The US Postal Service will help get Alibaba merchandise into the hands of US consumers more quickly. The agency signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Alibaba’s logistics firm Cainiao to work together to develop new international shipping solutions and enhance Read more
Amazon may have made drones a household word, but it may very well be Canadian marketplace SHOP.CA that makes drone delivery of ecommerce goods a reality thanks to a new partnership with Drone Delivery Canada (DDC). SHOP.CA is testing drones (unmanned aerial Read more
eBay is launching a paid-shipping program called eBay Plus in which buyers in Germany can pay 19.90 euros/year and qualify for free and fast shipping – and free returns – for millions of eligible items. The program will begin its Read more
Stamps.com agreed last month to settle a lawsuit filed by Rapid Enterprises, which operates as Express 1. The case began after Stamps.com acquired ShipStation last year, in June. Express 1 then sued ShipStation on August 14, 2014. Express 1 is Read more
Back in November, the US Postal Service filed a request to move First Class Mail Parcels (FCMP) from the market-dominant product list to the competitive product list as a retail subcategory of First Class Package Service (FCPS). But on Wednesday, Read more
UPS would like to gain access to your mailbox. The USPS Office of Inspector General invited four experts to contribute a column on neighborhood logistics, and Keith Kellison, Senior Vice President of UPS Global Public Affairs, chose to tackle the issue Read more
Online sellers know there’s no such thing as free shipping, but promotions and policies from big retailers and online marketplaces may have online shoppers thinking otherwise, and dealing with buyer expectations around shipping is a huge challenge. A study by Read more
Online sellers who rely on the USPS to get their orders into the hands of customers may be concerned about a new report from the US Postal Service Office of Inspector General over delivery delays. Yet at the same time, Read more
eBay is discontinuing its new bulk label printing tool, though it gave sellers no warning. Sellers began reporting the tool missing in late July via the eBay discussion boards. It appears eBay will begin automatically directed sellers to a previous version Read more
It’s a whole new world where regular Joes and Janes can become hotelier (AirBnB), taxi driver (Uber), or venture capitalist (Kickstarter) with an app and little else. But while we’re all getting used to our family, friends, and neighbors taking Read more
