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Otto best European alternative to Amazon
German e-commerce company Otto is the biggest European competitor of Amazon. According to former CEO and current chairman of the Otto Group supervisory board, Michael Otto, it is the only...
April 30, 2019
Italy targets Amazon Italia over abuse of market position
The competition authority in Italy announced that they will start an investigation. It is regarding Amazon Italia’s dominance abuse in the e-commerce logistics industry. The company is now facing a globally...
April 25, 2019
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Amazon AWS set to achieve 100% sustainability on a global scale
Last Monday, April 8th, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced three new projects. These projects are set to achieve 100% renewable energy for its global infrastructure. These projects will take place...
April 24, 2019
Amazon comes up with new e-commerce tools and services
For small and mid-sized enterprises that are selling on Amazon’s platform, the company is providing new assistance. Amazon has already released 50 new services and e-commerce tools during 2019 to...
April 12, 2019
Over 1200% growth expected for the number of robotic warehouses by 2025
Retailers are taking advantage of advanced and affordable commercial robotics, with e-commerce fulfilment as their primary driver. According to ABI Research, over 50,000 warehouses globally will use robots by 2025....
April 10, 2019
Amazon Retail receives $35 million from parent to improve in food e-commerce
Multinational marketplace platform Amazon invests approximately 35 million dollars (240 Crores in Indian Rupees) into Amazon Retail India’s food e-commerce arm. The Indian department includes the Amazon Now and Amazon Pantry...
April 8, 2019
Amazon could dominate the grocery market
According to DigitalCommerce360, analysts say that Amazon’s grocery sales could exceed Walmart’s in the years 2030-2035. However, they will have to either acquire or build thousands of brick-and-mortar shops to...
March 15, 2019
eBay Fulfilment and eBay Shipping launched in Germany
In Germany, eBay has started to offer two new logistic services: eBay Fulfilment and eBay Shipping, reports Tamebay.com. Both services will qualify sellers for eBay Plus a subscription service for...
October 12, 2018
iServe Acquires Global Ecommerce Consultancy Practicology
iServe, a growth intelligence organization for e-commerce that helps merchants to achieve massive e-commerce growth and marketplace control, has acquired UK-headquartered e-commerce consultancy Practicology. The acquisition is part of iServe’s...
October 5, 2018
Amazon Turkey has launched
Amazon has officially launched Amazon Turkey, a local, dedicated marketplace. On the platform, Amazon offers products from 15 different categories to Turkish consumers. Previously, Turkish consumers were only able to place...
September 25, 2018
Amazon.de by far the biggest in Germany
As in previous years, a new research published by EHI and Statista has revealed that Amazon.de is by far the biggest webshop of Germany. As the total turnover has reached...
September 17, 2018
E-commerce in France: Q2 sales up 14.4 percent
According to the French e-commerce federation (FEVAD) the online retail sales in France rose in the second quarter of 2018 to 22 billion euros, reports Reuters. This is a growth-percentage of...
September 11, 2018
eTail Nordic Benchmark report: Cutting through the noise
Online shoppers today have more choice, more information and crucially, less time. You face the challenge of cutting through the noise. To compete with commercial giants like Amazon, smaller online...
September 3, 2018
New E-commerce tax for multinationals in Chile
The government of Chile is planning to include a new tax on multinational digital (e-)commerce companies with local operations. This as a part of a wider tax bill set to...
August 28, 2018
Amazon Introduces Grocery Pickup in as Little as 30 Minutes from Select Whole Foods Market Stores
Amazon and Whole Foods Market announced the launch of grocery pickup beginning in Sacramento and Virginia Beach, with more cities to come throughout 2018. Prime members can now shop Whole Foods Market’s selection of grocery...
August 13, 2018
Amazon Prime: 10 million new members in 2018
The loyalty program Amazon Prime is not growing as fast as before. Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) announced this during the international bargaining day Prime Day, in which only members of...
August 2, 2018
Jet.com becomes an Apple authorised dealer
Walmart’s subsidiary Jet.com has become an authorised dealer of Apple, setting them aside from US competitor Amazon. This means that, on Jet.com, you can now buy the iPhone, iPad, Mac...
May 22, 2018
Amazon Prime users to drop service with coming price rise
Amazon will raise the cost of American Prime in the USA from $99 to $119. This change will come effective starting June, 16th. The announcement followed after the results of the...
May 11, 2018
Amazon raises storage fees
Amazon is increasing its fees for using its merchant fulfilment program Fulfilment by Amazon (FbA). As of April 26th, 2018, Amazon introduces a new pricing structure that will affect both...
May 1, 2018
Amazon Australia starts with FbA
Amazon increased its service offering to merchants in Australia by starting with the Fulfilment by Amazon (FbA) program in Australia. Local businesses selling through Amazon Marketplace will now be able...
February 27, 2018
Germany steps up against tax-fraud on Amazon.de
German tax authorities have confiscated goods from large(r) Chinese merchants in Amazon warehouses. Their accounts have been blocked because they do not comply to regulations on importing goods. Multiple Chinese...
January 8, 2018
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