After a few months of beta testing, Jet has been cleared for takeoff. And the ecommerce skies have got a little more crowded. Here’s a look at this weeks’ news, commentary and events that shaped the direct-to-customer world… and more.
While several U.S. cities have yet to reap the benefits of AmazonFresh, several reports are indicating the grocery delivery service will begin expanding overseas to the U.K. as early as September of this year.
Brazil represents a complex but lucrative market for cross-border ecommerce, one that Alibaba’s AliExpress discount marketplace has learned to crack.
Rapid delivery, customer interaction and cost transparency are keys to success in China, an Alibaba executive said at Growing Global in Hollywood, CA.
Jet.com is set to launch taking on ecommerce giants like Amazon and Walmart. See what the company has planned with its launch this week.
Prime Day was a success for Amazon, says Amazon. 14,000 iRobot Roomba 595 Pet Vacuum Cleaning Robots were sold on Amazon on Prime Day, compared to 1 the previous Wednesday. That’s an increase of 14,000%. Time to break out the confetti cannons.
Amazon’s Prime Day will be a key theme at Multichannel Merchant’s Growing Global conference for ecommerce professionals. The event is designed to provide attendees content to put them on the right path to cross-border success.
Wednesday turned out to be a Prime Day for Amazon… to hold a garage sale. That was pretty much the sentiment of Amazon shoppers who turned to social media and voiced their frustration about Prime Day. But Amazon did claim Prime Day was a success.
Despite numerous consumer complaints on social media, Amazon is claiming Prime Day to be a success.
Even as Jet.com prepares for its highly anticipated launch and Amazon seeks a win with Prime Day, startup Joinem is entering the ecommerce marketplace fray.