Online Marketplace News
The latest news coverage of product and service marketplaces, ranging from broad and specialist e-commerce platforms through to classifieds and beyond.
Russia’s Yandex to supply Muscovites with coronavirus tests at home
Russian internet firm Yandex is working with local laboratories to offer a new service allowing Moscow’s residents to get tested for the novel coronavirus at home during the ...
No end in sight yet for Amazon warehouse shutdown in France
Amazon has no clarity yet on when its warehouses in France might reopen, the head of its French business has said, after the e-commerce giant clashed with unions over the measures ...
Amazon to close its warehouses in France until next week after court order
Amazon will close all its warehouses in France until at least early next week after a court ordered the e-commerce giant to limit deliveries to essential goods such as food and med...
British fashion retailer Quiz reopens its online business
UK fashion retailer Quiz has reopened its online operations after implementing additional safety measures to keep its warehouse workers safe during the coronavirus emergency, it st...
Amazon ordered to limit French trade to essential goods
Amazon will have to limit its deliveries in France to essential goods like food and medical supplies while it carries out a more thorough assessment of the risk of coronavirus cont...
Telecoms shares are losers as lockdown drives dot-com boom
As global lockdowns drive increase internet usage and boosting sales for dot-com businesses as varied as gaming and food delivery, the stocks of internet and telecoms service provi...
Amazon to add another 75,000 jobs amid coronavirus pandemic
Amazon.com has stated that it plans to hire 75,000 people for jobs ranging from warehouse staff to delivery drivers as the coronavirus epidemic kept Americans locked in their homes...
EBay taps Walmart executive Jamie Iannone as its new Chief Executive
EBay Inc has named Walmart executive Jamie Iannone as its Chief Executive Officer, handing over the reins to an outsider as the e-commerce business deals with pressure from activis...
Amazon stops accepting new online grocery customers due to surging demand
E-commerce titan Amazon will begin to put new grocery delivery customers on a waiting list and curtail shopping hours at some Whole Foods stores to prioritise orders from existing ...
Nintendo game pulled from Chinese platforms after protest by Hong Kong activist
A popular Nintendo Switch video game has been pulled off China’s grey market e-commerce platforms, after Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong used the game to protest against Beiji...
As delivery workers emerge as frontline soldiers, the Indian government warms to e-commerce
Devender Singh revved up his motorcycle to deliver meat and eggs to customers. Three days after India imposed a nationwide lockdown his heart had been in his mouth as he closed in ...
A day in the life of an Amazon courier on the frontline of the US pandemic
Excelso Sabulao delivers groceries for Amazon.com in California so he can help provide his parents an income. Now, with endless interactions at stores and at homes during a pandemi...
EU regulators raise more questions about Facebook’s online marketplace
European Union regulators want to know if Facebook’s online marketplace benefits unfairly from its treasure trove of data, according to a questionnaire seen by news agency Re...
Scammers attempt to sell the world’s tallest statue as COVID-19 boosts crime
Police in India have just lodged a case against an unknown online fraudster who was attempting to sell the world’s largest statue for $4 billion. The person was claiming the ...