https://www.ecommercebytes.com/tag/shipping-delays/ Ecommerce Industry News Sun, 21 Jan 2024 15:45:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/EB_site_icon-150x150.gif https://www.ecommercebytes.com/tag/shipping-delays/ 32 32 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/01/21/could-months-long-postal-delays-be-coming-to-a-city-near-you/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/01/21/could-months-long-postal-delays-be-coming-to-a-city-near-you/#comments Sun, 21 Jan 2024 15:45:24 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=230310 Online sellers are being impacted by what has become a months-long problem at a USPS processing facility in Texas. The owner of Upper Room Candle Company told local television station KHOU that her Houston-area customers aren’t getting their packages, but Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/01/21/could-months-long-postal-delays-be-coming-to-a-city-near-you/feed/ 6 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/01/16/oig-suggests-usps-should-track-delivery-failures-nationwide/ Tue, 17 Jan 2023 03:46:42 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=228723 Thanks to USPS Informed Delivery, people can check each day to see what’s scheduled to arrive in their mailbox. That lets them see if a mail carrier skips their house on any given day. But that’s not something the Postal Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/12/21/ebay-offers-seller-protection-from-storm-delay-fallout/ Thu, 22 Dec 2022 01:32:04 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=228607 eBay said it would offer protection to sellers whose packages get delayed by the severe winter storm hitting much of the country this week. The announcement came Wednesday afternoon as the National Weather Service was forecasting a “significant and disruptive Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/12/19/usps-suspends-priority-mail-express-guarantee/ Mon, 19 Dec 2022 14:52:54 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=228585 The USPS is suspending Priority Mail Express guarantee between December 22 through 25, citing increased volume and weather conditions during the holidays. It also cited policies of its “competitors” who the Postal Service said likewise adjust their refund policies during Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/12/15/ebay-uk-orders-may-not-arrive-in-time-for-christmas/ Fri, 16 Dec 2022 02:30:18 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=228578 Many items are already showing post-Christmas estimated delivery dates, eBay warned sellers in the UK on Wednesday and suggested they use couriers to fulfill orders – though it didn’t suggest who should pay for the expedited delivery costs. “By opting Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/11/04/covid-and-staffing-shortages-delay-mail-in-germany/ Fri, 04 Nov 2022 15:32:55 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=228361 The postal service in Germany is having trouble meeting delivery standards. The USPS issued an alert advising mailers that Deutsche Post is currently encountering challenges in delivering letter-post items in line with its “high quality standards.” The challenges are mainly Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/05/03/canada-post-reinstates-on-time-delivery-guarantee-for-international-mail/ Tue, 03 May 2022 23:43:11 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=227514 Canada Post has reinstated its on-time delivery guarantee for international mail from the United States, according to the US Postal Service. The previously declared force majeure for all international letter-post, parcel-post and EMS items has ended, it said. We could Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/10/22/etsy-shipping-team-advises-sellers-on-carrier-delays/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/10/22/etsy-shipping-team-advises-sellers-on-carrier-delays/#comments Fri, 22 Oct 2021 15:43:59 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=226511 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 – a somewhat ominous sign that Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/10/22/etsy-shipping-team-advises-sellers-on-carrier-delays/feed/ 3 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/09/02/packages-to-australia-paused-as-post-plays-covid-catch-up/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/09/02/packages-to-australia-paused-as-post-plays-covid-catch-up/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2021 03:24:50 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=226167 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 would pause Parcel Post collections Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/09/02/packages-to-australia-paused-as-post-plays-covid-catch-up/feed/ 2 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/08/30/ebay-vows-protection-for-sellers-impacted-by-hurricane-ida/ Tue, 31 Aug 2021 00:56:47 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=226138 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 closely monitoring the situation. eBay Read more]]>