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 enters ‘gig economy’ with Uber-for-packages service: Amazon.com via The Guardian reports that Amazon is advertising for part-time delivery drivers in Seattle, part of a programme called “Amazon Flex”. The drivers will be paid between $18-25 an hour to deliver packages through the Amazon Prime Now service but will need to provide their own car and phone. The Amazon ad says, “be your own boss: deliver when you want, as much as you want”. Continue reading…
Amazon’s one-hour UK delivery service to include pizzas and ice-cream: Sarah Butler at The Guardian reports that Amazon has taken the first step towards offering a full grocery delivery service in the UK. Amazon is currently testing the market by offering between 50 and 60 frozen and chilled food products as part of its Prime Now one-hour delivery service. Items on offer include Chicago Town pizzas, Birds Eye fish fingers and Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream. Continue reading…
eBay backs off three month holiday returns: Ina Steiner at eCommerceBytes reports that eBay has sent out a newsletter to encourage sellers to offer a 60-day return policy. Here’s what the newsletter said, “Apply a generous returns policy to your eligible listings. Gift-givers want to make sure their loved ones love their items, so offering a generous 60-day returns policy is a great way to capture buyer attention – and close more sales – during the holiday season. Also, be sure to optimize your returns settings to give great customer service after the sale.” Continue reading…
Back to the Future trilogy is free for Amazon Prime members in October: Sarah Bukr at TechCrunch reports that Amazon is offering the Back to the Future trilogy for free to Prime members for the whole month of October. This year marks the 30th anniversary for Back to the Future, and many fans will recall that October 21, 2015, is also the date Marty McFly heads into the future to see what can be done about his kids. Continue reading…
5 Amazon shopping hacks you never knew about: Kyle James at TIME reveals some secret Amazon “shopping hacks” that will help you get things like a free Prime membership extension or digital credits, and even seven-day price protection on purchases. Here’s what you need to know to make it happen. Continue reading…
How l built an online t-shirt business and made $1,248.90 in 3 weeks: Tucket Schreiber at Shopify reports on the story of an ecommerce start up covering in detail various aspects of the business including: market research, logo design, advertising, blog outreach and marketing channels. It’s a really interesting read for anyone interested in ecommerce. Check it out…
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