[ad_1] After it was delayed earlier in the year, Prime Day 2020 will kick off partway through next month, according to The Verge. The website says it obtained an internal Amazon email that states the two-day shopping event will start on October 13th. The company will reportedly share its plans on September 27th. When asked […]
Category: ecommerce
Amazon stops taking orders for some non-essentials in France and Italy
[ad_1] The move reflected a spike in demand from people staying at home, according to Amazon. It also reflected a need to respect anti-coronavirus safety precautions, the company said. The restrictions only affect sales fulfilled through Amazon. You can still buy non-essentials through Amazon in France and Italy if they’re fulfilled through third parties. This […]
Amazon reinstates FedEx Ground as a shipping option for Prime sellers
[ad_1] The loss of FedEx ground shipping put many third-party Amazon sellers in a bind over the busy holiday period. CNBC reported some merchants had to resort to other methods, sometimes at a higher cost, for Prime orders. They were still able to use FedEx Ground for non-Prime packages, as well as FedEx Express over […]
eBay and Stripe pull out of Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency
[ad_1] “We highly respect the vision of the Libra Association; however, eBay has made the decision to not move forward as a founding member,” eBay said in a statement. “At this time, we are focused on rolling out eBay’s managed payments experience for our customers.” “Stripe is supportive of projects that aim to make online […]
Not even Allbirds is safe from Amazon’s copycat ways
[ad_1] Amazon is now straight copying Allbirds. We have reached “peak cloning” in Silicon Valley. There are no rules anymore – if you build a product that works, Amazon or Facebook will copy it. People used to care. Not anymore. pic.twitter.com/73bDMgruMX — Jeff Morris Jr. (@jmj) September 19, 2019 Copying a hugely successful product is […]
Pinterest’s latest Lens update makes it easier to buy items in your photos
[ad_1] Basically, users can snap a photo or upload a screenshot on the Pinterest app, and its Lens feature will identify similar products they can buy online. Google last year unveiled something similar for its own Lens feature. The site says that its updated Lens feature can identify 2.5 billion objects across home and fashion […]
Target’s curbside Drive Up service now available across the US
[ad_1] With today’s expansion, Drive Up is available at 1,750 Target retail locations nationwide, including at stores in states where the service was previously unavailable: Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Wyoming. As part of the expansion, Target is promising first-time Drive Up customers free product samples as a way […]
TikTok offers in-app purchasing of sponsored products
[ad_1] Kroger became the first company to test out the new feature last week with their #TransformUrDorm challenge. TikTok users were asked to post before and after videos of their dorm makeovers. They were also invited to buy products such as a toaster and a popcorn maker through a dedicated Kroger brand page on the […]
FedEx drops Amazon (at least for Express shipments in the US)
[ad_1] As FedEx told its investors, only 1.3 percent of its 2018 revenue came from Amazon. It says it’s prepared to serve “thousands” of retailers in the e-commerce space, which it expects to grow from 50 million packages to 100 million packages per day in the US by 2026. “We are excited about the future […]
eBay’s improved AI translation boosts Spanish-language sales
[ad_1] Before 2014, eBay had some automatic translation options, but it seems the use of AI has been a boon for sellers as it’s said to have improved translation by around 10 percent. The AI only affected search queries and listing titles (and not product descriptions), but it seems that more accurate translation helped people […]