Articles about e-commerce – Page 3 of 17

Amazon and J.L. Childress file suit against alleged counterfeiters in ongoing fraud battle

Amazon announced another lawsuit against alleged counterfeiters Thursday, part of the company’s ongoing strategy to portray a tough-on-fraud image. Amazon… Read More

Led by e-commerce vets, stealthy startup Fabric raises $9.5M to help brands compete with Amazon

Faisal Masud knows e-commerce. The tech vet spent more than six years at Amazon in the 2000s, helping build inventory… Read More

He moved to Seattle a year ago and has already built a tool to help local businesses battle Amazon

When Jonathan Sandals moved to Seattle from Montreal in 2019, he fell in love with his new city, and the… Read More

Amazon says third-party merchants sold $3.5B of goods during Prime Day amid antitrust scrutiny

Amazon said Thursday that this year’s Prime Day provided the biggest boon to third-party sellers in the sales event’s six-year… Read More

Amazon’s first-ever fall Prime Day brings new challenges in the midst of a tumultuous year

Amazon and its army of logistics workers are bracing for the first-ever fall Prime Day starting Tuesday, as the extraordinary… Read More

Justice Dept. indicts six in scheme to bribe Amazon employees and gain marketplace advantage

A grand jury in the Western District of Washington has indicted six people in a multi-million dollar scheme to bribe… Read More

E-commerce surge and economic uncertainty is a boon for on-demand warehousing startup Flexe

Online sales are skyrocketing as people stay home amid the pandemic. E-commerce as a share of total U.S. retail sales… Read More

Cannabis e-commerce startup Dutchie raises $35M from Howard Schultz, Snoop Dogg, Kevin Durant

Dutchie, the Bend, Ore.-based creators of an e-commerce platform that helps cannabis dispensaries facilitate online orders, has raised $35 million… Read More

Amazon sets new rules for sellers to prepare warehouses for holiday season

Amazon is implementing new restrictions on third-party sellers that stock items in the tech giant’s warehouses ahead of the holiday… Read More

Amazon is purging Washington Redskins merchandise from its marketplace

Amazon told third-party sellers in its marketplace they have 48 hours to remove Washington Redskins merchandise amid widespread calls for… Read More

Amazon will require third-party sellers to disclose names and addresses

Amazon announced a new policy Wednesday requiring third-party sellers in its marketplace to publicly display their names and addresses starting… Read More

Walmart to launch a $98/year Amazon Prime competitor for grocery delivery and other perks

The battle between Walmart and Amazon is ramping up this month as Walmart prepares to launch a new membership service… Read More

Amazon reportedly postponing Prime Day until October

Amazon is once again postponing Prime Day, the company’s annual sales event, due to the coronavirus. Amazon informed sellers of… Read More

Amazon will pay $500M in bonuses to workers powering the company through the pandemic

Amazon will pay $500 million in bonuses to frontline workers and delivery partners confronting risks and high demand during the… Read More

Amazon forms ‘Counterfeit Crimes Unit,’ under pressure to escalate fight against fake products

Amazon has formed an internal “Counterfeit Crimes Unit” to bolster its fight against knock-off products on Amazon.com, as the company… Read More

Amazon reportedly postponing Prime Day sales event to fall

Amazon plans to move its annual Prime Day sales event from summer to fall due to disruptions caused by the… Read More

Zulily revenue dips 20% due to supply chain impact from COVID-19 and fewer new customers

Online retailer Zulily saw revenue fall by 20% in the most recent quarter due to fewer new customers and supply… Read More

New data reveals how consumer spending habits have changed since the coronavirus crisis began

Companies that offer digital services or sell goods online are seeing a huge surge in demand from customers under widespread… Read More

Amazon tops 935k employees as of this week, as pandemic-driven hiring spree continues

Amazon has grown to more than 935,000 employees worldwide, including 95,000 new hires in just the past few weeks, quickly… Read More

Amazon faces mounting pressure from workers, officials over pandemic response ahead of May Day

A growing coalition of workers and government officials is putting pressure on Amazon to reform its COVID-19 policies ahead of… Read More

Trump: Postal Service must raise prices on Amazon or ‘I’m not signing anything’ for USPS aid

President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday he wouldn’t authorize coronavirus relief funds to the U.S. Postal Service unless it… Read More

Amazon reportedly used third-party seller data to research and launch its own products

Amazon has long said that it doesn’t use its advantage as the operator of a massive marketplace to compete with… Read More

Amazon CEO claims grocery delivery cuts carbon emissions by 43% compared to traditional shopping

Amid an annual letter dominated by the coronavirus crisis, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos made a bold claim about sustainable shopping… Read More

Amazon starts temperature screening amid outcry over warehouse worker exposure to COVID-19

Amazon will begin screening employee temperatures at warehouses in New York and Seattle this week amid growing unrest about workers’… Read More

Amazon warehouses will stop accepting non-essential items amid COVID-19 outbreak

Amazon told third-party sellers Tuesday that it will temporarily bar shipments of non-essential items to warehouses so that the company… Read More

Amazon will hire 100k warehouse workers amid pandemic-driven surge in online shopping

Amazon is planning to hire an additional 100,000 warehouse workers to keep up with the volume of orders placed by… Read More

Amazon delivery infrastructure strained as COVID-19 outbreak sparks surge in online shopping

With thousands of Americans telecommuting and self-isolating to slow the spread of COVID-19, Amazon’s Prime and Fresh delivery services are… Read More

Report: Amazon will pull products from third-party sellers that claim to treat coronavirus

Amazon is removing products for sale in its marketplace that claim to treat or protect against coronavirus, according to an… Read More

Etailz raises $25M in debt funding to help companies sell on big e-commerce platforms

Spokane, Wash. e-commerce company etailz, which helps brands sell on huge platforms run by companies such as Amazon, Walmart and… Read More

Walmart is the latest big retailer to post subpar holiday sales in wake of Amazon’s record quarter

Despite rapid e-commerce growth, Walmart posted subpar numbers for the busy holiday shopping season, joining a group of retailers that… Read More