The resounding message to stopping the spread of COVID-19 is to limit contact with people. This effort is impacting the fulfillment and delivery of large shipments according to Convey. The fulfillment time for freight packages increased with 433% in May. The time increased to 75.2 hours on average from 14.1 hours in April. Freight items are large items or a collection of
The effects of lockdown on eBay’s business
Last week eBay was seeing the effects of the lockdown on its business. eBay's marketplaces were experiencing a demand surge. However, car dealers closed and advertising slowed more widely and this hit eBay's classified advertising platforms. eBay removed or blocked more than 15 million listings in order to ensure its platforms remains safe and trusted. Some of the listings,
Zalando supports brands in COVID-19 crisis
Europe's leading online platform for fashion and lifestyle, Zalando, aims to accelerate its platform business. During the COVID-19 crisis the fashion and lifestyle company decided to introduce several initiatives to support other fashion brands. Zalando's Partner Program offers immediate support to its brand partners. The Partner Program allows the brand partners to connect
310 million dollar investment in plant-based meat replacements
Over the past couple of weeks, millions of dollars have been dedicated to meat substitutes that are plant-based. Tofurky has accepted its first private investment ever as well. The largest plant-based manufacturing facility of North America is to be constructed by Greenleaf Foods, producer under Field Roast and Lightlife brands. Last week, the company announced in a press
Geoblocking starts today!
Starting today, the new geoblocking regulation designed by the European Union comes into force. It means that customers from other countries can shop on a localised web shop and products cannot be refused to them. Not serving consumer depending on their geographical relations is called geoblocking. For example, by checking IP-addresses automatically on country code, the web