{"id":7404,"date":"2016-08-25T12:09:28","date_gmt":"2016-08-25T09:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/?p=7404"},"modified":"2016-08-25T12:19:40","modified_gmt":"2016-08-25T09:19:40","slug":"news-of-the-week-parcel-lockers-m-commerce-international-delivery-paid-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/en\/news-of-the-week-parcel-lockers-m-commerce-international-delivery-paid-support","title":{"rendered":"News of the week: parcel lockers, m-commerce, international delivery, paid support"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Here are the most important news pieces about e-commerce<\/strong> from the last 7 days.<\/p>\n

If you found other news worth being disseminated, send us an e-mail at echipa@gpec.ro<\/strong> or leave a comment below or check us out on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thank you!<\/p>\n

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FAN Courier and KEBA will install parcel lockers in Bucharest<\/h3>\n

\"Keba<\/a>FAN Courier will be using KEBA\u2019s parcel lockers to provide an additional delivery solution to customers. Ten KePol machines<\/strong> will be installed at key locations throughout Romania\u2019s capital city, Bucharest.\u00a0FAN Courier is providing a 24\/7 delivery service network of over 3,650 locations served without additional costs, as well as more than 500 locations serviced with their \u201cCollect Point\u201d service at gas stations in Bucharest and other cities. But the company was looking for a solution to complement this service with an innovative pick-up solution.<\/p>\n

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Leading online shops don\u2019t keep up the pace with the m-commerce and it\u2019s a shame<\/h3>\n

\"Mobile<\/a>Some of the world\u2019s top e-commerce players are being outpaced by rivals in mobile commerce, dimming their future prospects. There is a strong shift to mobile-based e-commerce from desktop which is lifting the prospects of some leading web merchants and depressing them for others.\u00a0This competitive challenge to the e-commerce elite can be seen by comparing the world\u2019s 25 largest e-commerce competitors<\/strong>, as ranked by Internet Retailer\u2019s recently released Global 1000 Database, to the world\u2019s 25 largest mobile commerce competitors, which are ranked in IR\u2019s 2017 Mobile 500, published earlier this month.<\/p>\n

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International delivery, a huge advantage on the e-commerce market<\/h3>\n

\"Delivery<\/a>Big companies have set the bar high in delivery, with next day delivery having led to Click and Collect, same-day delivery and even same-hour delivery, says a report by Pitney Bowes and WBR Digital. The challenge for retailers is that customers don\u2019t want to pay more<\/strong>, so retailers must try to achieve the best possible solution.\u00a0The report highlights the findings of a research from May 2016, when 100 Heads of Operations, Heads of Logistics and Heads of E-Commerce were asked about where they stand and what they predict for the future of delivery.<\/p>\n

Read more on our blog<\/a><\/p>\n

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Amazon Tests a Paid Customer Support Model<\/h3>\n

\"amazon\"<\/a>Amazon is testing a paid customer support model. For small sellers, it may sound ridiculously expensive at $400\/month, but for larger merchants, that may be a small price to pay for help to resolve problems that impact their business. Merchants interested in the ALP program can choose from three topics: „Basics of Selling on Amazon,” „Fulfillment by Amazon,” or „Advanced Listings.” Sellers also receive a free 30-minute follow up session „to reinforce your knowledge.”<\/p>\n

Read more at Ecommerce Bytes<\/a><\/p>\n

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Here are the most important news pieces about e-commerce from the last 7 days. If you found other news worth being disseminated, send us an e-mail at echipa@gpec.ro or leave a comment below or check us out on Facebook. Thank you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[478],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-e-commerce-weekly-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7404"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7404\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7406,"href":"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7404\/revisions\/7406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}