Amazon hires up to 100,000 new employees to support the delivery of goods and critical supplies. As the online demand increases due to social distancing and self-isolation because of COVID-19, Amazon works hard to keep things running smoothly. Specific product categories see a high increase in demand. Amongst these are household essentials and medical supplies. Earlier, the
ChannelAdvisor adds support for brands and retailers on Amazon.nl
Cloud-based e-commerce solutions provider ChannelAdvisor announced its support for Amazon.nl. This enables merchants with a European unified account to directly list and sell their products on the new Dutch marketplace. They can manage the new marketplace through their familiar ChannelAdvisor suite of tools. More than 85% of the Netherlands’ population shops online. This
Tecnocap to enter India and the Far East
Tecnocap, a global player of metal packaging, enters into India and the Far East. At the same time, it signs a joint venture with Indian producer of metal and plastic packaging Oricon Enterprise. "This joint venture marks our full entry into the Indian and Far Eastern markets and represents a key stage in our international growth strategy," comments Michelangelo Morlicchio,
Global smartphone market to remain stable in 2020
Nearly half of the consumer budget for tech and durable goods in 2020 will be occupied by the smartphone. In a research study by GfK, it is concluded that this is a total turnover of €444 billion. The demand for smartphones is expected to stay stable in 2020, after a slight decline of two per cent in units in 2019. An estimated 1.37 billion smartphones will be sold globally.
Amazon is Suspending inbound FBA Shipments due to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
In response to the recent developments related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), Amazon just announced it will block inbound shipments to their warehouse, reports ChannelEngine. A select number of categories is not affected by this measure. As a result, sellers will see a never-ending loading icon in their seller central when trying to access FBA-shipments. The measures will be