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SellerExpress’ review of the top ecommerce, Amazon and eBay news from around the Web this week.
Users who post ‘fake’ Amazon reviews could end up in court: John Bingham at The Telegraph reports that Amazon is suing 1,000 people it claims offered to write glowing reviews of titles to help boost sales on behalf of unscrupulous authors or sellers. The online retail giant said in the lawsuit that its brand reputation is being tarnished by “false, misleading and inauthentic” reviews. Amazon claims the 1,114 defendants, termed “John Does”, offer false reviews for as little as £3.25 ($5). Continue reading…
Seven exciting US digital marketing stats from the past week: Jack Simpson at Econsultancy looks at some exciting digital marketing statistics from the past week. Jack looks at the online shopping habits of the younger generation, the rising popularity of Snapchat, and even more ad blocking stats. Interestingly, a recent survey by the American Press Institute has found that more than half of millennials have paid for news content
in the past year. Continue reading…
Amazon to hire 100,000 people for holidays in 25% jump from last year: The Guardian reports that Amazon plans to hire 100,000 people for the holidays, a 25% increase from last year. The ecommerce giant announced on Tuesday, that it will be hiring across the country for jobs in its fulfilment and sorting facilities. The Seattle company recently hired more than 25,000 people for regular, full-time positions. It hired 80,000 workers last year for the holidays. Continue reading…
Amazon’s war with Chromecast and Apple TV could cost Google and Apple more than $85 million: Julie Bort at Business Insider reports that Amazon could collectively cost Google and Apple more than $85 million next year, by their refusal to sell Google Chromecast and Apple TV devices. In nine days, Amazon will reportedly stop allowing new listings for Apple TV and Google video-streaming products and take down older listings. Amazon’s reasoning is that these devices don’t work well with Amazon Prime, it’s video streaming service. Continue reading…
And finally…
TMall launches its Double 11 (Singles’ Day) activity a month in advance: Duncan Wu at Clavis Insight looks ahead to Singles’ Day in China. Last year Alibaba, raked in $1 billion in sales (all online) within the first 20 minutes of Singles’ Day. Singles’ Day was created by Chinese students twenty years ago to celebrate being single and takes place on November 11 each year. Singles’ Day has morphed into a shopping holiday, a sort of anti-Valentine’s Day where people buy gifts for themselves. Continue reading…
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