Amazon will open its doors to sellers in South Africa beginning next year. Starting Tuesday (Oct. 17), independent merchants in the African nation can register their businesses, the retail giant said in a news release. “We look forward to launching Amazon.co.za in South Africa, providing...
Goodwill is increasing its eCommerce focus amid competition from brands like Poshmark and ThredUp. “There’s so much competition coming into the market now,” Matt Kaness, chief executive of GoodwillFinds eCommerce, told The New York Times (NYT) in an interview Sunday (Oct. 15). “So all the donations — the billions of pounds of...
Amazon has reportedly tested a “Buy Again” feature to entice shoppers into repeat purchases. The company has placed the new feature in a tab on the “most prized real estate” on its app home page, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Wednesday (Oct. 11). According to the report,...
With Amazon reportedly in discussions with Waitrose, eCommerce giant seems to be moving further into the grocery aggregator space, and if these efforts make their way to the U.S., the company could soon wage battle against Instacart. London-based publication The Telegraph reported that Waitrose, a...
As major retailers struggle to strike the balance between winning grocery delivery customers from competitors and boosting margins per order, Amazon continues to adjust its free delivery minimum for its Prime subscribers. The eCommerce giant announced Thursday (Oct. 5) that it has lowered the threshold...
Beyond just integrating alcohol purchasing into grocers and liquor stores’ digital platforms, beer wine and spirits eCommerce provider DRINKS is bringing its technology to merchants entirely outside the beverage category. This week, the company announced the sale of its direct-to-consumer (D2C) business to focus on...
This year’s holiday shopping season will belong to mobile sales and buy now, pay later. That’s according to Adobe, which on Thursday (Oct. 5) released its online holiday shopping forecast for 2023, projecting $221.1 billion in online sales, up 4.8% from last year. “Never-before seen...
Consumers may be engaging more with eGrocery, but the sector continues to grow more slowly than online shopping overall, PYMNTS Intelligence indicates. By the Numbers As PYMNTS’ Karen Webster points out in a recent feature, “PYMNTS Intelligence’s analysis of 15,000 consumers across 11 countries every quarter...
This week in grocery news, Ahold Delhaize USA grocers adopt new direct ordering apps, Ocado reportedly doubles down on automation, and online discount grocer Martie launches nationwide. Multinational grocer Ahold Delhaize’s United States eCommerce arm, Peapod Digital Labs, announced Wednesday (Oct. 4) the launch of...
