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eFocus – Top eCommerce and Amazon News: January 16, 2015

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Welcome to this week’s edition of eFocus, RepricerExpress’ weekly look at the top e-commerce stories and latest Amazon news from around the Web. This week’s round-up includes rumours of Alibaba acquiring eBay, Amazon scoops two Golden Globes, a new look Amazon.com homepage, a rare Nintendo game attracting big bids on eBay and a man selling his former fiancée’s honeymoon place on eBay after a recent split.

How an Alibaba acquisition of eBay could impact sellers: Ina Steiner at eCommerceBytes discusses the possibility of Alibaba acquiring eBay and what it could mean for sellers. Continue reading…

Amazon win big at Golden Globes: Chris Dawson at Tamebay reveals Amazon and Netflix scooped three awards between them at this week’s Globen Globes. Interestingly, House of Cards and Transparent have only been available to watch via Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. Continue reading…

This is what Amazon.com could soon look like: Josh Lowensohn at The Verge reports that Amazon US have been testing a new design for the homepage. Some of the changes include, a new dropdown menu, more products being displayed and a flat dark bar top navigational menu. Continue reading…

This rare video game is on eBay for $100,000: Matt Clinch at CNBC reports on the news that a rare Nintendo game, Stadium Events, is available to buy on eBay and attracting bids of over $100,000. Continue reading…

eBay honeymoon wife replacement auction reaches £1,800: BBC News reports on the story of John Whitbread who was due to marry his fiancée on Valentines Day but over the Christmas period the couple split up. John has now offered his fiancée’s place on the honeymoon via eBay with bidding reaching £1,800. Continue reading…

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