E-Commerce Minute

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E-Commerce Minute: Monday -- July 10, 2017

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Amazon Pushes Alexa, Highlights Small Sellers in Prime Day Deals
Is SaaS Slipping Into the Legacy App Abyss?
Consumers Will Pay to Be Pleased: Survey
Amazon Starts the Clock on Prime Day Hoopla

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Today's Story Highlights

Amazon Pushes Alexa, Highlights Small Sellers in Prime Day Deals
Amazon is ready to disrupt the retail landscape for the third
consecutive year, as it launches its July 11 Prime Day sale. The company
will offer thousands of discounted items and special promotions to
reward its Prime customers and increase their numbers, while rivals
scramble to compete. Starting at 6 p.m. on Monday, Amazon will offer
special curated deals on some of its biggest-selling items.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84656.html

Is SaaS Slipping Into the Legacy App Abyss?
Everywhere you look, organizations are shifting their software
acquisition preferences and policies away from traditional, on-premises
legacy applications to a new generation of on-demand SaaS solutions.
Although I was an early advocate, I'm becoming concerned that many
leading SaaS vendors and their enterprise customers are taking actions
that significantly compromise SaaS' fundamental value.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84654.html

Consumers Will Pay to Be Pleased: Survey
Eighty percent of participants in a recent Capgemini survey said they
would pay more for a better customer experience, and 9 percent were
willing to pay up to 50 percent more. Researchers polled 3,300 customers
of 125 companies in the utilities, consumer products, retail, retail
banking, and Internet-based services sectors. Among the respondents were
450 senior executives from 150 companies.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84653.html

Amazon Starts the Clock on Prime Day Hoopla
Amazon has set its third annual Prime Day promotion for July 11,
promising its biggest-ever promotion with 30 hours of deals starting at
6:00 p.m. PT on July 10. The company has expanded the event to China,
India and Mexico, to reach a total of 13 international markets. Amazon
will go head-to-head with some of its most important international
rivals, including Chinese e-commerce player Alibaba.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84651.html

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