DHL Parcel has introduced a service in the Netherlands which lets consumers choose a delivery spot around the house. This way, the courier can still drop off the parcel when the consumer is not at home. The announcement follows after a successful pilot project in collaboration with a handful of online shops in selected cities. Since the first of October, the service can be used
UPS launches Saturday delivery in Europe
This month, UPS will launch its Saturday delivery service in eight European markets. After European consumers have increasingly turned to online shopping during the COVID-19 crisis, the UPS Saturday Standard service launch followed. The UPS Saturday Standard service will launch in the following eight European markets: the United Kingdom, Germany, France, the Netherlands,
Amazon extends return period, limits stock over 15kg
Amazon temporarily extends its return period and limits stock weights for products that require two people to pick, pack or ship. This is a consequence of new measurements for the business while dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak. Return period Merchants on Amazon will see the platforms return window extended to the 31st of May, reports Tamebay. This accounts for all
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
Safety test: 66% of products from non-EU shops fail
Six European consumers' associations conclude that two-thirds of products bought on non-EU online marketplaces fail safety tests. The investigated marketplaces in this extensive research are AliExpress, Amazon, eBay, LightInTheBox and Wish. For more than a year, European consumers' associations from Belgium (Test Aankoop), Denmark (Forbrugerrådet Tænk), Germany (Stiftung