Ecommerce Industry News
Need a case for your naked smartphone? The USPS has you covered. It licensed its brand to a company called Affinity Bands, which will offer postal-themed goods on its own website. Affinity Bands’ line of […]
ShipStation added an integration with its sister company GlobalPost, an international shipping carrier for small and medium-sized businesses. ShipStation said the integration makes international shipping easy and affordable for its online seller customer base, who […]
Online sellers can now get special discounts on FedEx shipping directly through Shippo, without having to create a FedEx account – and sellers can use their own custom shipping boxes. This gives sellers access to […]
eBay said on Wednesday it was continuing to migrate sellers into its new international shipping program in phases and said the process would continue over the next few months. The progress report was included in […]
The USPS added new barcodes to shipping labels to increase their readability (see clarification below). The Postal Service explained that soft packs (think clothing) and irregularly-shaped parcels can end up with unreadable barcodes. The new […]
Etsy is offering some help to sellers in the UK who can’t send international packages through Royal Mail. On Tuesday, Etsy announced a partnership with international carrier Evri: “Evri is offering Etsy’s UK sellers 10% […]
FedEx and UPS provide a Money Back Guarantee, meaning if they don’t deliver your package on time, you are eligible for a refund. But many online sellers don’t have the resources to track late shipments […]
eBay told sellers rates for international shipping were rising in an announcement on Friday, saying the USPS was raising international shipping rates an average of 6.9%. eBay advised sellers who offer flat-rate shipping to take […]
UK’s postal service Royal Mail has resumed sending international letter mail as it continues to deal with last week’s cyber incident, but it continues to advise shippers to hold off on submitting packages destined for […]
Thanks to USPS Informed Delivery, people can check each day to see what’s scheduled to arrive in their mailbox. That lets them see if a mail carrier skips their house on any given day. But […]