Ecommerce Industry News
Retail marketplaces are following Amazon’s example by seeking greater revenue from advertising. Today, the Walmart Advertising Partners program launched to help brands who advertise on its platform. The company announced: “Today, we’re kicking off 2020 […]
Walmart is kicking off holiday-shopping deals at midnight on October 25th. “Customers can get a jumpstart on their holiday shopping with deals on top items in electronics, gaming, toys, home and sporting goods while supplies […]
Walmart is subsidizing lower prices on its site to help it compete with Amazon, according to a report in Bloomberg. The beneficiaries are Walmart shoppers – and an unknown number of third-party sellers on Walmart. […]
Walmart is selling fashion ecommerce site ModCloth, which it had acquired in March of 2017. It said at the time that the acquisition provided it with the experience of a well-recognized specialty apparel ecommerce brand […]
Walmart is expanding its delivery membership program that, while it sounds a bit like Amazon’s Prime free-shipping program, is focused on delivering groceries. The program costs $98/year and is expanding from 4 markets to nearly […]
Walmart reported 2nd quarter fiscal-year earnings today. Its ecommerce division, Walmart U.S. eCommerce, grew sales 37% in the quarter, which the company said included strong growth in online grocery. It originally provided guidance of 35% […]
Walmart revised its returns policy on its Marketplace, and a seller told us that what concerns him the most is the following: “No Restocking fees may be applied.” Previously sellers could charge a restocking fee […]
Walmart is rolling out next-day delivery beginning in Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Southern California, with plans to reach approximately 75% of the US population this year. The move follows on the heels of Amazon’s recent […]
Walmart isn’t taking the news of Amazon 1-day Free Prime Shipping lying down. It hinted in a Tweet that it would do the same – but without requiring a membership fee. “One-day free shipping…without a […]
Etsy and Walmart are expanding some eco-friendly initiatives that will also help them generate good PR. Etsy CEO Josh Silverman vowed to offset carbon emissions generated by the shipping of orders by Etsy sellers. “98 […]