E-commerce: Amazon partners with food banks to deliver 6 million meals to the vulnerable
Amazon, in co-operation with US foodbanks, has launched operations across seven major US cities to deliver meals to the vulnerable and elderly during the COVID-19 pandemic. The E-commerce platform plans to deliver a total of 6 million meals by the end of June and will...
E-commerce: Boohoo saw revenue increase of 44% in 2019
Online UK fashion retailer Boohoo has reported that last year its revenue jumped by 44% to a value of €1.4 billion. It appears that Boohoo group has been performing successfully across all regions, as it also reported that its international revenue made up 45% of...
E-commerce: eBay and NHS collaborate to open online portal for healthcare workers
Top E-commerce player eBay has partnered with the UK’s National Health Service to make it possible for healthcare workers on the frontline to easily access PPE (personal protective equipment). The platform has created an online portal in a matter of days which will...
E-commerce: 60% of people living in the EU are online shoppers
A study conducted by the statistical office of the European Union, Eurostat, has found that the share of people living in the EU who shop online has increased to 60%. This study surveyed people between the ages of 16 and 74, and it also demonstrated some interesting...
E-commerce: Google scraps fees for Google Shopping ads
In order to attract more sellers, Google has decided to make it so that retailers can advertise their products on the Google Shopping page for free. Up until now there was a fee that merchants had to pay in order to do this, and it is expected that this will be...
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: A guide to submitting your claim
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme introduced by MP Rishi Sunak went live yesterday, and employers are now able to apply for cash grants towards the wages of their employees. As thousands of businesses have had to close due to the coronavirus pandemic, this scheme...
Coronavirus and its impact on E-commerce in Europe – Part 2
Europe’s E-commerce Market is rapidly changing under the coronavirus crisis In our previous article Coronavirus and its impact on E-commerce in Europe – Part 1, we discussed how Europe has seen its coronavirus cases soar within the last month and how E-commerce as a...
Coronavirus and its impact on E-commerce in Europe – Part 1
Europe’s E-commerce Market is rapidly changing under the coronavirus crisis In the last month, Europe has seen its coronavirus cases soar. There are now almost half a million cases in Europe alone, with Italy, Spain, France, Germany and the UK the worst affected. As...
Coronavirus & E-commerce in the UK – Part 2: Online Retailers
How have online retailers in the UK been affected by the coronavirus? In our previous blog post we covered trends in online shopping and how consumers are changing their shopping behaviour across the UK in response to the coronavirus crisis. Due to the rapid changes...
Coronavirus & E-commerce in the UK – Part 1: Online Shopping
Rising concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on online shopping in the UK. Although COVID-19 is increasing online traffic for some retailers, others have experienced surges in online shopping due to anxiety that has derived from the spread...
