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Walmart+ and Amazon Prime Appeal to Different Shoppers

July 11, 2022July 11, 2022 Ina Steiner
PYMNTS Report on Walmart+ Weekend vs Amazon Prime Day

A new report, “Walmart+ Weekend: Prime Rival or Trip to the Grocery Store?” identified some fundamental differences between shoppers who join Walmart+ versus Amazon Prime. Regardless of age groups and income brackets, most Walmart+ members […]

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon Prime, Amazon Prime Day, Free shipping, Groceries, Walmart+, Walmart+ Weekend

Survey: Why Sellers Are Concerned over “Free” Shipping Push

July 13, 2019July 14, 2019 Ina Steiner
Free Shipping

Online marketplaces continue to pressure sellers to offer free shipping, with Etsy the latest to launch a new initiative. We surveyed sellers about major changes coming to the Etsy marketplace, and eBay sellers should pay […]

29 CommentsMarketplaces, News, ShippingEB Survey, EBU, EBU 428, Etsy, Etsy free shipping, Free shipping

eBay Says Sellers Can Offer Free Shipping without a Big Risk

June 4, 2019June 4, 2019 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay issued an announcement urging sellers to offer free shipping, telling them it’s “almost a must-have,” and telling them they can implement it “without taking a big risk.” While the model works for many sellers, […]

7 CommentsMarketplaces, NewseBay, Free shipping

Etsy Reignites the ‘Free Shipping’ Debate

February 19, 2019February 19, 2019 Ina Steiner
Etsy

It’s the eternal struggle between marketplaces wanting to entice shoppers with free shipping and sellers needing to cover their costs. On Tuesday, Etsy offered some examples of sellers who have found a way to do […]

6 CommentsMarketplaces, News, ShippingEtsy, Free shipping

Free Shipping Becomes the Norm for Holiday Shopping

December 4, 2018 Ina Steiner
comscore

Free shipping continues to be a major factor for online shopping, according to research firm comscore. It devoted a major part of a recent release about Thanksgiving-week shopping to the trend. In 2017, it had […]

2 CommentsNews, ShippingComscore, Free shipping

Tips on Optimizing Your Shipping and Return Policies

November 10, 2018November 10, 2018 Ina Steiner
ShipStation logo

How do you offer generous shipping and returns policies on your website to help first-time visitors feel more at ease about buying from an unknown brand, and do so without going broke? Robert Gilbreath was […]

News, ShippingEBU, EBU 420, Free shipping, Returns, Robert Gilbreath, ShipStation

Shippo Survey Results Highlight the Popularity of Free Shipping

January 13, 2018January 18, 2018 David A Utter
Shippo logo

Sellers want to maintain their edge beyond the busy holiday shopping season, and free shipping is one way of nudging customers into converting. Evidence supporting the prevalence of this practice arrived when shipping process technology […]

1 CommentNews, ShippingEBU, EBU 410, Free shipping, Shipping, Shippo

Amazon Tempts Procrastinators by Extending Christmas Shipping Deadline

December 15, 2017 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Amazon extended its free-shipping deadline to Saturday, December 16, 2017. While members of its Prime program continue to have fast and free shipping options through December 24, non-Prime members now have until Saturday to order […]

1 CommentMarketplaces, News, ShippingAmazon shipping, Free shipping, Holiday shopping 2017

Etsy Starts Promoting Free Shipping Offers

October 10, 2017October 10, 2017 Ina Steiner
Etsy

Etsy recently launched features sellers could use to promote free shipping offers and advised sellers today that shoppers are now beginning to see them. Etsy introduced free shipping badge on listings in search and on […]

1 CommentMarketplaces, News, ShippingEtsy, Free shipping

Etsy Sellers Can Try Free-Shipping Promo Tool Risk-Free

September 26, 2017 Ina Steiner
Etsy

Over half of the shoppers Etsy surveyed in August consider free shipping to be a very important factor when purchasing an item. Etsy is encouraging sellers to use its new sales and coupons tool to […]

Marketplaces, NewsEtsy seller tools, Etsy shipping, Free shipping

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