Ecommerce Industry News
Walmart is expanding its grocery delivery services with the launch of a new pilot program called Spark Delivery. It’s a crowd-sourced platform that Walmart says allows it to learn even more about the full last-mile […]
Walmart launched a new offering for shoppers – you can now purchase ebooks on its site thanks to a new partnership with Kobo. In addition to selling individual titles, Walmart is selling an audiobook subscription […]
Amazon didn’t create the concept of “Christmas in July” or “back-to-school” sales, but its annual Prime Day shopping holiday has spawned annual “Black Friday in July” sales from rivals who feel compelled to follow its […]
Walmart is selling 80% of Walmart Brazil to private equity firm Advent International. Walmart entered the Brazilian market 22 years ago, and Walmart Brazil today has 438 stores in 18 states, with 55,000 associates. The […]
Imagine serving nearly 270 million customers a week in 28 countries and generating $500.3 billion in revenue. Those are Walmart’s stats cited by its CEO Doug McMillon at last week’s annual shareholder meeting. “We are […]
eBay CEO Devin Wenig tweeted the news that he plans to relaunch eBay India: “We will be back in the India market soon with http://eBay.in . We will start by bringing import inventory into india […]
Walmart will unveil a new website next month, calling it a dramatic step change. The site will have a new look and feel and will feature more local and personalized elements. One major change will […]
Over 10,000 sellers participated in the 9th annual Sellers Choice Awards. In the initial nomination process, EcommerceBytes readers chose 10 finalists. Readers then rated the finalists in four key areas – profitability, customer service, communication […]
Walmart came in 10th place in the 2018 Sellers Choice Awards. This is the first year Walmart cracked the top-ten nominated marketplaces after it opened its platform to third-party sellers in 2009 on a very […]
The saying, “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” applies to a new ecommerce alliance announced today between Rakuten and Walmart as they feel the heat from Amazon’s continuing growth. Rakuten went up against […]