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Online shoppers want control over delivery process: study
Mississauga, ON — A glitzy website or a modern app aren’t enough to satisfy today’s savvy online shoppers. They demand upfront transparency on fees, control over the delivery process, a clearly-stated returns policy and loyalty rewards, according to new research…
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Shipping an afterthought for online retailers: study
Austin, TX — A new global survey of digital consumers and merchants explores shipping’s growing role in e-commerce. BigCommerce, the leading ecommerce SaaS platform for fast-growing and established brands, released Shipping, Delivered: Best Practices & Expectations for 2019 — a…
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Trends in eCommerce and last-mile delivery
Toronto, ON — Last-mile delivery is going to have to keep up with the increasing demands of consumer buying trends. That’s according to a panel who discussed eCommerce and last-mile delivery trends, at this year’s Surface Transportation Summit. The panel…
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WTO wants to enable e-commerce for small business
Geneva, Switzerland — A new initiative designed to drive public-private dialogue on e-commerce was launched by the World Trade Organization, the World Economic Forum and the Electronic World Trade Platform (eWTP). The initiative, entitled ‘Enabling E-commerce’, aims to bring together…
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E-commerce will transform air freight industry by 2020: Unisys
Blue Bell, Pa — The global air cargo industry will transform by 2020 through “even smarter” warehouses in an effort to capitalize on the e-commerce boom and new alliances that help them better manage increasing capacity, according to a…
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JUMORE organizes first cross-border E-commerce summit in China
BEIJING, China– The first cross-border e-Commerce Summit, which focuses on applying the idea of the sharing economy to achieve global connectivity and economic cooperation, was held in Beijing on June 16. The Summit was organized by JUMORE E-commerce Co., Ltd., a cross-border e-commerce platform…
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Canada Post FlexDelivery service recognized at World Post & Parcel Awards
OTTAWA, Ont.– Canada Post’s FlexDelivery, the service that allows customers to direct the items they order online to any post office they choose, has won the Delivery on Demand Award at the World Post & Parcel Awards 2016. Canada Post demonstrated “the most consumer-centric…
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10 eCommerce trends that will impact Canadian retail in 2016
MONTREAL, Que.–Absolunet has shared the 10 trends that will have the greatest impact on Canadian retailers in 2016. Although all ten trends are eCommerce-based, their impact will also be felt in stores. Absolunet has analyzed 31 digital and eCommerce projects from…