Welcome to this week’s eFocus, RepricerExpress’ weekly round-up of ecommerce and Amazon news.
Jeff Bezos controls a giant Avatar-style robot at top secret Amazon event: Mark Molloy at The Telegraph reports that Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos, was pictured at a top secret Amazon conference inside a futuristic robot suit. Bezos reportedly quipped “Why do I feel so much like Sigourney Weaver?”, in a reference to the film Aliens. Jeff shared a photo of himself inside the suit designed by robotics expert, Vitaly Bulgarov, with his Twitter followers. Continue reading…
Amazon’s new ‘Outfit Compare’ reviews pics, tells people what to wear: Todd Bishop at GeekWire reports that Amazon has quietly rolled out a new feature for its iOS app called Outfit Compare. The free service allows Amazon Prime members to upload pictures of themselves in different outfits and receive expert advice. Add two photos of yourself wearing different outfits, then, in about a minute, a fashion specialist will respond to let you know which outfit looks better on you. The answers take into account how the clothes fit you, which colours look best on you, how the outfits are styled, and what’s on trend right now. Continue reading…
Walmart ramps up ecommerce with two new initiatives: BI Intelligence via Business Insider UK reports that Walmart has been actively expanding its efforts to boost its ecommerce operations recently, as the company looks to better compete with Amazon. According to The Wall Street Journal, it announced two new initiatives this week: its subsidiary, Jet.com, will acquire ModCloth—a bohemian vintage clothing brand selling primarily online and it plans to invest 17 billion pesos ($863 million) in Walmart de Mexico in 2017.
Amazon set to acquire Souq.com: Dan Wilson at Tamebay reports that Amazon is about to acquire Souq.com, one of the key players in the Middle East ecommerce market for around $650-750 million. A deal reportedly fell through earlier in the year when the two companies couldn’t reach an agreement over a price. Continue reading…
eBay launches guaranteed three-day delivery in US: BBC News reports that eBay has promised to get items to US shoppers in three days or less with a new programme called “Guaranteed Delivery”. Starting this summer, eBay will guarantee the speedy delivery of 20 million products from certain sellers who currently meet delivery promises. If items don’t arrive on time, eBay will refund shipping or give shoppers a voucher if delivery was free. Continue reading…
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