Amazon.com announced the launch of its Black Friday Deals Store and more than a dozen curated holiday gift guides, officially marking the start of the holiday countdown. Customers can enjoy tens of thousands of deals this holiday season on Amazon.com, Read more
PayPal is running a holiday-shopping promotion in which users can receive 1% cash back for eligible purchases during the month of November, but it’s by invitation only, and users must activate the offer and shop with PayPal. Here are the Read more
eBay UK said a glitch with Royal Mail tracking prevented some users from being able to track their packages last week: We’re aware that some customers experienced issues with Royal Mail Track & Trace last week on eBay.co.uk. Some valid Read more
Ecomdash, an ecommerce automation software system, announced an expanded integration with Amazon’s fulfillment service Fulfillment by Amazon as part of their multi-warehouse functionality. Highlights include automated inventory syncing, automated order routing, a new internal transfer module, and the ability to Read more
eBay UK is running another invitation-only promotion for “private” sellers with the promise, “only pay 1 pound when you sell.” The email invitation we reviewed had a promotion “valid from 30 October 2016 until 31 October 2016.” Here are key Read more
FedEx said it is anticipating a record-breaking holiday shipping season and provided details about how it is preparing and what customers should know about the impact of Christmas falling on a Sunday this year. FedEx anticipates another record peak holiday Read more
UPS is forecasting a 14 percent increase in packages shipments this holiday season compared to last year. It also revealed its prediction for its busiest tracking day. UPS plans record seasonal global delivery volume with an increase of more than Read more
Walmart is exploring offering a fulfillment program for third-party merchants on its marketplace, according to Internet Retailer. An executive made the revelation at the Shop.org conference in Dallas on Tuesday. NOTE: See update below. Tri Huynh, director of business development for Read more
UPS announced third-quarter 2016 diluted earnings per share of $1.44, a 3.6% increase over the same period last year. International operating profit increased 14% to $576 million, achieving the seventh consecutive quarter of double-digit growth. Total reported revenue was $14.9 Read more
The convenience and proliferation of year-round ecommerce sales and discounting is causing consumers to place much less emphasis on traditional Black Friday sales. In the second annual JDA Consumer Survey of more than 1,000 U.S. consumers conducted by JDA Software Group, Inc., Read more
