Welcome to this week’s eFocus, RepricerExpress’ weekly round-up of ecommerce and Amazon news.
Amazon Prime launches in Mexico: Robbie Whelan at MarketWatch reports that this week Amazon launched its Prime offering in Mexico, where at least six companies are competing for market share. Mexico is the 13th country where Prime has launched, where for an annual fee of 449 pesos ($23) members will have access to free, one-day delivery in four of Mexico’s largest cities and free, two-day shipping in the rest of the country. Continue reading…
Amazon wants to start shipping packages to the moon: Emma Boyle at Tech Radar reports that Jeff Bezos has said he wants to begin delivering packages to the moon in anticipation of the establishment of human settlements there. According to The Washington Post, Bezos has penned a seven-page white paper on behalf of his private space travel company Blue Origin which encourages NASA and the Trump administration to back an Amazon-like commercial lunar shipment service. Specifically, his shipment service. Continue reading…
Adidas’ ecommerce business increases by 59% leading it to double 2020 target to €4bn: Tony Connelly at The Drum reports that Adidas’ ecommerce business grew by almost 60% in 2016, with record sales of €19.3bn. Chief executive, Kasper Rorsted, revealed the strong digital performance helped the company achieve an overall sales growth of 18% and resulted in what he summed up as an “exceptional year” for Adidas. Continue reading…
Amazon launches own brand Elements vitamins range: Dan Wilson at Tamebay reports that Amazon has reembraced the health and beauty market with its own private label healthcare brand, Amazon Elements. It has started selling its own vitamin pills exclusively for Amazon Prime shoppers. Continue reading…
Price is the key factor for Amazon shoppers: Alison McCarthy at eMarketer Retail reports on a study of 1,500 Amazon shoppers who cited price as the main reason why they made a purchase. Amazon’s convenient shipping and quality of reviews followed in importance for shoppers. Continue reading…
Happy weekend!
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][xyz-ihs snippet=”Join-Newsletter-Blog-Footer”][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]
