While early birds have already gotten a jump on their holiday shopping, many U.S. consumers intend to hold out on spending big online until later in the season, according to Profitero, which surveyed 1,000 US consumers in September 2019 about Read more
The economy has an obvious impact on retail and ecommerce, but there are other news headlines that are hitting close to home for online sellers. The United States’ possible withdrawal from the Universal Postal Union could potentially help sellers who Read more
“What, me worry?” Alfred E. Neuman After 67 years of poking fun at popular culture, politics, the entertainment industry, and just about anyone and anything that managed to get in their crosshairs, MAD magazine is being thrown under the bus. Read more
In every issue, readers soundoff about issues important to them. From shipping issues to payment processing, from fees to online marketplace policies, EcommerceBytes Soundoff gives you a chance to air your views. Dear Ina,I loved the article on The Scotch Read more
The former Vice President of Amazon Marketplace Peter Faricy, who was instrumental in growing the army of third-party merchants on Amazon, is now helping to bring ecommerce to television, according to a report in The Information. Faricy is now Discovery Read more
Online marketplaces and retailers are racing to deliver packages more quickly, and it’s not just Amazon’s move to 1-day free Prime delivery. In July, eBay CEO Devin Wenig announced “eBay Managed Delivery,” an Amazon FBA-style fulfillment program that will launch Read more
It may be hard to believe, but the personal mobile phone (aka the cell phone) has been around long enough that early examples are now considered “vintage” and can be highly collectible. Mobile telephone service has existed for far longer Read more
This year’s UPS benchmark survey sheds light on ecommerce and marketplace trends including which factors are most important to online shoppers. The 2019 UPS Pulse of the Online Shopper surveyed 18,000 consumers in 15 countries between December 2018 and January Read more
A new survey of nearly 31,000 consumers found half of Americans will change their shopping habits due to impending tariffs on consumer goods. Shopkick, a mobile shopping-rewards app, found that 44% of respondents would reduce their shopping, while 25% said Read more
This week sees some major milestones in ecommerce. Monday marks the 4-year anniversary of the eBay-PayPal breakup, and the 1-year anniversary of eBay launching its own Managed Payments offering. Tuesday marks the 1-year anniversary of Etsy’s fee hike when it Read more
