The appeal of applying the wisdom, or other aspects, of the crowd has led to various concepts about “crowdsourcing” solutions. For example, companies like Uber and Lyft, which connect people needing a lift to drivers, offer an alternative to hiring Read more
Amazon is out of luck when it comes to delivering packages by unmanned drones, at least for now. Ars Technica reported on Tuesday that the FAA is prohibiting Amazon Prime Air drones: “In Monday’s (FAA) announcement, published in the Federal Register, the Read more
Many Etsy sellers fiercely complained about a test the marketplace ran last month that hid shipping costs on product listing pages. After completing phase one of the testing, Etsy has now resumed a second phase of testing. Etsy initially suspended phase two Read more
Ecommerce pros shipping bulky but light items as part of their online sales will find changes to their UPS Ground costs soon. UPS announced this week that effective December 29, 2014, dimensional weight will be used to determine rates for Read more
Etsy is working to improve shipping labels for sellers who purchase postage directly on the marketplace and has tested several changes with a group of 3,500 sellers before making them available this month. USPS First Class Package Service for domestic Read more
The U.S. Postal Service recognized FedEx recently as part of its annual Supplier Performance Awards. FedEx carries the majority of domestic air packages for the Postal Service and had been awarded a 7-year contract last year valued at approximately $10.5 Read more
Endicia launched a new service for merchants who not only accept returns, but embrace the practice. Endicia says it is the electronic postage industry’s first “Pay-on-Use Returns” service exclusively for the United States Postal Service. Not all sellers wish to Read more
Sellers on Bonanza can now buy and print USPS shipping labels directly on the marketplace. The Postal Service offers discounts to companies that purchase postage online through its Click N Ship service or through one of its partners, including Endicia Read more
One year after announcing it was expanding Delivery Confirmation International Service beyond Canada to additional countries, the USPS suspended tracking to seven of those countries. Apparently some foreign Posts are not up to snuff when it comes to tracking packages. Read more
Etsy tried a test in which it omitted shipping costs from sellers’ listing pages, instead requiring shoppers to place items in their shopping carts in order to see shipping. After running the test for 2 and a half weeks, Etsy Read more
