Ecommerce Industry News
Etsy published advice for sellers from its shipping team on how it calculates estimated delivery dates. Included in the guide was a sample message sellers could use to warn buyers of shipping carrier delays – […]
Australia is experiencing a mail meltdown in certain regions, and it’s pressing the pause button this weekend in an effort to catchup, impacting both domestic retailers and international sellers. On Wednesday, Australia Post announced it […]
eBay promised protection to sellers affected by the hurricane that hit landfall in Louisiana on Sunday. “Hurricane Ida is disrupting transportation lines across parts of the US Southeast region,” eBay said, and noted it was […]
The Save the Post Office blog has created a dashboard that lets you see at a glance how well (or how poorly) the US Postal Service is performing when it comes to speed of mail […]
Sellers often dread changes to ecommerce platforms, not only because they must adapt, but because of glitches and unintended consequences that often result. For those reasons, some marketplaces put a freeze on changes during the […]
Update 3/8/2021: “The Postal Service has resumed normal air network operations.” The US Postal Service is moving some mail from air to surface transport due to a backlog at its Memphis hub, it warned in […]
Sellers are still dealing with the ramifications of late deliveries caused by a brutal holiday-season shipping logjam, and now they are dealing with another nationwide shipping disaster. The USPS said its national transportation network has […]
eBay and Amazon advised sellers about weather delays as winter storms had a severe impact on those living in Texas and elsewhere this week where shipping and delivery were ground to a halt. eBay updated […]
eBay announced Tuesday it would extend seller protections to those impacted by this week’s storm in the Northeast. eBay advised sellers to communicate with buyers and extend handling time on listings if they expected delays. […]
eBay warned US sellers that shipments to Canada are experiencing extended delays due to unprecedented volume for Canada Post and for carriers shipping to Canada. “The increased number of shipments combined with the recent restrictions […]