each year, the company mails “small tokens of appreciation” to Etsy members who’ve had a positive impact on its community as a leader, Read more
eBay opened a Christmas Shop on the UK site earlier this month to attract holiday shoppers, and on Thursday, it kicked off a Christmas marketing campaign on the UK eBay website. In addition to the Christmas Shop, eBay UK will Read more
