Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 17 at 6:00 am PT
Launching today, the easy-to-use used-clothing marketplace sends you a prepaid box and shipping label to your doorstop whenever you sell an item.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 12 at 5:00 am PT
First, Amazon Prime offered free two-day shipping for $79. Then it started offering add-on services for no additional cost, like streaming videos and Kindle books. What’s next?
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 13 at 7:00 am PT
Retailers are realizing that another way to juice revenues is to open up their sites to international markets — if they can manage the logistics.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 22, 2011 at 4:33 pm PT
No big disasters have been reported yet this holiday, but there are signs that record-breaking online sales are starting to take their toll on retailers and shippers.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 19, 2011 at 4:04 pm PT
Many retailers are cutting off shipments as early as tomorrow, but a handful will continue accepting orders until Friday.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 12, 2011 at 2:00 pm PT
One of the biggest benefactors will be FedEx, which predicts it will ship a record-breaking number of packages based on the millions of online orders made today.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 6, 2011 at 4:30 am PT
ShopRunner is planning to give Amazon a run for its money when it comes to its membership service that offers free two-day shipping for $79 a year.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on March 16, 2011 at 1:13 pm PT
Not all states are equal when it comes to shopping online. Here’s a list that ranks states in terms of how fast and how much it costs to get parcels to your front door.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on March 15, 2011 at 1:25 pm PT
In so many ways, Overstock may be considered the original flash sales site. Now, it too is experimenting with daily emails that offer steep discounts on select merchandise.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 10, 2011 at 1:28 pm PT
Two years ago, eBay’s CEO John Donahoe promised Wall Street analysts massive changes to improve the company’s e-commerce experience. Today, he says it’s all “new eBay.”
