Welcome to this week’s eFocus, RepricerExpress’ weekly round-up of ecommerce and Amazon news.
Amazon was tricked by a fake law firm into removing a hot product, costing this seller $200,000: Eugene Kim at CNBC reports on a very interesting Amazon story. Shortly before Amazon Prime Day, the owner of the Brushes4Less store on Amazon’s marketplace received a suspension notice for his best-selling product, a toothbrush head replacement. The email said the product was being delisted from the site because of an intellectual property violation. Continue reading…
Find, Amazon’s own label clothing line is an online hit: Sarah Young at The Independent reports that Amazon has launched its own-brand clothing line called Find. Developed by Amazon’s European fashion division – which has grown to include designer Karen Peacock, and Glen George, a former buyer for Primark – alongside simple staples, Find’s first collection features seriously fashionable items that tick all the autumn/winter trend boxes. Continue reading…
Amazon kicks off competition for new HQ: BBC News reports that Amazon wants to build a massive second headquarters in North America, sparking immediate competition from rival cities to attract what could be billions of dollars in investment. Officials from Toronto, Texas, Maryland and Chicago were among those who said they planned to try to win Amazon’s new venture. The ecommerce giant is seeking a base for as many as 50,000 workers and plans to spend $5bn (£3.8bn) on the project over 15-17 years. Continue reading…
Should Amazon buy Nordstrom next? Eric Johnson at Recode reports that the last time he was a guest on Recode Decode, NYU professor and brand expert Scott Galloway casually (and accurately) predicted that Amazon would buy Whole Foods. On this week’s episode, he states, “The logical next one would be Nordstrom’s. It would be cheap, it’s in Seattle, they’re operationally very sound, it’s a great company and they’re trying to establish relationships with high-end brands, which they have been unable to do.” Continue reading…
eBay Collections to be ‘scrapped’: Dan Wilson at Tamebay reports that eBay Collections are to be all but scrapped. Billed as an engaging tool for shoppers and a way to showcase eBay’s more eclectic selection of inventory, thematic collections were heavily promoted in search and also the eBay homepage. eBay Collections will no longer be shown in search and browse results or the homepage. Continue reading…
