Online sellers may appreciate the USPS campaign to get people to clear the paths to their mailboxes of snow and ice. Getting orders delivered on time is nerve-wracking enough as it is, but winter weather brings greater challenges to sellers Read more
FedEx announced a new commerce platform called fdx that will offer “end-to-end e-commerce solutions for businesses of all sizes – all in one platform.” The company announced the platform at the National Retail Federation’s Big Show on Sunday. In the Read more
Some sellers began seeing fluctuations in the shipping rates being offered through eBay’s shipping label program. One seller reported on January 5th that they saw the cost of postage for a USPS padded flat rate envelope go from $8.30 to Read more
The USPS called customer returns an important source of growth for its package business in a post on its website for employees, and it said they could support its efforts to grow its returns business through timely and accurate scanning, Read more
How is the new USPS Ground Advantage service performing? The USPS Inspector General wants to know – and now is the chance for sellers to share their feedback with the agency. The audit, titled “Effectiveness of Package Shipping Services,” commenced Read more
eBay Canada introduced a promotional rate on packages to the US in September that was set to expire on December 31st. eBay announced it is extending the promotional rates through March 31, 2024. The Canada Post Tracked Packet – USA™ Read more
Imagine ordering an item from a seller in the US, but only having the option to return it to a foreign address. In many cases, that would make the item “unreturnable” due to the high cost of international shipping. But Read more
The USPS is opening new sorting and delivery centers (S&DC) in January and February 2024, calling them an integral part of its Delivering for America plan “to create a best-in-class processing and delivery network.” In its announcement, the USPS wrote Read more
Mercari introduced a new rate for users of its marketplace app that makes it less expensive to ship lightweight goods via USPS. Anything between 8 – 12 oz used to cost $7.40 when printing shipping labels through Mercari. As of Read more
eBay added a key capability to its International Shipping (EIS) program: combined shipping, which enables buyers to purchase multiple items from one seller and pay reduced shipping costs. eBay announced the availability of combined shipping for EIS on Wednesday, saying Read more
