eBay is launching fulfillment centers for faster shipping, much like competitor Amazon. The original online retail giant will have sellers deploy their goods to warehouses from which they’ll be shipped to customers in eBay-branded boxes. The Managed Delivery service will launch in 2020, beginning in the US. Currently, eBay sellers handle shipping themselves. The new …
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Amazon has confirmed buying 2,237 delivery vans from Spartan, according to Business Insider. Spartan, based in Michigan, on July 16 said that “North America’s leading online e-commerce and fulfillment company” had purchased the vans. Amazon has been ramping up its delivery options in a push to provide one-day delivery for Prime members, which accounts for 10 million items. Last month, …
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Facebook is already struggling with multiple fake accounts on its own social media platforms that are offering its newly announced cryptocurrency, Libra, The Washington Post reported Monday. Libra isn’t set to launch until the first half of next year, but around a dozen accounts, groups and pages are already on Facebook and Instagram, the report said. Facebook last month unveiled the …
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In its fifth year, Amazon’s Prime Day kept up its record of breaking records. The 48-hour sale this week was the “largest shopping event in Amazon history” and “surpassed the previous Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined,” the company said Wednesday. Amazon didn’t disclose specific total sales figures. Additionally, Monday brought in more new Prime members than any previous day, …
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Amazon’s annual Prime Day kicks off Monday, but not everyone is excited for the tornadic frenzy of digital sales. A new map from product review site My Daily Dose shows the frequency of tweets related to boycotting Prime Day, with Minnesota taking the top spot. Prime Day, Amazon’s massive annual sale, is July 15-16. The company’s competitors are also holding sales …
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The US Federal Reserve System has added its voice to the chorus of doubts raised by lawmakers, politicians and others worldwide about Facebook’s newly announced cryptocurrency, Libra. While speaking to House lawmakers Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the US central bank has “serious concerns” about Libra, The Wall Street Journal reported. Facebook last month unveiled the global digital coin, which …
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Amazon can’t turn a blind eye to third-party product defects anymore, a US court has ruled. After a plaintiff alleged that a dog collar brought from an outside vendor on the site recoiled and caused permanent vision loss to a Pennsylvania woman, the US Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit deemed Amazon liable. The ruling, filed on July 3, …
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Facebook changed the way we communicate. Now the social media giant wants to change how its roughly 2.4 billion users think about using a cryptocurrency to make everyday purchases. Earlier this week, the social network and its partners unveiled a global digital coin called Libra, confirming details of a project that had been leaking out in dribs and drabs for months. …
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Amazon appears to have closed down its Spark social networking platform. The closure comes less than two years after Amazon launched Spark as its social media play in July 2017. Spark was focused on users posting images, stories and ideas about products and purchases, and was originally launched only for Amazon Prime members. Other users could then react with “smiles” and …
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FedEx said Friday that it’s not renewing its express air-delivery contract with Amazon. The contract loss could hamper Amazon’s push to one-day delivery for Prime members, which already covers 10 million items. “FedEx has made the strategic decision to not renew our FedEx Express contract with Amazon as we focus on serving the broader market. We are excited about the future …
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