Several retailers wouldn’t let Amazon have all the fun on Prime Day. Whether they were offering free shipping or major discounts on several products, these retailers aimed to steal Amazon’s thunder. Here is a list of what other major retailers did on Prime Day and days after.
As the engine revs up for Amazon’s Prime Day 2017, a few interesting wrinkles to bear in mind.
eBay launched a Price Match Guarantee on more than 50,000 deals in the United States. Here is what this means for eBay and how many items are being offered within the price match guarantee program.
Amazon has announced Amazon Prime Wardrobe, a new service that lets Prime members try on clothes for free. Here is what this could mean for retail.
Nearly half of U.S. consumers made a cross-border purchase last year, according to the 2017 Pulse of the Online Shopper report from UPS and comScore, up 4% from the prior year, indicating a growing interest in overseas goods. See what other results the report found, including findings on omnichannel habits and mobile commerce.
In line with the hyper growth of ecommerce activity there, Amazon is expanding its operations in India by adding seven new fulfillment centers. See which states in India will be part of Amazon’s expansion.
The proposed Marketplace Fairness Act, which allows states to collect tax from out-of-state online sellers even if they don’t have a physical presence there, was recently reintroduced in the Senate. The effort is being lauded by the National Retail Federation, which represents many brick-and-mortar companies. See what the new measure calls for and how it would impact retailers.