Shoppers weren’t the only ones spending more on Black Friday. Digital advertisers spent 3.1 times more on Black Friday on ecommerce channels than they did in the period leading up to Thanksgiving (November 1-25, 2020). That’s according to Kenshoo, which Read more
The Postal Regulatory Commission is making changes to how the US Postal Service can raise rates for “market dominant” services. (Note it does not impact rate-setting methodology for “competitive” services such as Priority Mail.) The PRC is keeping a price-cap Read more
eBay announced today that its QR feature is now available for all users in the US for USPS domestic shipping labels. It also said it plans to expand the use of QR codes into its return-label flows. Last month, it Read more
While discounting is the name of the game during the annual Black Friday – Cyber Monday weekend, data suggests retailers and brands have ramped it up this year due to anticipated shipping cutoff dates and delivery hassles, according to Salesforce. Read more
eBay hired Eve Williams to become its Chief Marketing Officer in the UK, starting today. According to the announcement, Williams will be responsible for all of eBay UK’s marketing activity “creating impactful brand campaigns to show the breadth of eBay’s Read more
Black Friday hit a new record with consumers spending $9 billion online, an increase of 21.6% compared to last year’s Black Friday, according to Adobe Analytics data. Adobe analyzes one trillion visits to US retail sites, 100 million SKUs, and Read more
It’s official – the cost of shipping items internationally via USPS will go up in 2021 after the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) approved the US Postal Service price change for Competitive International products. This follows recent PRC approval of 2021 Read more
Merchants who host their store on Shopify rang up a total $2.4 billion in global sales on Black Friday (November 27, 2020), according to the ecommerce platform. Shopify’s 2020 Black Friday data is based on sales by its more than Read more
eBay executives in the US and UK shared information about what’s hot this year going into the Black Friday – Cyber Monday weekend. Jordan Sweetnam, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Americas Market at eBay, published a post on Read more
The head of eBay North America Jordan Sweetnam created a video to thank eBay sellers and shared it on social media on Thanksgiving Day. Sellers’ energy and passion saw eBay through a “crazy” last year, he said. “Thank you so Read more
