eBay and Flipkart to jointly pursue eCommerce opportunities in the Indian market
Accelerating and maximizing the opportunity in India in partnership with Flipkart.
San Jose, CA and Bangalore, India, 2017-Apr-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY), a global commerce leader, and Flipkart, a leading eCommerce company in India, have agreed to jointly pursue eCommerce…
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Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citi and PNC Bank first to help their corporate customers streamline expense management
SAN FRANCISCO, 2017-Apr-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today (Apr. 10, 2017), Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) has become the first card network to enable participating issuers to provide their U.S. commercial account holders a comprehensive view of their Amazon Business…
The pickup is Amazon Studios’ first multi-season greenlight of a new series
SEATTLE, 2017-Apr-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon announces it has greenlit The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel for an unprecedented two seasons on Prime Video. The Amazon Original Series, from renowned creator Amy Sherman-Palladino (Gilmore Girls) and Executive Producer Daniel Palladino (Family Guy), is Amazon Studios’…
Customers can now streamline reconciliation with enhanced transaction data when they use Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citi, and PNC Visa commercial cards on Amazon Business
SEATTLE, 2017-Apr-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon Business has teamed up with Visa to provide enhanced transaction data on customer purchases made with Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citi, and…
London, 2017-Apr-12 — /EPR Retail News/ —
BRC – KPMG ONLINE RETAIL SALES MONITOR MARCH 2017
Covering the five weeks 26 February – 1 April 2017
Online sales of Non-Food products in the UK grew 6.6% in March versus a year earlier, when they had increased by 9.5%. This is the lowest growth since August, below the 3-month…
Oakland, CA, 2017-Apr-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — Dirty Hippy Swag announces the official launch date for their fashion line: April 20, 2017!
Dirty Hippy Swag is an e-commerce startup, exclusively located online at www.dirtyhippyswag.com. With an ever-expanding collection, Dirty Hippy Swag specializes in comfortable street style apparel, as well as laser-cut designed and hand-beaded jewelry.
Founder and…
Digital partnership will enhance the payment experience online, in app and in store
SINGAPORE, 2017-Apr-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — PayPal (Nasdaq: PYPL) and Visa (NYSE:V) today (April 4, 2017) announced an extension of their U.S. partnership in Asia Pacific that will see them work collaboratively to accelerate the adoption of secure, reliable and convenient digital…
Visa Checkout adds new merchants and markets as part of rapid expansion;
Samsung Pay agrees to integrate with Visa Checkout’s Open Platform
SAN FRANCISCO, 2017-Apr-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — Visa Inc. (NYSE:V), today (Apr. 6, 2017) announced that Visa Checkout, the easier way to use a Visa card online, is sustaining tremendous growth, reaching…
New AWS Infrastructure Region will enable customers to run workloads in Sweden and serve end-users across the Nordics with even lower latency
SEATTLE, 2017-Apr-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today (Apr. 4, 2017) announced that it plans to open an infrastructure region in Sweden in 2018. The…
Argos launches world's first date-stamped unique advert launching every day for 80 days
Milton, Keynes, 2017-Apr-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — This week Argos will launch an ambitious new Spring Summer advertising campaign which no brand has ever done before - the first with a brand new, date-stamped unique advert launching every day for 80 days…
Sequential Brands Group and DRINKS announce the launch of Martha Stewart Wine Co.
NEW YORK, 2017-Apr-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sequential Brands Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:SQBG) and DRINKS announced today (April 05, 2017 ) the launch of Martha Stewart Wine Co., an online wine shop featuring a carefully curated collection of wines, plus monthly wine club…
Tokyo, 2017-Apr-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — Rakuten, Inc. and Japan Post Co., Ltd. will strengthen their collaboration in e-commerce logistics to reduce the redelivery of parcels by examining various measures to increase the efficiency of deliveries and pick-ups.
1. Background
The e-commerce market continues to grow at an accelerated pace with the continued evolution of the internet…
New research shows speed and agility are top priorities for every retailer competing in fast fashion
New research shows speed and agility are top priorities for every retailer competing in fast fashion
Retailers need to get in shape to meet consumer demand for a fast fashion fix
WORLD RETAIL CONGRESS, DUBAI, 2017-Apr-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — With one in eight younger consumers (18 to 24 year olds) shopping every week and buying a…
Customers can order through Shipt
WILMINGTON, N.C., 2017-Apr-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — Whole Foods Market’s partnership with grocery delivery service Shipt now includes Wilmington, North Carolina.
