It’s Black Friday! Welcome to this week’s eFocus, RepricerExpress’ look at the top ecommerce stories and latest Amazon news from around the Web this week.
Meet Brand Central, Amazon’s secret, new plan to squash counterfeits: Ben Fox Rubin at CNET reports that Amazon is going on the offensive against counterfeits with Brand Central, a suite of digital tools under development to help sellers protect their brands from fakes and knockoffs. The effort comes as Amazon filed its first-ever lawsuits against alleged counterfeit sellers with more suits expected. Details about Brand Central remain vague at this stage. Continue reading…
Amazon UK/EU Long Term Storage Fees: Chris Dawson at Tamebay reports Amazon have notified sellers that new Long Term Storage fees are going to be levied on stock you hold in their EU Fulfilment centres, with fees set to kick in as early as the 15th of February 2017. Amazon say that their fulfilment centres contain millions of units that have remained in storage for an extended time without selling. Amazon it seems have run out of space in their fulfilment centres, that’s why they are forever building new warehouse and are exploring options such as Seller Fulfilled Prime. Continue reading…
The Grand Tour breaks viewing records as Amazon Prime’s top-ranking original show: Caroline Frost at HuffPost reports that according to Amazon, the first episode of The Grand Tour has become the biggest premiere on Amazon Prime, overtaking The Man in The High Castle. Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos said, “The guys are back, doing what they do best.” As well as bringing record audiences, on the day The Grand Tour was released, new Prime membership sign-ups exceeded all previous days, with the exception of their Amazon Prime Day. Continue reading…
Amazon UK and EU ban all incentivised reviews: Chris Dawson at Tamebay reports that after Amazon banned incentivised reviews in September on the US marketplace, it has now done so in the UK and EU. What you can do is “offer discounts that are generally available to all Amazon customers, such as Lightning Deals” and “give out free products at trade shows, conventions or other similar venues where you are unable to monitor whether the recipients write a review”. Continue reading…
How to Get More Amazon Reviews Legally (3 Easy Steps): Chris Dunne at FeedbackExpress tells sellers how they can get more Amazon product reviews the right way. Amazon outlawed the practice of incentivised reviews in October with the exception of its own Amazon Vine Program. Check out the three easy steps to getting more Amazon reviews legally. Continue reading…
Did Amazon secretly acquire online meeting startup Biba? Nat Levy at GeekWire has revealed that newly uncovered merger documents suggest that Amazon may have acquired Biba, a San Francisco-based company that makes chat, video and audio conferencing tools for businesses.The deal has flown almost entirely under the radar, and that appears by design. Continue reading…
eBay Black Friday 2016 deals, how good are they? Gordon Kelly at Forbes reports on the best deals from eBay this Black Friday including laptops and smartphones. Continue reading…
Have a great weekend!
[xyz-ihs snippet=”Join-Newsletter-Blog-Footer”]
