Welcome to Ecommerce Weekly, SellerExpress’ review of the top ecommerce, Amazon and eBay news from around the Web this week.
eBay could launch pop-ups in Sainsbury’s stores as it talks up the ‘power’ of physical retail: Thomas Hobbs at Marketing Week reports that following Sainsbury’s £1.3bn acquisition of Argos, eBay has said it is open to putting pop-up or click and collect experiences within the supermarket’s 1,200-store estate. eBay already has a partnership with Argos that allows its 200,000 sellers to drop off sold products in-store. Continue reading…
News from eBay: structured data, Seller Hub, changes to search on the way: Dan Wilson at Tamebay reports on a blog post by eBay’s Chief Technology Officer, Steve Fisher. It’s well worth a read as it outlines the developments which will have a significant impact on eBay sellers. Fisher states, “Over 20 years, we’ve built one of the very best search engines optimised for ecommerce—we pretty much find you what you want to buy almost all of the time. And, we’ll keep investing in search science innovation.” Continue reading…
Got a car and some spare time? Amazon will pay you £15 an hour to deliver parcels: Jon Dean at The Mirror reports that Amazon is trailing Amazon Flex in Birmingham this month before rolling it out across the country. Amazon is offering people with a car and a bit of spare time a way to earn some extra cash by delivering parcels. In an Uber-style employment model, the online retail giant is willing to pay people up to £15 an hour for getting packages to customers. Continue reading…
Prime Day shows how Amazon is winning mobile: Leena Rao at Fortune reports that usage of the Amazon App has increased by 35% according to Survey Monkey. The increase was due to an influx of consumers wanting to cash in on Prime Day deals on July 12. The ecommerce giant debuted Prime Day last year as a one-day sale exclusively for members of its Prime subscription shopping service. The company’s goal is to create a new shopping holiday similar to Black Friday. Continue reading…
Chinese ecommerce manufacturers surge, but fear increased competition: Uptin Saiidi at CNBC reports that a new survey conducted by Payoneer found that more than 900 Chinese ecommerce sellers prefer to sell on Amazon than home-grown platforms. 62% said they sell on Amazon, compared to 45% on Wish, and 40% on AliExpress (a division of Alibaba). eBay, Lazada, and JD.com all accounted for smaller percentages. Continue reading…
