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Ecommerce sales prevented a collapse in household spend in the first quarter of 2021 according to logistics expert ParcelHero. The study by ParcelHero found that household spending fell significantly from…

Amazon's carbon emission output rose by 19 per cent last year, despite the pandemic driving a drop in global levels.

Amazon’s carbon emissions rose 19% last year despite global levels falling

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Amazon

July 1, 2021

Amazon’s carbon emission output rose by 19 per cent last year, despite the pandemic driving a drop in global levels. The ecommerce giant released its annual sustainability report on Wednesday…

Online shopping helped beat Covid blues during lockdown, survey reveals

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July 1, 2021

Lonely Brits have used online shopping as a coping mechanism as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new survey. According to a YouGov survey, over half of…

Shopify has announced it is lowering the share of revenue it collects from developers that publish apps on its own App Store.

Shopify lowers app developers fees on first $1m in revenue

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June 30, 2021

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Shopify has announced it is lowering the share of revenue it collects from developers that publish apps on its own App Store. The ecommerce platform will allow app developers to…

Amazon has dipped its toes into another subscription venture after launching "Vinyl of the Month Club", where consumers are delivered handpicked "golden era" records straight to their doors.

Amazon launch vinyl delivery subscription service

June 30, 2021

Amazon has dipped its toes into another subscription venture after launching “Vinyl of the Month Club“, where consumers are delivered handpicked “golden era” records straight to their doors. The new…

Decathlon UK shifts to online marketplace model

Ecommerce

June 30, 2021

Decathlon UK has opened up its website to new partners after shifting to an online marketplace model, thanks to ecommerce company Mirakl. With the new partnership, thousands of new products…

Etsy has completed purchase of Brazilian online marketplace, Elo7 in a $217 million deal in its first move into Latin America.

Etsy to acquire Brazilian online marketplace Elo7 for $217m

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June 29, 2021

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Etsy has completed purchase of Brazilian online marketplace, Elo7 in a $217 million deal in its first move into Latin America. The Brazilian marketplace, which specialises in made-to-order goods will…

Klarna selects Liberis to offer merchants revenue-based financing

Ecommerce

June 29, 2021

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Klarna has selected global embedded business finance provider, Liberis, to offer revenue-based finance solutions within its platform for its ecommerce and merchant customers. Through its partnership, the ‘buy now pay…

AWS acquires encrypted messaging service Wickr

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June 28, 2021