{"id":11411,"date":"2018-01-05T10:07:49","date_gmt":"2018-01-05T10:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.repricerexpress.com\/?p=11411"},"modified":"2020-02-10T10:56:09","modified_gmt":"2020-02-10T10:56:09","slug":"amazon-ecommerce-news-050118","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.repricerexpress.com\/amazon-ecommerce-news-050118\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Interesting Stories from the World of Amazon This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to RepricerExpress’ weekly round-up of the top five stories from the world of Amazon and ecommerce.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Is Target on Amazon\u2019s 2018 wishlist? <\/strong>Jessica Dye at Financial Times<\/a> reports that with the holiday season out of the way, is Amazon gearing up to do some shopping in 2018? Loup Venture \u2014 a tech-focused research and venture capital firm co-founded by a former longtime Piper Jaffray analyst, Gene Munster \u2014 has put the idea of an Amazon-Target tie-up on its list of tech predictions for 2018. Continue reading…<\/a><\/p>\n

Amazon’s advertising push will not threaten Google’s search business:<\/strong> Arjun Kharpal at CNBC<\/a> reports that according to analysts at Mizuho, Amazon’s push into new advertising products will not threaten Google’s search business. CNBC reported in December that the US ecommerce giant is experimenting with various advertising products across its portfolio and website. This includes ecommerce search and video products. Continue reading…<\/a><\/p>\n

Amazon holds talks over Premier League UK TV rights:<\/strong> Ben Rumsby at The Telegraph<\/a> reports that Amazon has held talks over the UK rights to the Premier League ahead of next month\u2019s auction.\u00a0 Amazon has been consulting industry experts about the practicalities of adding top-flight English football to its fledgling portfolio of live sport.\u00a0 While Amazon itself refused to confirm or deny whether it was exploring bidding for the UK rights for the Premier League for the three years between 2019-22. Continue reading…<\/a><\/p>\n

Amazon’s smart mirror patent idea will dress you in virtual clothes:<\/strong> Gerald Lynch at Tech Radar<\/a> reports that after launching the Amazon Echo Look camera, which took photos of a user before offering fashion advice, a new patent has been uncovered which shows Amazon considering a similar concept within a smart, mixed-reality mirror. It describes a mirror equipped with cameras, projectors and reflective and transmissive display panels to mix the experience of a regular mirror with one capable of augmented reality overlays. Continue reading…<\/a><\/p>\n

Amazon\u2019s Alexa may eventually serve up ads:<\/strong> Jordan Crook at Tech Crunch<\/a> reports that according to a report from CNBC, Amazon is in talks with brands and advertisers to include ads on the Echo through via Alexa. The report says that Amazon is discussing these opportunities with Procter & Gamble and Clorox. Just as ads found their way to the newspaper, the radio, the television, the internet, and even to our inbox and inside our apps, it only makes sense for advertisers to follow us to the next frontier of voice-powered AI. Continue reading…<\/a><\/p>\n

Bonus:<\/strong> How to Win the Amazon Buy Box (in 2018)<\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Welcome to RepricerExpress’ weekly round-up of the top five stories from the world of Amazon and ecommerce. Is Target on Amazon\u2019s 2018 wishlist? Jessica Dye at Financial Times reports that with the holiday season out of the way, is Amazon gearing up to do some shopping in 2018? 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