Online sellers in Canada are being negatively impacted by a labor dispute that keeps threatening to disrupt mail into, out of, and within the country, and it’s clear that online marketplaces have also been impacted. On Monday, eBay urged sellers Read more
Writing about the Canadian mail labor dispute feels a bit like “the boy who cried wolf” as the threat of a mail strike or lockout has loomed since July. But now it’s a reality, though the disruption that is set Read more
Canada Post union workers may strike as early as midnight on Sunday, but eBay Canada urged its sellers to maintain business as usual. Talks between Canada Post and the CUPW union have been dragging on, and some sellers who were Read more
A warning to online merchants inside and outside of Canada: the country is on the brink of a disruption to domestic and international mail service due to a dispute between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. This Read more
Online sellers sending orders in and out of Canada face growing uncertainty as the country’s postal service comes no closer to negotiating a deal with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW). eBay has been following the issue closely as Read more
Shyp is building on its partnership with eBay, calling feedback from online sellers who rely on Shyp for fulfillment “incredible,” and introducing new features last week including scheduled pickups for business sellers. As eBay explained in a March blog post, Read more
The US Postal Service has weathered another rough quarter, reporting a net loss of $1.6 billion in the three-month period ending June 30 as it renews its appeal to Congress for legislation to help the agency right its finances. Buoyed Read more
The USPS revealed a new test it was running with eBay designed to make it easier for sellers to get an initial scan on packages entering the mail stream. It’s an important issue for sellers who feel pressure to let Read more
The USPS is holding small-business workshops in 60 communities this month through the Made in Rural America initiative. The workshops are designed to show rural businesses how they can use USPS products and services to attract more customers from around Read more
eBay is being forced to extend leniency to sellers in the UK thanks to a problem at Royal Mail. The problem doesn’t seem to have an end in sight, so eBay UK is extending the protections beyond August through the Read more
