Welcome to Ecommerce Weekly, SellerExpress’ review of the top ecommerce, Amazon and eBay news from around the Web this week.
Have you used eBay UK’s Click & Drop service? Chris Dawson at Tamebay reports on eBay’s new Drop-off service which is available at 150 Argos stores across the UK. One of the big benefits of the service powered by UK Mail is that stores are open late and 7 days a week. It’s primarily aimed at consumer sellers or small lifestyle sellers who want to be able to drop of parcels at a time that fits in with their schedule rather than queue at the Post Office or wait in for a courier collection. Continue reading…
Amazon is launching monthly subscriptions for Prime and Prime Video: Sam Byford at The Verge reports that Amazon is dropping the requirement to sign up for a year to access its Prime membership services. According to CNN, Amazon will price Prime at $10.99 a month and, for the first time, offer Prime Video as a standalone service at $8.99 a month. The regular price of $99 for a year of Prime, includes the Prime Video content as well as free shipping and services including music and photo backup still looks the better deal. Continue reading…
Amazon might buy an airport in Germany: Alexei Oreskovic at Business Insider UK reports that according to a German media report, Amazon has explored the idea buying an airport in Frankfurt. Amazon has held talks with Frankfurt-Hahn Airport, a money-losing airport that is for sale, according to the German-language daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung. The purchase would be another move towards the Amazon’s plan of operating its own fleet of delivery airplanes. Continue reading…
Amazon could make millions selling ebooks in schools next year: Hilary Brueck at Fortune reports that Amazon is courting 1.1 million kids in the nation’s largest school district. Amazon could be coming to the New York City school district next year, shelling out everything from textbooks to story time tales on all kinds of devices for students. On Wednesday, the New York City Department of Education will vote on the proposed $30 million, three-year contract with Amazon, with an option to extend the virtual book-buying deal into a five-year program worth $64.5 million in sales for the company, the Wall Street Journal reports. Continue reading…
Why so many brick-and-mortar stores are turning to click-and-collect models: Zach May at Hubspot reports that sContinue reading…
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