Amazon makes changes to Holiday Sale following traffic surge woes

Thread Rating:

0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
1
2
3
4
5

Threaded Mode | Linear Mode

Amazon makes changes to Holiday Sale following traffic surge woes

12-07-2006, 09:14 AM,

Post: #1

mandy Offline

Administrator

Posts: 9,932
Likes Given: 0
Likes Received: 6 in 5 posts
Joined: Feb 2011
Reputation: 0

Amazon makes changes to Holiday Sale following traffic surge woes

Quote: Following a flood of traffic that briefly choked its Web site and complaints from customers, Amazon.com has tweaked a holiday promotion to discourage frenzied shoppers from rushing for the front of the virtual sales line.

Instead of jostling for one of four discounted items the moment they go on sale, shoppers will now have to count on randomly receiving a voucher that entitles them to buy a product they chose in an online poll.

The company and an independent analyst said the change should be a fair way of handling traffic for the promotion, which bogged down Amazon's site during Thanksgiving and generated bitter complaints from shoppers...

full article: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420..._Vote.html

« Next Oldest | Next Newest »

Possibly Related Threads…
Thread		Author	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Amazon.com Changes FBA Terms and Spams the Hell Out of My Mailbox	amy	2	6,929	05-20-2011, 01:49 AM Last Post: bargainbloodhound
	Amazon: Changes to the A-to-z Guarantee Claim Process for Items Not Received	mandy	5	6,172	01-14-2009, 01:51 PM Last Post: BellisimaJ.
	Amazon: A-to-z Guarantee Changes	mandy	0	2,938	01-13-2009, 10:56 AM Last Post: mandy
	Sweatshops-R-Us: Amazon Makes Warehouse Staff Work 7 Days, Refuses Sick Leave	mandy	0	2,771	12-17-2008, 10:47 AM Last Post: mandy
	Amazon Holiday Season Selling Best Practices	mandy	0	2,773	09-24-2008, 11:01 AM Last Post: mandy
	Borders cuts ties with Amazon, move could cost Amazon $80-$160 Million	mandy	5	4,617	05-28-2008, 10:49 AM Last Post: Kristijntje
	Amazon.com Launches ''Amazon TextBuyIt"	mandy	0	2,361	04-03-2008, 11:05 AM Last Post: mandy
	Amazon Web Services Launches Amazon Fulfillment Web Service	Kristijntje	0	2,810	03-21-2008, 12:45 PM Last Post: Kristijntje
	Bye Bye: Amazon Silently Pulls the Plug on Amazon Auctions	amy	1	2,857	01-26-2008, 11:25 PM Last Post: sneakymagenta
	Amazon Reports Record Holiday Season	mandy	0	2,422	12-27-2007, 10:01 AM Last Post: mandy

Forum Jump:

Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)