{"id":6663,"date":"2015-01-23T09:26:35","date_gmt":"2015-01-23T09:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.repricerexpress.com\/?p=6663"},"modified":"2020-01-24T11:02:11","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T11:02:11","slug":"efocus-top-ecommerce-amazon-news-january-23-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.repricerexpress.com\/efocus-top-ecommerce-amazon-news-january-23-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"eFocus \u2013 Top eCommerce and Amazon News: January 23, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Welcome to this week&#8217;s edition of eFocus, RepricerExpress&#8217; weekly look at the top ecommerce stories and latest Amazon news from around the Web. This week&#8217;s round-up includes a report on Amazon tax affairs, eBay announces job cuts, Amazon plans to make 12 movies a year, how one Chinese retailer is doubling its sales and Amazon abandons sales of its diaper brand.<\/h4>\n<p class=\"content__headline js-score\"><strong>Amazon EU Sarl paid too little tax, EU competition regulator says: <\/strong><a title=\"Simon Bowers profile\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/profile\/simonbowers\">Simon Bowers<\/a> at <a title=\"The Guardian\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\">The Guardian<\/a> reports on the 23-page provisional decision paper from the competition commission in Brussels. The report states Amazon EU Sarl had been paying inflated royalty fees to another Amazon entity. <a title=\"The Guardian - Amazon EU Sarl paid too little tax, EU competition regulator says \" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2015\/jan\/16\/amazon-eu-sarl-paid-too-little-tax-says-brussels\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-header\"><strong>eBay to cut 2,400 jobs this quarter: <\/strong><a title=\"BBC News\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\">BBC News<\/a> reports that US ecommerce giant eBay announced on Wednesday, it plans to cut 7% of its workforce, 2,400 jobs, ahead of its split from Paypal. <a title=\"BBC News - eBay to cut 2,400 jobs this quarter\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-30928438\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Amazon is going to make movies:<\/strong> <a title=\"Rob Price profile\" href=\"http:\/\/uk.businessinsider.com\/author\/rob-price\">Rob Price<\/a> at <a title=\"Business Insider\" href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\">Business Insider<\/a> reports that Amazon have announced this week its intention to make full-length films and release them in cinemas. The ecommerce giant plans to produce 12 movies each year. <a title=\"Business Insider - Amazon Is Going To Make Movies\" href=\"http:\/\/uk.businessinsider.com\/amazon-making-movies-for-theaters-2015-1?r=US\">Continue reading&#8230; <\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>How a top Chinese e-retailer keeps doubling its web sales:<\/strong> Frank Tong at <a title=\"Internet Retailer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.internetretailer.com\">Internet Retailer<\/a> reports on Vipshop Holdings Limited, whose sales have been increasing steadily by three-digit percentages since being founded in 2006. The retailer is currently valued at $12.2 billion on the New York Stock Exchange. <a title=\"Internet Retailer - How a top Chinese e-retailer keeps doubling its web sales\" href=\"https:\/\/www.internetretailer.com\/2015\/01\/16\/how-top-chinese-e-retailer-keeps-doubling-its-web-sales\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-title\"><strong>Lukewarm reviews dampen Amazon\u2019s diaper plans:<\/strong> <a title=\"Sam Frizell author\" href=\"http:\/\/time.com\/author\/sam-frizell\/\">Sam Frizell<\/a> at <a title=\"TIME\" href=\"http:\/\/www.time.com\">TIME<\/a> reveals that just six weeks after launching the &#8220;Amazon Elements&#8221; diaper brand, the organisation has decided to temporarily discontinue the products after tepid customer reviews. <a title=\"TIME - Lukewarm Reviews Dampen Amazon\u2019s Diaper Plans\" href=\"http:\/\/time.com\/3676222\/amazon-diapers-pulled\/\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/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 edition of eFocus, RepricerExpress&#8217; weekly look at the top ecommerce stories and latest Amazon news from around the Web. 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