A new survey said consumers don’t buy on social media, despite the fact that small businesses are trying to reach them there. Constant Contact surveyed over 2,000 consumers and small-business leaders and found the two groups often differ about what Read more
Alibaba is deploying 1,000 bots across Chinese university campuses and urban communities to deliver packages to online shoppers. The bots will pick up parcels at a local courier drop-off point and make their way to customers’ doors. “Imagine a robot Read more
eBay is readying a full launch of cost-per-click ads (CPC), a new model it announced during its seller conference on August 5th. Called eBay Promoted Listings Advanced, the ads give sellers priority access to the top of eBay search results Read more
Treating delivery drivers as gig workers may not be the best way to get packages delivered safely and reliably. At least that appears to be the premise of new company called the FRONTdoor Collective that offers independent delivery companies – Read more
FedEx Ground is turning to robotics to streamline the processing of small packages as it experiences exponential growth in ecommerce business. FedEx Ground recently implemented sortation and identification systems in New York to robotically sort the thousands of small packages Read more
Etsy invited sellers to participate in its Labor Day sale, but of course, it’s sellers who are marking down prices on their items, not the marketplace. In order to participate, sellers must first be prepared to discount prices by 20% Read more
According to a Yahoo Small Business survey, 63% of microbusiness owners said they had invested in technology that ended up not being the right fit – and 48% said they had experienced the problem more than once. Yahoo Small Business Read more
eBay informed sellers in Australia that they must use US sizes when listing shoes for sale on its platform. Why? In a nutshell, eBay said: “Our buyers and sellers have told us that they prefer to shop using US shoe Read more
A New York financial-services executive hired by former eBay CEO Devin Wenig to be in charge of “seller experience” left the marketplace firm this summer and landed back at his former employer. The company, DriveWealth, announced Tuesday it had rehired Read more
PayPal offers an enticement for customers by allowing them to “buy now, pay later,” and on Wednesday, it made the offering more attractive by eliminating late fees. PayPal announced it will no longer charge late fees for missed payments on Read more
