The long-awaited and unfashionably delayed Amazon Prime Day finally took place last week – months after its original date. Yet another way, the covid-19 crisis impacted lives and retail.
But, having it so close to the start of the official kick-off for the holiday shopping seasons – Haloween – allowed us to get a taste of just how severe the stress is on carriers this year. And now The Wall Street Journal is already reporting that FedEx, UPS, and smaller carriers turn customers away as they brace for the surge of online orders. Yup. The shipping chaos? It’s here.
This is the main topic of our weekly B2CRM news roundup, alongside news about SundaySky and its new individually customized video capabilities for e-commerce sites, some smartly written text-ads, and one bizarre case of irresponsible gaming.
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WSJ on Prime Day
Pearmill
SundaySky News
Irresponsible Gaming