Ecommerce Industry News
Amazon told sellers who use its Multi-Channel Fulfillment service about a new feature it’s adding when new fulfillment fees go into effect on June 1st. Multi-Channel Fulfillment is like FBA, but is open to orders […]
Amazon is opening a new fulfillment center in Italy, as well as a new sortation center. Both will be operational by the fall in time for the holiday shopping season. “Amazon is further increasing the […]
Amazon bought 11 Boeing 767-300 aircraft from commercial airlines to support its “growing customer base,” the marketplace announced on Tuesday. They will be operating in Amazon’s network by 2022. “Amazon Air’s fleet expansion comes at […]
Amazon is opening a new air hub in Texas next month to support Amazon Air. The company operates over 45 aircraft in its fleet at over 20 air gateways across the country and will open […]
In June, word leaked that FedEx would no longer deliver Amazon packages by air, and today, both companies confirmed they were ending their ground-delivery contract as well. Amazon has relied more heavily on UPS and […]
Amazon is giving employees a financial incentive to launch a small business – but not as online sellers. It’s giving US employees up to $10,000 and 3 months’ salary to build a package delivery business […]
Some Amazon customers in the Washington DC and Baltimore areas are experiencing delays in delivery estimates due to the tornado that struck a Baltimore Sortation Center on November 2, according to the Washington Post. The […]
Amazon is improving package-tracking capabilities, according to Cnet. Buyers have always been able to get detailed tracking through the numbers provided by shipping carriers. But Amazon had provided less transparency for orders shipped through its […]
Amazon will build another fulfillment center in Ohio, its sixth in the state. In addition to the centers currently operating in Etna and Obetz, Amazon will launch operations at previously announced fulfillment centers in North […]
Amazon opened a state of the art logistics center in Germany, calling it its first “Inbound Cross Dock” distribution center (IXD) in Europe (redistribution centers in Amazon logistics parlance). Items come to the facility in […]