A leading UK wholesaler has jettisoned an ambitious project of merging the television and the Internet for advertising and e-commerce after less than a year of operations. The primary reason cited by the company was weak advertising and e-commerce revenues from the project. The ambitious project is most likely to be dissolved in two to three months’ time.
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In a surprise move, one of the leading UK dropshipping companies has reduced its fee by half for dropship deliveries. In a move that is sure to affect the market dynamics, the company has announced a new flat charge of £4.95 for orders shipped directly to the customers.