The US Postal Service received permission to raise postage rates higher than the Consumer Price Index (CPI) due to lost revenue caused by the 2008 – 2009 recession, but only on a temporary basis. The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) ruling Read more
PayPal has entered into a strategic deal with Beijing Post, one of China’s largest postal providers, which serves customers in more than 204 cities in 143 countries worldwide and owns the largest international mail exchange office in China. PayPal and Read more
The lure of easy money with minimal work has ensnared a business and several dozen consumers, with the Idaho Attorney Generalbecoming involved after multiple complaints. The department’s investigation into a Boise firm called eCommerce Support LLC led to a settlement that Read more
Can you get it to me in time for Christmas? is a common question from buyers fielded by online merchants this time of year. Over the weekend, online discussion boards filled with sellers reporting expedited delivery requests from holiday shoppers – Read more
eBay UK is running a free listing promotion to encourage sellers to keep listing beyond Christmas and into January. As we pointed out yesterday in describing a promotion running on eBay Australia, online shopping doesn’t stop on December 24th, and “unwanted Read more
eBay’s PayPal unit has completed its acquisition of payment services firm Braintree and will begin offering PayPal as a payment option to Braintree’s merchant customers in 2014. PayPal acquired Braintree for $800 million in cash in a deal announced in Read more
Amazon’s Zappos unit topped the list of fast holiday shippers in a study conducted by Kurt Salmon and StellaService. The study analyzed shipping times for orders placed on Cyber Monday from over 50 retailers across a broad range of categories, Read more
Online sellers understand that shopping does not come to an end on December 24th. In fact, eBay said “unwanted Christmas presents” was the sixth highest search term on eBay on Christmas Day last year as shoppers went online for a deal or Read more
It took almost 2 years, but a seller who filed a class action lawsuit against eBay over its Featured Plus optional listing upgrade has reached a court-approved preliminary settlement with eBay. The company, while denying the allegations and not admitting Read more
Just a few weeks ago the Amazon fulfillment center where I work as a temporary stower was just gearing up for the first big holiday sales of the year. The entire plant now hums with the steady sound of rumbling Read more
