Ecomdash, an inventory-management tool for online merchants, received an investment from Gemini Southern, which will also provide ecommerce-specific expertise and advisory services. Ecomdash also announced integration with Rakuten.com (formerly Buy.com) and Newegg, making it easier for sellers to sync inventory, Read more
Citing unnamed sources, the Wall Street Journal says Google is considering the launch of two initiatives that would directly challenge Amazon.com. The first is a Buy button similar to Amazon’s popular “one-click ordering” feature, according to people familiar with the Read more
What’s it like to work at a fulfillment center during the holiday rush? EcommerceBytes did a series called Amazon Confidential last year that followed a worker throughout the weeks of their temporary employment at an undisclosed Amazon warehouse. This year, ecommerce analysts Read more
While Amazon shoppers had until December 18th to qualify for free standard shipping last year in order to receive their packages by Christmas, this year they have an extra day. Amazon extended holiday shipping deadlines to December 19th for standard Read more
