Tag: shipping
Report: Amazon to pause third-party shipping during COVID-19 surge
Get great content like this right in your inbox. Subscribe Amazon is going to temporarily cease direct competition with major shipping providers like FedEx and UPS. According to the Wall Street Journal, Amazon will temporarily cease operations of its Amazon Shipping service in June. Launched in April 2019, Amazon Shipping bypasses Amazon fulfillment centers entirely. …
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Under Armour expects shipping delays, sales hit because of coronavirus
People walks past a Under Armour clothing store in Siam Center, Bangkok. Guillaume Payen | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Under Armour joins a growing list of retailers that expect to take a hit because of the deadly coronavirus outbreak in China, calling for shipping delays and obstacles in obtaining certain fabrics for …
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Trump’s China trade war losses will never be recovered, shipping data tells us
A cargo chip (L) arrives into the Port of Los Angeles, the busiest container port in the U.S., after departing from the Port of Yantian, China, on November 7, 2019 in San Pedro, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images President Trump announced a month ago that his administration had clinched a trade deal with China. …
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Zappos adds fast shipping to new loyalty perks
Get great content like this right in your inbox. Subscribe An online footwear, apparel and accessories retailer is making its loyalty program more rewarding. Zappos is introducing Zappos VIP, a revamped and simplified version of the former Zappos Rewards loyalty program. Perhaps most significantly, the e-tailer is now upgrading shipping for VIP members to have …
Zappos adds fast shipping to new loyalty perks
Get great content like this right in your inbox. Subscribe An online footwear, apparel and accessories retailer is making its loyalty program more rewarding. Zappos is introducing Zappos VIP, a revamped and simplified version of the former Zappos Rewards loyalty program. Perhaps most significantly, the e-tailer is now upgrading shipping for VIP members to have …
Analysis: One-day free shipping buoys Amazon sales, but comes with big cost
By Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData Retail – 10/25/2019 Get great content like this right in your inbox. Subscribe After a few periods of more muted growth, Amazon’s sales uplifts accelerated during the third quarter, with a 23.7% rise in total revenue. While service sales made a solid contribution, it was product sales which …
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Deloitte: Promotions, free shipping most important to holiday shoppers
Holiday shoppers are looking for discounts and also for free shipping (even if they have to wait for it). That’s according to an annual survey by Deloitte on holiday spending, which found the majority consumers (81%) expect that promotions will influence them this holiday season — with price discounts (74%) and free shipping (72%) at …
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Why Amazon returns cost millions and how Kohl’s is helping
Returns cost companies millions and create billions of pounds of waste. Now, Amazon is making the process more efficient in hopes of enticing customers with easy returns. Forrester Research estimates 25% of items bought online are returned, with $207 billion in returned commerce goods expected this year. Amazon was dumping millions of pounds of this …
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Study: Retailers missing mark on shipping, in-store experiences
Retailers are not meeting customer expectations, and in many cases are missing on the fundamentals. That’s according to a new global consumer study by Oracle Retail, which found that, among other things, retailers and customers dramatically disagree on how easy it is to return purchases. Fifty-seven percent of the retailers surveyed noted that returning products …
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