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#EBay partners with #fashion #marketplace #Spring in growing rivalry with #Amazon, #Wal-Mart

As Amazon, Wal-Mart and Target work faster than ever to beef up their e-commerce operations, one of America's earlier internet marketplaces has fallen off some shoppers' radars. But don't count eBay out of the race to the top.

The company is partnering with Spring, a New York-based fashion e-retailer, to bring hundreds of big-name accessories and apparel brands to ebay.com. Shoppers will now be able to browse the looks of David Yurman, Rag & Bone, Mango and Chloe on eBay's website, the same site that lets customers bid on toys, power tools and motorcycles. Like its retail rival Amazon, eBay's in the business of everything.

EBay's latest move shows the e-retailer is still trying to grow its online marketplace and shed from its image any perception of poor quality or too much hassle. Today, more than 80 percent of merchandise sold on eBay is new, and nearly 90 percent of items bought on the website are purchased without a bidding component.

It also reflects a bigger shift in the industry. "The Spring and eBay partnership is evidence of a growing trend in which retailers are partnering — instead of competing — with other retailers," Jill Ramsey, vice president of merchandising at eBay, said.

"With Spring, we can bring even more coveted merchandise to our buyers, making it easier than ever to discover their own version of perfect."

The Spring storefront on eBay's website will function like a boutique, the companies explained, where shoppers should be pleased to find more of their favorite brands in one place. At least that's the goal, as consumers today are faced with more options of places, both online and offline, to ring up purchases.

It's not the exclusivity factor that sets Spring apart from other retailers or online players — Coach and Michael Kors, for example, can be purchased via many outlets. Spring, though, has managed to curate an assortment of hundreds of fashion-forward brands, all within one site, and now it hopes to bring that same concept to eBay, making the internet marketplace a "dedicated destination" for women looking for Bobbi Brown makeup or a pair of Tory Burch sandals.

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Quelles sont les marques les plus mentionnées sur les réseaux sociaux ?

By Abc-Luxe, 2016-09-19

Si l’on sait que les réseaux sociaux sont devenus ces dernières années un moyen privilégié pour les marques de faire parler d’elles, de recruter de nouveaux clients et d’interagir avec leurs communautés, Netbase s’intéresse aux enseignes les plus appréciées et les plus mentionnées sur Twitter, Facebook, Instagram et autres consorts.
 
Pour réaliser son rapport, Netbase a étudié le nombre d’occurrences de 60 marques réparties selon 11 catégories, sur quelque 430 millions de posts sur les réseaux sociaux. Il apparaît ainsi que si tous secteurs confondus c’est Amazon qui occupe la tête du classement des marques les plus mentionnées, c’est Tiffany & Co. (14e place du classement général) qui se distingue comme la griffe ayant engendré le plus d’échanges "positifs et passionnés".
 
Louis Vuitton se classe 1er de la catégorie Luxe et 4e du classement général, talonné par Chanel et Burberry, qui a multiplié les initiatives et actions digitales ces derniers mois. Prada se place en 5e position des marques Luxe et 16e position du classement général.

 
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