You don’t have to visit your local post office to buy postage stamps or mail a package thanks to a program launched in 2005 called the Approved Shipper program. As USPS expands access to postal services outside of post offices, Read more
Two days after announcing it was extending its wish list feature to Twitter, Amazon reportedly experienced a glitch that caused customers’ wish lists to disappear. On Wednesday, Amazon explained that customers who see a Tweet that includes an Amazon.com product link could Read more
eBay is running a new marketing campaign called “Flip your phone for the win” coinciding with Apple’s launch of the latest iPhone. It seems everywhere you look, eBay is promoting its marketplace as a site to sell one’s used smart Read more
eBay UK informed users of a glitch that won’t let users cancel transactions – a pretty major issue for a retail site. “We’re aware of an issue when trying to cancel a transaction on eBay.co.uk. We’re working to solve this Read more
The US Postal Service wants to resume consolidation of its operations. This is worrying to online sellers and other mailers, and now comes data on how many jobs might be lost as a result of plant closures. The USPS plans to close Read more
Amazon customers can now add items to their Amazon Wish List without leaving Twitter. Customers who see a Tweet that includes an Amazon.com product link, whether it’s from a brand, artist, or a friend, can simply reply with the hashtag #AmazonWishList, and Read more
Etsy sellers says crowdsourcing is what makes the site special and have launched a petition protesting the decision to reduce curation in favor of algorithms on the homepage. 700 sellers “signed” the online petition on Change.org, where Etsy has also Read more
eBay is running another promotion involving eBay Stores, this one encouraging users to sign up for a Store. It is also running a promotion encouraging current Store owners to upgrade their Store. “Subscribe and enjoy 500 extra free listings,” eBay advised sellers without a current Store Read more
Amazon Seller Central is experiencing an outage. That is the area where merchants log in to manage orders, meaning they’re unable to send them out for now. The problem comes a day after technical issues left many shoppers unable to order Read more
Merchants are facing delays in shipments from China that are going through Hong Kong. The issue is impacting some sellers as they source inventory for the holiday shopping season, though EcommerceBytes has yet to determine the scale of the problem. Read more
