Welcome to this week’s edition of eFocus, RepricerExpress’ weekly look at the top ecommerce stories and latest Amazon news from around the Web.
Amazon brings ecommerce to Fire TV and prepares to launch its own shopping channel: Todd Bishop and Tricia Duryee at GeekWire report that Amazon could be set to launch its own shopping channel using its Fire TV and Fire TV stick. Amazon see the shopping channel as a way to increase sales of its goods. Amazon is also rumoured to be developing the technology that will enable viewers to buy items such as clothing whilst watching TV shows. Continue reading…
Amazon may launch its own line of clothing: Nick Statt at The Verge reports that Amazon may soon be adding clothing to its product range, according to a report from BuzzFeed. At the WWD Apparel and Retail CEO Summit today, Amazon Fashion’s vice president of clothing Jeff Yurcisin said the company is considering producing its own clothing lines to to fill “gaps” in the marketplace. “For Amazon, we know our customers love brands, many of the brands in this room. Continue reading…
What to expect from Black Friday 2015: Chris Dawson at Tamebay looks forward to Black Friday with interest. After the surprise of Black Friday 2014, retailers are going to have spent months planning for 2015, for everything from the promotions themselves, to the logistical nightmare of getting everything shipped. Andy Street, Head of John Lewis, was calling for his fellow high street retailers to rein back on Black Friday saying that it’s not in the interest of retailers to grow Black Friday at the expense of other weeks in the run up to Christmas. Continue reading…
Walmart applies for permission to test delivery drones: BBC News reports this week that Walmart (which owns Asda) has applied to start testing delivery drones in the US. Walmart follows in the steps of Amazon, which has already started testing drones for deliveries. Walmart has applied to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to see if it can begin flight testing drones for home delivery, pick-up and warehouse tasks. Continue reading…
Mobile commerce catching traditional ecommerce in Asean: Tao Ai Lei at Computer Weekly reports that according to a study by Visa, consumers in the Asean region are increasingly using their mobile devices to make online purchases. The reports reveals an average 22% increase from 2014 in shopping via mobile devices across the region. Continue reading..
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