E-commerce: Forever 21 re-launch global e-commerce
Forever 21 has partnered with cross border e-commerce platform Global-e to re-launch its international online store in Canada, Asia, the Asia Pacific region and Latin America. Global-e will enable the site to support 95 currencies, more than 150 local alternative...
E-commerce: Asda Introduces 1 hour click and collect service
Asda is set to become the first-ever UK supermarket to launch a one hour click and collect service following its successful trial. Asda's Express Click & Collect service will be available across 25 stores nationwide and will commence at the start of February, with...
E-commerce: “Retail Revival” Scheme by eBay has helped many small UK businesses to increase their revenues
Last year, online retail giant eBay introduced a 12-month Retail Revival Scheme to support and train small businesses to help them better understand digital, SEO and promotions in order to grow their online business. It has been revealed that the scheme benefited over...
E-commerce: Parcel Service GLS launches 200 automated lockers in Spain
Customers in Spain will now be able to pick up and drop off parcels a lot easier with the help of GLS Spain. The parcel delivery service has opened up over 200 automated lockers across the country which are available to use 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. The...
Amazon Netherlands is open: Register your online business now!
Drumroll please! Apart from selling freshly cut tulips, and the famous Gouda cheese, the Netherlands have a new feather in their hat. The long-awaited and fully-functional Amazon Netherlands platform will go live this year - and you can register your business to start...
E-commerce: Downloading of mobile shopping apps increased by 20% last year to 5.4 billion
A report compiled by a trusted App Analytics source has found that mobile shopping apps boomed last year. There was a 20% increase in the number of times mobile shopping apps were downloaded, and this totalled at 5.4 billion downloads. The amount users spent in the...
E-commerce: Bose shuts stores in Europe, US, Japan and Australia
Bose is set to close 119 physical stores in a bid to drive its business online in certain regions of the globe. This means that Bose owned stores across Europe, North America, Australia and Japan will be affected. However, 130 stores will remain open for business...
E-commerce: Amazon opens first UK office outside of London in Manchester
Amazon has opened its new office located in Manchester, which will create 600 jobs in the city. The new property will encompass a new 90,000sq ft office in the city’s Northern Quarter, which opens today. Amazon’s UK country manager Doug Gurr said, “Manchester offers...
E-commerce: Google Acquires Pointy
Google has acquired Pointy, a start-up company that supports brick and mortar stores showcase their products online. Pointy has been a partner of Google for years, for the search engine's "See what's in store" that appears on business profiles on Google search. There...
E-commerce: Online Sellers Can Officially Register Their Business on Amazon Netherlands
In October, J&P reported that Amazon was discussing plans to transform their Netherlands-based platform into a complete online web store which features many product categories. The full web store is now officially launching and Amazon.nl is open for E-commerce...
