E-commerce: Amazon launches designer fashion store ‘A Common Thread’ to support independent brands
Amazon has partnered with the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) and Vogue to launch ‘A Common Thread’, a designer hub which will sell items from independent retailers. The platform is designed to help designers whose revenues have been impacted negatively...
E-commerce: French E-commerce market to be valued at €115.2 billion this year
A report published by retail analysis organisation RetailX has demonstrated that E-commerce in France will be worth €115.2 billion by the end of 2020. As French E-commerce was worth €103.4 billion last year, this is an expected increase of 11.4%. The report also...
E-commerce: Alibaba launches discount fashion platform “Luxury Soho”
In order to attract younger shoppers, Chinese E-commerce giant Alibaba has launched a discount designer platform known as “Luxury Soho”. It has been introduced via Alibaba’s Tmall platform and provides luxury brands with the ability to track statistics and insights....
E-commerce: Amazon catches up with backlog of orders to provide normal delivery times
Amazon has said that its delivery times are expected to return to “pre-coronavirus” levels, and that shoppers will soon be able to receive orders in the usual time of 1-2 days. The reason for this is that the leading E-commerce platform has been able to catch up with...
3 Digital platforms to support your small business during the coronavirus crisis
Many retailers across the UK with both online and physical stores have been negatively impacted by the coronavirus crisis. For businesses with brick-and-mortar stores, the social distancing measures put in place by the UK government mean that many of these retailers...
E-commerce: AO.com Has Seen Exponential Growth during UK Lockdown
UK and Germany-based electronics retailer AO.com has reported that it has increased its market share and seen a huge rise in demand since the start of the lockdown in the UK. In the year leading up to March 31st, the retailer said that it successfully met its four key...
E-commerce: Asda launches platform and food boxes for vulnerable customers
Leading supermarket Asda has increased its efforts to help those who are unable to access groceries at this time. The UK giant has set up an online platform where it will provide food boxes which will be delivered within two days to customers’ homes. The food boxes...
E-commerce: Amazon launches coronavirus tracking tool for employees
Leading E-commerce platform Amazon has released a tool which allows workers in fulfilment centres and warehouses to track and report the number of coronavirus cases in their facilities. The system uses information reported by employees to provide an accurate number of...
E-commerce: Morrisons and Amazon expand partnership to give Prime members same-day delivery access
Last summer, J&P reported that British supermarket Morrisons had teamed up with Amazon to offer one-hour delivery slots and fulfil large online shopping orders made by Morrisons customers. The two companies have announced that they are strengthening their...
E-commerce: Amazon and Alibaba fight COVID-19 fraud alongside law enforcement agencies
Major E-commerce players Amazon and Alibaba have joined forces with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) to crack down on coronavirus-related E-commerce fraud. There has been an increase in the sales of counterfeit health products such as pharmaceuticals and PPE...
