In a sign of how much eBay has changed, stodgy Microsoft opened a store on the marketplace, eBay announced on Tuesday. Once best known for auctions of quirky goods, eBay has been working to transform itself into a Business to Read more
In today’s guest column, media and marketing strategist Mark Macias explains how online merchants can use public relations to help market their products during the holidays. A former Executive Producer with WNBC, he reveals that December can be a prime Read more
FedEx has rolled out a new flat-rate shipping service that it is marketing to small businesses, including eBay sellers, who are hungry for more predictable rates. Dubbed One Rate, FedEx’s new offering closely follows on the move by the U.S. Read more
A recent survey found that 81 percent of consumers who made a purchase requiring shipping in the last year have tracked a package, with 30 percent tracking once or twice, 21 percent tracking 3-5 times and 30 percent tracking 6 Read more
eBay is updating listing policies in Australia and has rewritten its Tobacco policy. The marketplace informed sellers through an Announcement board post on Monday, explaining that it was doing so in order to streamline policy pages and align policies to Read more
Microsoft announced in August it would be shutting down Bing Shopping over the coming months, and online merchants began noticing recently that their products were no longer appearing there. “We send our feed to Bing daily,” one seller told EcommerceBytes. “All Read more
At an all hands meeting of Amazon warehouse workers, managers prep them for the peak season, with CEO Jeff Bezos himself making an appearance via webcast, in Part Four of Amazon Confidential: Confessions of a Warehouse Worker. So it’s Monday Read more
Small online merchants and marketplace sellers rely on the USPS for much of their shipping needs, including Priority Mail. The Postal Service filed its price changes for 2014 with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) last week, which will review the Read more
The U.S. Postal Service on Friday released the latest in a series of gloomy financial reports, announcing a loss of $5 billion for the 2013 fiscal year, ending on Sept. 30. That marks the seventh consecutive year the Postal Service Read more
In Part Three of our interview with Amazon Marketplace Vice President Peter Faricy, he discussed solutions for third-party merchants and the outlook for holiday sales. In Part One, Faricy discussed how for the first time sellers can showcase their products Read more
