{"id":9950,"date":"2016-10-14T10:11:57","date_gmt":"2016-10-14T09:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.repricerexpress.com\/?p=9950"},"modified":"2020-01-24T10:33:58","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T10:33:58","slug":"5-interesting-stories-from-the-world-of-ecommerce-this-week-141016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.repricerexpress.com\/5-interesting-stories-from-the-world-of-ecommerce-this-week-141016\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Interesting Stories from the World of Ecommerce This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Welcome to this week&#8217;s eFocus, RepricerExpress&#8217; look at the top ecommerce stories and latest Amazon news from around the Web this week.<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Win six months free Amazon repricing from RepricerExpress:<\/strong> With the holiday season fast approaching, we\u2019ve decided to run a fantastic competition where one lucky Amazon will win a six-month subscription to RepricerExpress. The competition is open to new and existing customers.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.repricerexpress.com\/win-a-six-month-free-subscription-to-repricerexpress\/\">Find out more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Amazon&#8217;s Spotify rival competes on price:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/\">BBC News<\/a> reports Amazon has launched a second music streaming service in the US. Amazon Music Unlimited is being offered at a discounted price if its use is restricted to the company&#8217;s voice-controlled speakers. Echo owners who take this option would pay less than half the monthly fee of an Apple Music, Spotify, Google Play or Tidal subscription. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/technology-37628975\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Amazon to add 120,000 workers for holidays:<\/strong> Joshua Jamerson at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a> reports that Amazon.com plans to hire 20% more seasonal workers (120,000 up from 100,000) for its US warehouses this holiday season. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/amazon-to-add-120-000-workers-for-holidays-1476357267\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Has Amazon.com FBA stopped taking on new sellers?<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/tamebay.com\/author\/dan\">Dan Wilson<\/a> at <a href=\"http:\/\/tamebay.com\/\">Tamebay<\/a> reports that Amazon has stopped taking on new sellers into the FBA (Fulfilment by Amazon) programme until the end of the year. 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