eCommerce 360

As an eCommerce business owner, what are your biggest nightmares? We hate to say this, but we know that navigating fulfilment logistics is one of them.

When it comes to shipping, you will make mistakes but our job, as logistics providers is to help you make fewer mistakes in shipping.

So, this month, we coded a tool that enables this (you’ll find it at the end of the newsletter). This tool will help you in predicting things better and let you make your business more profitable.

Now, without further ado, let’s binge on this month’s top news pieces. Bon Appetit!

1. Prime Day - not just on Amazon

Everyone loves Prime Day, so Amazon is taking it beyond Amazon. It’s taking it to Shopify. Long story short, some Shopify merchants will offer Prime Day discounts. Now that’s soooo Amazon. Read the long story from the link below.

2. Amazon loves influencers

Okay, we love Amazon but it is also doing different things that make us love it more. It hosted events for influencers and even took some to a Mexican resort. Now, that’s shaping the future of shopping good right?

3. Medusa comes for Shopify - quite literally

Medusa is an open-source eCommerce tool for JavaScript developers. `It is coming after marketplaces like Shopify and WooCommerce. How is this going to ease things for eCommerce merchants?

4. What's eCommerce is doing for America?

Global eCommerce platforms are helping the US economy and that’s no secret. A marketplace like Alibaba is one such global player that helps the entire supply chain.

5. Warehouse Automation is the new black

Remember Amazon’s Proteus (that warehouse robot)? Yep, according to reports, the global warehouse automation market can record a value of?US$33.34 billion?in 2026. Where is this market heading and what does the future look like for Proteus and his friends?

Inspiration Column

We are not here for the products, we are here for the stories.

Jake Nickell with partner Jacob DeHart launched t-shirt design contests on a website namely Dreamless.org. The concept was simple - the users were to share their designs through the site, printed the best ones and then these were sold. This gave birth to Threadless.

Threadless?is giving a voice to artists and in a world of product-led and customer-led platforms, it is helping build an art-led platform. Find them?here.

Now, some news from us

This month we talked about?Walmart’s strategy.

We started a segment highlighting our?favourite local players.

and….drum rolls please…big news below

BIGGGG NEWS

A few days ago, we launched Shipping Chimp’s?shipping calculator. A tool that would make calculating shipping rates 10X easier. We have partnered with global and local carriers and got the best rates for you. Check it out!

Zodiac and the businesses they will start

Cancer?- Your caring nature sets you apart. People with this zodiac sign should totally start an NGO or something else in the social sector. A career that lets you take care of people or things is a great start.

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