
Amazon’s new Spark social feed wants to be ‘Instagram for products’
Amazon has introduced Amazon Spark, a very Instagram-like social shopping feed. Not all of the images and posts are tied to products, but...

Winning strategies for product pages: Improving findability and buyability
While different needs dictate the kind of product you’re looking for — a basic vs. a deluxe coffee maker, for instance — the information...

Three ways local businesses can survive the on-demand threat
Is there any business that Amazon can’t disrupt? In recent weeks, I’ve seen Amazon entering businesses ranging from home furnishings to...

Facebook tests ads in Marketplace, its Craigslist-like shopping section
Newspapers reaped a lot of revenue from their classified sections. Then Craigslist killed that business. Then Facebook cloned Craigslist....

Prime Day delivers a 60% increase in profits for Amazon sellers [Feedvisor data]
Amazon’s third annual Prime Day has to come to a close, and it appears everyone made out like bandits. In addition to the 30-hour event...

Prime Day 2017 was Amazon’s biggest sales day ever
It should come as no surprise, but for the record: Amazon says yesterday’s Prime Day was its biggest sales day ever. Amazon doesn’t share...

On Prime Day, see how competitors are piggybacking on Amazon’s success
Opportunity, thy name is Prime Day. That’s how some in the e-commerce industry see Amazon’s annual summer shopping event, which this year...

Amazon Prime Day drives Prime memberships and Amazon commerce lock-in
Jeramey Lende / Shutterstock.com Amazon Prime Day is in full swing. Among the standout deals are those on the Echo and Dot smart...

Prime Day brings a price battle between Amazon Echo and Google Home
With Prime Day just hours away, both Amazon and Google are hoping to woo shoppers with discounts on their smart speakers — but Amazon’s...

Amazon Prime hits 85M member milestone, researchers say
With Amazon’s third annual Prime Day just days away, new research out today estimates that the program has grown by 35 percent in the...

How to inject urgency into your product pages
There are many powerful ways to influence your customers and heighten your conversions, but one of the most effective methods is...

No longer brick-and-mortar vs. online retail: Customers view a ‘single lens’
By offering complementary benefits, as well as engaging customers via mobile, both in-store and online retailer channels can strengthen...

As Amazon continues its rampant growth, will traditional retailers survive online?
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has a knack for keeping his e-commerce site front and center of today’s headlines. Last week, the company announced...

Amazon’s Prime Day 2017 is a 30-hour event this year
Amazon has added an extra six hours to this year’s Prime Day event, now a 30-hour period scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. ET July 10 and last...

When it comes to building brand infatuation, easy does it
While the scene is a parody of the tech-obsessed culture, it may someday become reality as brands evolve to meet the ever-rising...

Be careful what you ask for: How a Supreme Court victory for manufacturers helped Amazon
Do a search on Amazon for “Leegin Creative Leather,” and you’ll find two very nice leather belts: A search online, however, for “Leegin...

Four ways brands can boost retail channel sales through content
To stay competitive, brands must capitalize on the online presence and sizable audiences of their retail partners. But rather than...

Why is Amazon buying Whole Foods? The opportunity of online grocery [Podcast]
The dust is still settling after Amazon announced its plans last week to spend almost $14 billion for Whole Foods and its chain of 400+...

Amazon’s new Prime Wardrobe program is another swing at traditional retailers
Jeramey Lende / Shutterstock.com Amazon is taking another swing at traditional retailers with the announcement of Prime Wardrobe, a...
























