https://www.ecommercebytes.com/tag/royal-mail/ Ecommerce Industry News Wed, 25 Jan 2023 16:22:46 +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/royal-mail/ 32 32 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/01/25/etsy-partners-with-uk-carrier-to-ease-international-shipping-woes/ Wed, 25 Jan 2023 16:22:02 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=228772 Etsy is offering some help to sellers in the UK who can’t send international packages through Royal Mail. On Tuesday, Etsy announced a partnership with international carrier Evri: “Evri is offering Etsy’s UK sellers 10% off all international parcels on Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/01/18/uks-royal-mail-resumes-international-letter-mail-but-hold-your-packages/ Wed, 18 Jan 2023 19:04:54 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=228733 UK’s postal service Royal Mail has resumed sending international letter mail as it continues to deal with last week’s cyber incident, but it continues to advise shippers to hold off on submitting packages destined for customers outside the country. One Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/01/15/ebay-and-etsy-advise-sellers-on-ongoing-royal-mail-shipping-disruption/ Mon, 16 Jan 2023 01:11:09 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=228716 Both eBay and Etsy offered advice to sellers impacted by the shipping disruption that hit UK’s postal service midweek last week. According to the BBC, the incident was caused by a cyber attack known as ransomware, describing it as “malicious Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/08/26/sellers-shipping-to-uk-may-be-impacted-by-postal-strike/ Fri, 26 Aug 2022 13:44:28 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=228043 eBay, Amazon, and Etsy warned sellers in the UK of the pending postal strike actions, the first of four which hit the country today, August 26th. The companies also offered information and advice to sellers. Royal Mail said it was Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/01/17/ebay-warns-of-postal-delivery-delays-in-the-uk/ Sun, 17 Jan 2021 16:28:36 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=17360 eBay issued an advisory to sellers on Thursday about UK postal delivery delays and said it would update protections offered to sellers as a result. “In response to limited Royal Mail deliveries to some areas, we’ve extended our buyer-facing delivery Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2020/12/21/etsy-alerts-uk-sellers-to-rising-cost-of-shipping/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2020/12/21/etsy-alerts-uk-sellers-to-rising-cost-of-shipping/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2020 21:43:05 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=17228 Etsy created a new resource on 2021 shipping rate hikes today beginning with costs for UK sellers. The post appears on the marketplace’s Seller Handbook, which Etsy said it would continue to update. “At the beginning of every calendar year, Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2020/12/21/etsy-alerts-uk-sellers-to-rising-cost-of-shipping/feed/ 1 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2020/01/28/ebay-to-roll-out-unique-integration-with-royal-mail/ Wed, 29 Jan 2020 03:58:36 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=15319 eBay will roll out a very unique integration with UK’s Royal Mail this year, according to interim CEO Scott Schenkel. The CEO made the remarks during the fourth-quarter 2019 earnings call with Wall Street analysts on Tuesday when discussing eBay Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/05/22/uk-postal-service-to-deliver-packages-twice-a-day/ Wed, 22 May 2019 15:46:30 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=13822 Royal Mail is making a change in delivery service to accommodate the demands of ecommerce, specifically what it refers to as the “night owl” shopping phenomenon. It comes as part of a strategic plan in which it will invest £1.8 Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/04/05/brits-get-royal-mail-alerts-day-before-packages-arrive/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/04/05/brits-get-royal-mail-alerts-day-before-packages-arrive/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2019 19:22:46 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=13491 Royal Mail announced Day-Before Delivery Alerts in the UK in which it will notify recipients the day before a package is set to arrive along with the estimated delivery time, something online sellers are sure to welcome since missed deliveries Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/04/05/brits-get-royal-mail-alerts-day-before-packages-arrive/feed/ 2 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2018/02/20/ebay-uk-advises-sellers-royal-mail-returns/ Tue, 20 Feb 2018 16:08:04 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=9012 eBay advised sellers in the UK about Royal Mail’s new return postage prices and weight bands when using the eBay returns process. The new fees for Royal Mail Tracked Returns take effect on March 23rd. For example, when sellers use Read more]]>