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Welcome to this week’s eFocus, RepricerExpress’ look at the top ecommerce stories and latest Amazon news from around the Web this week.<\/h4>\n

Amazon uses shock tactic to stop thefts at warehouses:<\/strong> BBC News<\/a> reports that according to a report by Bloomberg, Amazon has allegedly started screening video clips to current employees\u00a0showing how those\u00a0accused of stealing were caught and fired. Bloomberg says the alleged offenders are represented by silhouettes with\u00a0the words “arrested” and “terminated” superimposed. Many experts were surprised by the severity of this measure. Amazon is yet to comment.\u00a0Continue reading…<\/a><\/p>\n

Amazon to create 1,000 jobs in Manchester at new fulfilment centre:<\/strong> Sarah Butler<\/a> at The Guardian<\/a> reports that Amazon is to creating 1,000 new jobs in Manchester over the next three years by opening a new fulfilment centre, the first in the north-west region. The centre will join Amazon\u2019s 10 fulfilment centres in the UK, including two in Doncaster and one each in Dunfermline, Dunstable, Gourock, Hemel Hempstead, Milton Keynes, Peterborough, Rugeley and Swansea Bay. Two of these centres opened in 2015.\u00a0The move is part of Amazon\u2019s plan to expand across the UK this year, creating 2,500 permanent jobs. Continue reading…<\/a><\/p>\n

Amazon makes U-turn over Fire tablet encryption:<\/strong> Leo Kelion at\u00a0BBC News<\/a> reports that Amazon has pledged to restore disk encryption security protection to its mobile operating system.\u00a0The firm had faced criticism after it emerged that the feature had been dropped in a recent update to Fire OS.\u00a0Amazon had justified the move by saying that “customers weren’t using” the privacy facility. It now intends to reintroduce it before the end of May.\u00a0Disk encryption has become a topical issue as it lies at the heart of a clash between Apple and the FBI.\u00a0The facility digitally scrambles data on a device, making it impossible to make sense of it unless a passcode or other ID check is provided.\u00a0Continue reading…<\/a><\/p>\n

Product Identifiers are now mandatory on eBay:<\/strong> Chris Dunne<\/a>\u00a0at SellerExpress<\/a>\u00a0reports that\u00a0eBay\u2019s Product Identifier requirement is\u00a0now live, and means that you may find \u2018Good til Cancelled listings\u2019 are failing to renew if you’ve not already updated them. You also won\u2019t be able to list new products without adding the required details and eBay have created a list of impacted categories.\u00a0Product Identifiers may include a GTIN (EAN, UPC, ISBN), Brand and Manufacturer\u2019s part number (MPN).Continue reading…<\/a><\/p>\n

5 powerful new tools for growing your business on Pinterest:<\/strong> Kevin Donnelly at Shopify<\/a> reports on how you can increase your sales with some of Pinterest’s most innovative tools. They’ve put together a set of updated strategies for Promoted Pins, Buyable Pins, and other new features that will help you build your most successful social media campaigns yet. Over two-thirds of all of the content on Pinterest is pinned from a business\u2019 website which means that Pinterest is so much more than just a social media platform – it\u2019s a gathering place for people who are eager to discover new products and you need to optimize your approach accordingly.\u00a0Continue reading…<\/a><\/p>\n

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