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Amazon, Others Change “Free” Shipping as Prices Rise – Ecomhunt Blog

Photo by Wicked Monday on Unsplash Amazon and other online merchants who utilize so-called free delivery to develop customer loyalty are scrambling to prevent it from eroding profitability as prices rise and e-commerce declines. According to Reuters, companies are increasing rates for speedier service, boosting minimum purchase requirements, and making other measures that push more costs to consumers who are already struggling financially. “The days of free delivery are numbered,” said Ken Morris, managing partner at Cambridge Retail Advisors. It’s…

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British Retail Sales Rise Despite Cash-Strapped Households – Ecomhunt Blog

Photo by Anna Dziubinska on Unsplash Cash-strapped Official data released on Friday revealed that British households cut back on eating out and takeaways last month and instead shopped at supermarkets and discount stores, offering a surprise boost to retail sales, Reuters reported. According to the Office for National Statistics, British retail sales unexpectedly increased by 1.2% in February compared to the previous month, returning sales volumes to pre-pandemic levels. According to economists polled by Reuters, retail sales volumes in February…

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Google Gives Early Access to Bard, its ChatGPT Rival – Ecomhunt Blog

Photo by Kai Wenzel on Unsplash Google opened up on Tuesday early access to its ChatGPT rival Bard. The company stated in a blog post that access is starting in the US and UK and will expand to more countries and languages over time. The Verge tested out Bard and said it is faster than either ChatGPT or Bing. In addition, it “seems to have as potentially broad capabilities as these other systems. (In our brief tests, it was also…

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150 Million US TikTok users, up from 100 Million in 2020. – Ecomhunt Blog

Photo by Solen Feyissa on Unsplash TikTok announced on Monday that it has 150 million monthly active users in the United States, up from 100 million in 2020. Reuters reported that the Chinese-owned app revealed the amount ahead of TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew’s hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday. On Friday, six more US senators approved bipartisan legislation that would give President Joe Biden new authority to prohibit TikTok on national security grounds. TikTok stated…

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British MP says TikTok reaches Younger People – Ecomhunt Blog

Photo by Nik on Unsplash An MP with over 400,000 TikTok followers said she will continue to use the site to reach out to younger people. Zarah Sultana, the Labour MP for Coventry South, said she planned to use the service on personal devices, as permitted by the new rules, reported the BBC. Ms. Sultana, one of the most popular MPs on TikTok, described it as a “very effective” method of reaching out to people. British government ministers have been…

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Shopify-Amazon Partnership? – Ecomhunt Blog

Photo by Christian Wiediger on Unsplash Amazon launched a new service called Buy with Prime. Prime, of course, refers to Amazon’s membership program. According to an article in The Motley Fool, one of its advantages is that it offers free and fast shipping with an accurate delivery estimate. In addition, Buy with Prime enables third-party e-commerce enterprises to provide their customers with the same delivery benefits. Amazon’s Buy with Prime was only available by invitation when it first launched. Yet,…

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Shopify Dropshipping Full Course Free – @DigitalDanish

Shopify 14 Day Free Trial: https://shopify.pxf.io/DDYT Facebook Ads Mastery Course Hindi:- https://bit.ly/2T6szOL Business Name Generator:- https://www.shopify.pxf.io/tools Shopify Dropshipping Full Course Free – @DigitalDanish #DropshippingHindi #FacebookAds #Shopify Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/Danish.Malik.Digital/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/digitaldanishm/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/BeingDanishW Website- https://digitaldanish.in/ 0:00 Introduction 01:19 Select Business Name 03:32 Create an account in Shopify 05:53 Shopify Basic Settings 08:07 Payment Settings 08:38 Checkout Settings 12:48 Policy Pages 14:26 Adding products to your site 19:48 Home Page Setting 33:35 Making your site available to the visitors 34:41 Add…

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US Retail Sales Indicate Economic Strength – Ecomhunt Blog

Photo by Korie Cull on Unsplash Following the disproportionate increase in January, U.S. retail sales decreased somewhat in February. Still, the underlying momentum remained robust, indicating that the economy expanded in the first quarter despite rising borrowing costs. The Commerce Department report on Wednesday, which came on the heels of statistics last week showing good job growth in February, caused economists to raise their GDP growth forecasts for this quarter, reported Reuters. The inflation report was slightly promising. Last month,…

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Google-backed Anthropic Releases Claude, an Easier-to-talk to AI Chatbot – Ecomhunt Blog

Photo by Andrea De Santis on Unsplash Anthropic, an artificial intelligence startup created by ex-OpenAI workers, has released Claude, its AI chatbot. While the tool performs many of the same functions as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Anthropic claims it is “less likely to produce harmful outputs” and “easier to converse with.” According to a report in The Verge, Anthropic’s overall goal is to create an AI assistant that is “helpful, honest, and harmless.” It also lacks internet access, as Anthropic claims it…

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Instagram Simplifies Resharing – Ecomhunt Blog

Photo by Solen Feyissa on Unsplash Instagram is developing a new feature that will allow you to easily see your most recently shared Reels. This enables users to reshare a Video they enjoyed with another friend at a later time. In a statement, the company confirmed the development of this feature to TechCrunch. “We’re rolling out improvements to how you can search for and rediscover Reels that were previously shared in messages,” a Meta spokesperson told TechCrunch. It’s hardly surprising…

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