UPS announced next year’s rate hike, which actually goes into effect right after Christmas. Rival FedEx announced its 2021 rates in September, which go into effect on January 4, 2021. UPS maintains a record of pricing changes at rates.ups.com, which Read more
Three emotional stories are at the heart of Etsy’s new holiday ad campaign, a spokesperson told EcommerceBytes after the company launched the ads on October 28th. The stories highlight the power of a meaningful gift, she said. “We know the Read more
Two more people pleaded guilty in the eBay cyberstalking case, bringing the total number of guilty pleas to 5 and leaving only the two former eBay executives who were arrested and charged in June. The Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Read more
Amazon announced third-quarter results today. Total net sales increased 37% to $96.1 billion in the third quarter, compared with $70.0 billion in third quarter 2019. BNN Bloomberg journalist Jon Erlichman tweeted an interesting chart showing Amazon’s third-quarter revenue going back Read more
eBay said it added “hundreds of thousands” of sellers to Managed Payments since July, bringing the current number of active sellers enrolled in the program worldwide to 340,000. Alyssa Cutright, who is Vice President of Global Payments, updated sellers on Read more
eBay saw third-quarter 2020 GMV (value of sales on its marketplace) grow 22% year over year. An excerpt of the company press release follows with a link to the full release below. eBay Inc. Reports Better Than Expected Third Quarter Read more
Etsy saw third-quarter 2020 GMS (value of sales on its marketplace) grow 119% year over year. An excerpt of the company press release follows with a link to the full release below. Etsy, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2020 Financial ResultsReports Read more
eBay is offering a 15% off coupon on “Certified Refurbished” items using the code PICKCR15. It expires at midnight tonight (October 28). No minimum purchase is required, but the coupon discount is capped at a maximum value of $100. There Read more
Etsy named the 12 winners of its 2020 Design Awards on Tuesday, with $15,000 going to Grand Prize winner AdrianMartinus for its $4,350 credenza made from recycled skateboards. The winners were chosen from 100 finalists and thousands of entries by Read more
Amazon is creating an additional 100,000 seasonal jobs for the holidays, it announced on Tuesday. Jobs in Amazon’s operations network include stowing, picking, packing shipping and delivering customer orders, and can also include a wide variety of other jobs including Read more
