Shipping
July 11, 2016 at 1:56 pm
Wal-Mart is getting a jump on Amazon Prime Day. From July 11 through July 15, Wal-Mart is offering a five-day period of free shipping with a selection of discounts. Amazon's much-hyped Prime Day begins July 12. Wal-Mart emphasized that its offer of free shipping with no minimum purchase is open to everyone, and it's for five…
July 8, 2016 at 12:09 pm
Nordstrom made a bold move this week by acquiring a minority stake in supply chain software firm DS Co. The platform provides a cloud-based service that will make it easier for suppliers to directly ship orders placed through Nordstrom’s retail partners — i.e., drop shipping. For example, if a customer purchases a shirt from Nordstrom’s website,…
July 7, 2016 at 10:42 am
Customers in 25 U.S. metropolitan areas will be able to get an array of 500 items delivered within 60 minutes through Prime Now.
July 6, 2016 at 1:48 pm
It’s no secret that major changes are occurring in parcel delivery, with parcel carriers increasingly teaming up with the United States Postal Service (USPS). The parcel carries utilize their transportation networks to deliver packages close to its final destinations — often to a local post office — and the USPS takes it from there to…
July 6, 2016 at 12:01 pm
UPS is expanding its Access Point Locker program, saying the lockers can help online merchants boost sales. UPS has been testing the program in nine locations in Chicago, and is now expanding them to 300 locations nationwide. EcommerceBytes reports there are more than 8,000 UPS Access Point locations across the U.S. at local businesses and…
June 30, 2016 at 12:08 pm
Wal-Mart is sweetening the deal for shoppers it wants to win over from Amazon.com by offering a free one-month trial of “ShippingPass,” its answer to its online rival’s Prime subscription plan. The world’s largest retailer said that starting this Friday it was offering a free 30-day trial of ShippingPass. That annual subscription service, like Prime, offers members unlimited…
June 17, 2016 at 12:40 pm
In today’s news roundup, find out why Revlon is buying Elizabeth Arden; the reason Amazon is cutting its shipping fees for certain products; and what a new postal reform bill may look like.
June 14, 2016 at 12:23 pm
Learn more about why Apple Pay becoming available on the web is a potential game changer for online retailers; what Staples is doing to compete in today's instant gratification economy; and an unintended consequence for retailers’ generous return policies — lower pay for store associates.
June 3, 2016 at 10:26 am
Wal-Mart has lined up two key new partners in combatting Amazon.com’s challenge in the grocery delivery wars: ride-sharing giants Uber and Lyft. In a test, the largest U.S. retailer will use either Uber or Lyft for the so-called “last mile” of grocery delivery in small areas of Denver and Phoenix when a customer requests home delivery.…
May 27, 2016 at 10:21 am
eBay CEO Devin Wenig hopes to be able to anticipate what shoppers want to buy by utilizing artificial intelligence (AI). In a post on the eBay corporate blog, Wenig discussed how technology is influencing e-commerce, and he also discussed his own company's interest in this area. The CEO expects the pace of development of AI to…
