Ecommerce Industry News
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois today urged Illinois residents who send holiday gifts internationally to follow important tips to avoid being scammed and paying expensive […]
A recent survey reveals that more Canadians are enjoying the added convenience that ecommerce provides, with 68 percent of respondents indicating that it is the fastest and most efficient way to shop for gifts during […]
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 […]
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 […]
ShipStation, the leading web-based ecommerce shipping solution, released their 5th annual infographic offering the shipping cutoff dates for the upcoming holiday season. The infographic includes information from the top three U.S. shipping carriers, FedEx, UPS […]
A distraught reader sent an email to EcommerceBytes on Wednesday complaining about an online order that was taking a long time to get to him – and an article in the Wall Street Journal indicates […]
Three days before Christmas Day, the three major US shipping carriers were upbeat about getting packages into the hands of shoppers in time for the holiday. USPS spokesperson Sarah Ninivaggi said on Tuesday that the […]
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 […]
eBay is adjusting the way it displays delivery estimates in the listings of its UK sellers to account for the policies of independent shipping couriers in the run-up to Christmas. eBay UK also said it […]
There are signs that shipping carriers are struggling to keep up with the spike in orders from online shoppers, which could spell bad news, particularly for marketplace sellers such as those on eBay and Amazon […]