{"id":10640,"date":"2017-05-26T09:51:49","date_gmt":"2017-05-26T08:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.repricerexpress.com\/?p=10640"},"modified":"2020-01-24T10:42:29","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T10:42:29","slug":"amazon-ecommerce-news-260517","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.repricerexpress.com\/amazon-ecommerce-news-260517\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Interesting Stories from the World of Ecommerce This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Welcome to this week&#8217;s eFocus, RepricerExpress&#8217; weekly round-up of ecommerce and Amazon news.<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Amazon Go, futuristic supermarkets with no checkouts could soon launch in the UK:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/author\/aatif-sulleyman\">Aatif Sulleyman<\/a> at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/\">The Independent<\/a> reports that Amazon appears to be preparing to bring its unusual Go stores to the UK.\u00a0 The company has filed several Go-related trademark applications with the UK Intellectual Property Office, which have now been approved, suggesting a launch announcement could be imminent. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/gadgets-and-tech\/news\/amazon-go-supermarket-no-checkouts-uk-launch-not-pay-online-a7749541.html\">Continue reading\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Amazon Prime launches more content perks for subscribers:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/tamebay.com\/author\/dan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dan Wilson<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/tamebay.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tamebay<\/a> reports that Amazon Prime&#8217;s latest enhancement for its UK members is Amazon Reading. The new feature grants Prime subscribers access to a rotating library of 1,000 ebooks, magazines and comics. There are already some Kindle ebook perks included in the deal. <a href=\"https:\/\/tamebay.com\/2017\/05\/amazon-prime-launch-more-content-perks-for-subscribers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Continue reading\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Walmart\u2019s US online sales rise 63%:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/fortune.com\/author\/phil-wahba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Phil Wahba<\/a> at <a href=\"http:\/\/fortune.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fortune<\/a> reports that Walmart&#8217;s massive ecommerce investments are starting to pay off. The discount chain reported recently that online sales in the US rose a staggering 63% in the first quarter of the year. This follows last year&#8217;s overhaul of its online marketplace and a series of acquisitions since then, most notably the $3 billion purchase of Jet.com. <a href=\"http:\/\/fortune.com\/2017\/05\/18\/walmart-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Continue reading\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>How to capitalise on Amazon\u2019s super saver shipping price change: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fulltimefba.com\/author\/stephen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephen Smotherman<\/a> at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fulltimefba.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Full-Time FBA<\/a> reports that Amazo has quietly changed the minimum order value for free super saver shipping for non-Prime members from $35 down to $25. If you react correctly, then this change by Amazon can help your business. Stephen suggests that sellers may now start pricing more items at $12.50 and $25 to try and capture more sales.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fulltimefba.com\/how-to-capitalize-on-amazons-super-saver-shipping-price-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Continue reading\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Richard Branson reveals the biggest business risks he\u2019s ever taken:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/author\/richard-branson-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Richard Branson<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Independent<\/a> says selling Virgin Records was one of the most difficult decisions he&#8217;s ever had to make. He discusses the risks he&#8217;s taken in his business left; the ones that worked and the ones that didn&#8217;t, like declaring war on Coke with Virgin Cola which he now refers to as &#8220;madness&#8221;. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/Business\/indyventure\/richard-branson-virgin-group-atlantic-records-biggest-business-risks-startup-entrepreneur-a7698711.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s nearly the weekend&#8230;are you excited?<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/xT5LMHxhOfscxPfIfm\" width=\"480\" height=\"362\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our newsletter for pro tips for selling on Amazon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to this week&#8217;s eFocus, RepricerExpress&#8217; weekly round-up of ecommerce and Amazon news. 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