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Bunnings to launch online store before Christmas

July 24, 2019

Bunnings has announced plans to significantly ramp up its online offering following a successful trial, making its entire range available for purchase digitally. The Australian hardware retailer, which was forced…

Deliveroo is ceasing all operations in German this Friday leaving the market wide open for Dutch rival Takeaway.com

Sainsbury’s Deliveroo partnership could be “problematic” thanks to Amazon

July 24, 2019

Ben Stevens

Delivery / Supply Chain, Ecommerce, News

Amazon, Deliveroo, GlobalData, Sainsbury's

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Sainsbury’s recently announced tie-up with Deliveroo could cause problems for the grocer thanks to Amazon’s recent investment, according to analysts. Earlier this week Sainsbury’s launched a two-month trial with the…

Amazon announces 2 new “state-of-the-art” robotic fulfilment centres creating 2500 jobs

July 23, 2019

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, News

Amazon, fulfilment centre, Ohio

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Amazon has announced plans to open two new “state-of-the-art” robotic fulfilment centres in Ohio creating over 2500 jobs in the region. The two 700,000sq ft hi-tech warehouses will bring the…

Google launches new dedicated shopping page in Amazon challenge

July 23, 2019

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, News

Amazon, Google, Shopping

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Google has officially launched its dedicated “Shopping” page in the US as it seeks to regain ground lost to Amazon. Having first announced it was working on the service in…

Etsy to buy Reverb for $275m

July 22, 2019

Ben Stevens

Companies, Ecommerce, Industry

Etsy, Reverb

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Etsy has announced plans to acquire specialist music gear ecommerce platform Reverb for $275 million (£220 million) in the “coming months” Reverb, the online marketplace launched in 2013, lists new,…

Alibaba to expand its Singles Day event to international markets for the first time

July 19, 2019

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, Marketing

Alibaba, Amazon Prime Day, Countdown Gala Celebration, Cyber Monday, Global Shopping Festival, Singles Day

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Alibaba is planning to bring its Single’s Day shopping event to a global audience for the first time this year, as it continues to try and limit its reliance on…

Ebay to buy 5.5% stake in Paytm Mall as it seeks to establish foothold in India

July 18, 2019

Ben Stevens

Companies, Ecommerce

Ebay, Flipkart, India, Mall, Paytm, Walmart

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Ebay is set to make a further push into India’s ecommerce market after announcing its intention to purchase a 5.5 per cent stake in Paytm Mall. According to TechCrunch, Ebay…

Amazon Prime Day 2019 breaks new records taking in more than Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined

July 18, 2019

Ben Stevens

Companies, Ecommerce, News

2019, Adobe Analytics, Amazon Prime Day, Echo Dot, Jeff Bezos, Prime

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Amazon’s longest ever Prime day has again broken new records, raking in sales totalling more than last year’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday events combined. Prime Day 2019, which was…

Walmart CEO admits the retailer is playing ‘catch up’ in ecommerce

July 17, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Companies, Delivery / Supply Chain, Ecommerce

Amazon, chief exeutive, compete, Delivery, Doug McMillon, ecommerce, instore, Walmart

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Walmart chief executive Doug McMillon has admitted the global retailer has some major adjustments to make in order to keep up with its rivals’ ecommerce game. Speaking at Fortune’s Brainstorm…

EU could launch major Amazon antitrust probe “within days”

July 17, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Companies, Ecommerce, News

Amazon, anti-trust, e-commerce, ecommerce, etailer, EU, EU Commission, Europe, Margrethe Vestager, online, probe, third-party

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EU competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager is set to launch a formal investigation into Amazon “within days” according to two people familiar with the case speaking to Bloomberg. Now into her…

Ecommerce

Bunnings to launch online store before Christmas

Sainsbury’s Deliveroo partnership could be “problematic” thanks to Amazon

Amazon announces 2 new “state-of-the-art” robotic fulfilment centres creating 2500 jobs

Google launches new dedicated shopping page in Amazon challenge

Etsy to buy Reverb for $275m

Alibaba to expand its Singles Day event to international markets for the first time

Ebay to buy 5.5% stake in Paytm Mall as it seeks to establish foothold in India

Amazon Prime Day 2019 breaks new records taking in more than Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined

Walmart CEO admits the retailer is playing ‘catch up’ in ecommerce

EU could launch major Amazon antitrust probe “within days”

The Retail Drop Podcast: Episode 1 – Hugo Tapia, Head of Consumer Strategy and Planning at Hackett London

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