Ecommerce Industry News
Amazon announced Tuesday it will open a new fulfillment center in Little Rock, Arkansas, only a few hours away from Walmart’s hometown of Bentonville, Arkansas. The news came the same day reports surfaced that Walmart […]
Walmart updated its Marketplace seller APIs and added a 3-day delivery option to help sellers boost conversion rates. (APIs provide a way for third-party sellers to interact with the Walmart marketplace and manage tasks automatically.) […]
Walmart is opening its marketplace to third-party sellers who use Shopify to host their online stores. The new integration will allow approved Shopify sellers to seamlessly list their items on Walmart.com. However, Walmart will be […]
eBay Interim CEO Scott Schenkel will leave the company in June. The news came Monday after the eBay Board of Directors named Walmart executive Jamie Iannone its new CEO. Iannone will officially start on April […]
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% […]