Exactly one week before Christmas, Etsy seller Tami Miller posted a message on Facebook to assure customers that her staff was rushing every day to get their packages out in time for Christmas. That night, her office was visited by Read more
Amazon.com will lease planes to decrease its reliance on shipping carriers, according to the Seattle Times newspaper, citing cargo-industry executives. “The online retail giant wants to build out its own cargo operations to avoid delays from carriers such as United Parcel Read more
Lots of people head home for the holidays to spend time with family, and Etsy has a special initiative to capitalize on this reality. Each year, Etsy Admin staff organize meet-ups around the world during their holiday travels. “Home for Read more
eBay has lifted its ban on listing empty product boxes for sale. The marketplace had previously prohibited sellers from selling empty boxes because some buyers felt scammed when they realized they had paid hundreds of dollars on an empty box Read more
People aren’t finished with their holiday shopping, but as Christmas and Kwanzaa grow ever closer, they may have qualms about shopping online over concerns that they won’t get their gifts in time. eBay and Etsy are both attempting to extend Read more
Teikametrics has named Jim Speltz, former Brookstone CEO, its new Chief Operating Officer. Teikametrics works with Amazon sellers of all sizes, with a focus on those using Fulfillment By Amazon (FBA). The company’s software dynamically optimizes pricing, operations, and inventory performance, helping Read more
Pinterest rolled out a new shopping feature on Thursday. Users of the social networking site who save a “buyable pin” on one of their Pinterest “bulletin boards” will be notified if the item featured in that pin drops in price. Read more
The Federal government is investigating the safety of hoverboards and the USPS is restricting how they can be shipped, but retailers continue to sell them. In fact, eBay continues to promote them prominently on its website. On the top of Read more
A day after the New York Attorney General announced a settlement with 30 Amazon sellers over the sale of toy guns, UK newspaper the Guardian published an expose about the alleged illegal sale of real weapons on Amazon. The newspaper said it Read more
The problem of late holiday orders is getting worse, according to Bizrate Insights. EcommerceBytes reported on Monday that on-time delivery fell 2% over the course of the first 10 days of December. Since then, it has gotten worse, Bizrate told us Read more