“We are thrilled to offer our customers the convenient option of having Whole Foods Market’s highest quality products delivered right to their doorstep,” said Josh Miller, the Wilmington store’s team leader.…
Moscow, 2017-Apr-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — X5 Retail Group N.V. ("X5" or "the Company"), a leading Russian food retailer, is expanding the pilot scheme of its Perekrestok online service, with delivery available to around a million households in south-west Moscow and some neighbouring towns in the Moscow Region from April 4. Other districts of…
Berlin, 2017-Apr-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — Delivery Hero GmbH (“Delivery Hero”), a leading global online food ordering and delivery marketplace, announced today (1 April 2017) that it has entered a regional partnership with AmRest Holding SE (“AmRest”), the largest publicly listed restaurant operator in Central Europe. The partnership considerably strengthens Delivery Hero’s position in the…
Wroclaw, Poland, 2017-Apr-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — April 1st, 2017, AmRest Holdings SE („AmRest”, “the Company”) (WSE: EAT), the largest publicly listed restaurant operator in Central Europe, announces signing on March 31st, 2017 the Investment Agreement (the “IA”) with Delivery Hero GmbH, based in Berlin, Germany (“Delivery Hero”) and Restaurant Partner Polska Sp. z o.o.,…
SEATTLE, 2017-Apr-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon (Nasdaq:AMZN) today (Mar. 28, 2017) announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire SOUQ.com, an e-commerce leader in the Middle East. Joining the Amazon family will enable SOUQ.com to continue growing while working with Amazon to bring even more products and offerings to customers worldwide.
"Amazon and SOUQ.com…
Pasay City, Philippines, 2017-Apr-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — SM Investments Corporation (SMIC) completed the acquisition of a minority stake in 2Go Group via a 34.5% stake in its parent company. 2Go is the country’s largest integrated supply chain operator whose businesses include shipping, freight forwarding, warehousing, and express delivery services.
“We are pleased with this opportunity…
Waze no time and Order Ahead your Dunkin’ Donuts
Guests can connect to Dunkin’s On-the-Go Mobile Ordering feature through the Waze app
before hitting the road, then speed past the line inside the Dunkin’ Donuts restaurant
CANTON, MA, 2017-Mar-31 — /EPR Retail News/ — Loyal Dunkin’ Donuts customers can now use Waze, the free,…
Vienna, Austria, 2017-Mar-31 — /EPR Retail News/ — In September last year, INTERSPAR in Vienna launched the largest online food shop in Austria, offering about 20,000 products to shoppers in the city and surrounding areas. After a successful start in that region, INTERSPAR is now expanding the delivery area to Salzburg and surroundings.
Through this expansion,…
SEATTLE, 2017-Mar-31 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today (Mar. 29, 2017) announced plans to open its tenth Texas fulfillment center in Katy where it will create 1,000 new, full-time jobs. Since Amazon launched operations in Texas in 2013, the company has quickly grown its fulfillment workforce in the state to 10,000-plus full-time…
The Amazon Original Series Goes Behind the Scenes with Legendary Formula 1 Race Team McLaren as They Prepare to Fight for the 2017 World Championship
SEATTLE, 2017-Mar-31 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon today (Mar. 29, 2017) announced it has greenlit an untitled McLaren racing docuseries. The Amazon Original Unscripted Series gives unprecedented access to the McLaren…
Amazon’s new 1 million-square-foot facility will create more than 1,000 full-time jobs
SEATTLE, 2017-Mar-31 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon today (Mar. 28, 2017) announced plans to open a new fulfillment center in Clear Brook, Virginia, which will create more than 1,000 full-time associate roles when opened. Amazon currently employs more than 3,500 full-time hourly associates…
Family-Favorite Brand Known for its Commitment to Safe and Effective Products and On-Trend Designs is Now Available at Nation’s Leading Baby Product Retailer
Wayne, NJ, 2017-Mar-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — When a child is born into the world, so is a parent. Among the very first things to cross the minds of new caregivers –…
Helsinki, Finland, 2017-Mar-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Stockmann has started co-operation with Emmy, a Finnish online store that sells brand clothes on behalf of its customers. By the end of February 2017, Emmy’s collection points became available in all Stockmann department stores in Finland. Stockmann’s customers can now bring in the brand clothes they no…
Alexa voice shopping adds Prime Now making it the fastest and easiest way to shop hands-free
Customers can now use their voice to shop tens of thousands of items through Prime Now with free two-hour delivery
Alexa, order wine! Also launching today, wine, beer and spirits available from Alexa through Prime Now in…
NEW YORK, 2017-Mar-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — PVH Corp. [NYSE: PVH] announced today (Mar. 16, 2017) that it has entered into an agreement to acquire True&Co., a direct-to-consumer intimate apparel e-commerce retailer. True&Co. is changing the way women shop online by redesigning the art of bra shopping. It uses a proprietary fit quiz to recommend…
New program offers AWS promotional credits for developers to put toward their Alexa skill
Tens of thousands of developers already building skills for Alexa
SEATTLE, 2017-Mar-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) today (Mar. 15, 2017) announced a new program that will make it free for tens of thousands of Alexa developers to build…
Starting today, Prime members in Cincinnati and Columbus can add beer and wine to their Prime Now order for delivery in one hour or less
SEATTLE, 2017-Mar-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced today (Mar. 15, 2017) its Prime Now one and two-hour delivery service adds wine and beer to its product offerings…