Welcome to this week’s eFocus, RepricerExpress’ weekly round-up of ecommerce and Amazon news.
FeedbackExpress adds five new supported Amazon sites: Chris Dunne at FeedbackExpress reports that the Amazon feedback software now fully supports an additional five new Amazon marketplaces: Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Canada. The tried and tested templates have been updated and professionally translated into German, French, Italian and Spanish. Continue reading…
Amazon turns its attention to shipping and freight forwarding: Adam Minter at Internet Retailer reveals Amazon is looking to transform the shipping industry as it has the retail industry. The ecommerce giant aims to bring more technology and efficiency to manufacturers’ cargo shipments. Between October and January, it arranged for the shipping of at least 150 containers of goods from China to the US. Continue reading…
How to Use Amazon’s Inventory Reports – Active Listings and Cancelled Listings: Joshua Price via WebRetailer discusses two of the most important inventory reports Amazon provide, the Active Listings Report and the Cancelled Listings Report. Joshua stresses how important it is for sellers to use them and how they are core to some of the services his company provides. The blog includes a step-by-step guide to help you generate the reports. Continue reading…
Amazon plans 5,000 new jobs in UK: BBC News reports that Amazon has said it will create 5,000 new full-time jobs in the UK this year including software developers and warehouse staff. There will be jobs at Amazon’s head office in London, as well as in the Edinburgh customer service centre and in three new warehouses. The recruitment will take Amazon’s workforce in the UK to more than 24,000. Continue reading…
Key highlights from Amazon results – Prime revenues hit $6.4 billion: Chris Dawson at Tamebay reports that Amazon has revealed that Prime subscriptions are bringing just under $6.4 billion, which would roughly translate to 65 million Prime members worldwide according to Morgan Stanley. Looking at Amazon’s sales figures, all the reported metrics are doing well including revenue from third-party merchants which grew 43% in the last year. Continue reading…
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