E-commerce: Popular UK platform EKM opens Obodo to help small businesses
E-commerce solutions provider EKM, a popular platform for UK retailers, has launched a free online shop known as Obodo. Obodo has been built to help small businesses reach customers within 25 kilometres of their store. The founder of Obodo, Antony Chesworth, has said...
E-commerce: Amazon FBA gives sellers extra time to process returns and refunds
In response to sellers having to carry out precautions relating to coronavirus such as disinfecting returned items, Amazon FBA has provided sellers with more time to process returns and issue refunds. Usually, FBA sellers have 2 calendar days to process returns –...
E-commerce: Amazon announces Q1 revenue of $75.5 billion, smashing expectations
Yesterday evening, Amazon reported its earnings for the first quarter of 2020. The leading E-commerce platform beat expectations with a revenue of $75.5 billion, surpassing the $73.61 billion analysts had anticipated. In comparison with Amazon’s revenue for the same...
E-commerce: eBay’s first quarter sales higher than analysts expected
Despite many online marketplaces struggling with sales due to coronavirus, eBay performed more successfully than expected in its first quarter. The E-commerce giant reported sales worth $2.4 billion in its first quarter, beating analysts’ predictions of £2.34 billion....
E-commerce: Aldi opens new portal where shopping vouchers can be accessed by vulnerable and elderly
UK grocer Aldi has launched a website where elderly and vulnerable customers can purchase shopping vouchers. These vouchers are then posted to UK volunteers free of charge, who can use them to buy food on behalf of the vulnerable customers. Aldi’s managing director of...
Coronavirus: UK Economy not expected to recover for 3 years due to pandemic
According to a new report published by economic forecasting group EY Item Club, it is anticipated that the UK’s economy will not return to normal until 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The report detailed that the UK’s GDP (gross domestic product) will decrease by...
E-commerce: Ocado opens first fulfilment centre in Canada
UK online supermarket giant Ocado has launched a ‘customer fulfilment centre’ in Canada, in which it will process orders on behalf of popular Canadian supermarket Sobeys. This is the second international fulfilment centre Ocado has opened this year, after it opened...
E-commerce: Amazon India strengthens its partnership with Indian Railways by adding 55 railway lanes
In October last year, J&P reported that Amazon India had partnered with Indian Railways to create an efficient parcel transportation network between New Delhi and Mumbai. Amazon India was using 13 railway routes, but it was revealed on Monday that they will be...
Coronavirus and its impact on E-commerce in Europe – Part 3
In our previous article Coronavirus and its impact on E-commerce in Europe – Part 2, we discussed how different types of products have gained popularity in Europe due to the coronavirus. Here in Part 3, we will focus on how the coronavirus crisis has caused customers...
E-commerce: eBay announces that sellers can now get parcels collected from the comfort of their homes
eBay UK has partnered with delivery services provider Packlink to help sellers who are on lockdown to make extra money and keep the eBay community safe. The E-commerce giant has announced that it will be able to collect parcels directly from sellers’ doorsteps and...
