I’m starting to feel like an Amazon sales rep, with all of the articles I’ve written about the company in the past month. But in reality, it’s simply an indicator just how much the ecommerce giant is pushing itself to the forefront of consumer news. Just yesterday, the company announced yet another new service improvement...and here I am beginning another Amazon post – again. If the big guys in the A-Towers are reading, a bit of commission wouldn’t go amiss lads... (hint, hint!) Anyway, back to … [Read more...]
Google Might Launch Its Own ‘Buy Now’ Button
Google is upping the stakes in its ecommerce war against the Amazon jungle of new features. Following the release of Amazons ‘buy now’ button, Google is now working on its own instant buy button which will allow shoppers to search for products and purchase them with just one click. Oh and guess how those products will be delivered? Only with Googles free 2 day shipping via their Amazon-Prime replicate service, of course. Google CEO Eric Schmidt, has previously described Amazon as ‘Googles … [Read more...]
Amazon Sellers Face Bankruptcy After Technical Glitch
Amazon had its very own happy hour last Friday, when a technical glitch reduced thousands of product prices to just 1p. From 7-8pm, software firm Repricer Express went completely haywire – leaving many small businesses high and dry in the run up to Christmas. The software provider is used by third party sellers to ensure their prices are the cheapest in the market and claims to be 'trusted by more than 2,025 happy Amazon sellers across eight international markets'; however in this instance it’s … [Read more...]
Over 50% of Black Friday Weekend Shoppers Lost At Check-Out
Only 2 in 5 US customers completed the online checkout process over the holiday weekend, according to stats from Analytics start up Formisimo. Despite the great online offers available, the numbers show that companies are losing frustrated customers due to a complicated checkout process. The UK and Europe also suffered high drop off rates with 70% of UK customers abandoning the shopping cart just before completion, and the worst culprit in Europe was France - which saw only 24% of shoppers … [Read more...]

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