{"id":5294,"date":"2015-11-12T12:37:10","date_gmt":"2015-11-12T09:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/?p=5294"},"modified":"2015-11-12T12:40:18","modified_gmt":"2015-11-12T09:40:18","slug":"news-of-the-week-invitations-for-the-gpec-summit-oprah-winfreys-wishlist-rei-store-chain-is-opting-out-for-black-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/en\/news-of-the-week-invitations-for-the-gpec-summit-oprah-winfreys-wishlist-rei-store-chain-is-opting-out-for-black-friday","title":{"rendered":"News of the week: invitations for the GPeC Summit, Oprah Winfrey&#8217;s wishlist, REI store chain is opting-out for Black Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><div class=\"fb-like fb-like-button_count\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/en\/news-of-the-week-invitations-for-the-gpec-summit-oprah-winfreys-wishlist-rei-store-chain-is-opting-out-for-black-friday\" data-colorscheme=\"light\" data-layout=\"button_count\" data-action=\"like\"  data-size=\"small\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-5283\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Comert-cos-cumparaturi.png\" alt=\"Comert cos cumparaturi\" width=\"156\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Comert-cos-cumparaturi.png 550w, https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Comert-cos-cumparaturi-276x300.png 276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 156px) 100vw, 156px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here are the most important <strong>5 news pieces about e-commerce<\/strong> from the last 7 days.<\/p>\n<p>If you found other news worth being disseminated, send us an e-mail at <strong>echipa@gpec.ro<\/strong> or leave a comment below or <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/gpecro\" target=\"_blank\">check us out on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Tens of invitations for the GPeC Summit, offered by bloggers<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-5233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/GPeC-24-Noiembrie-2015.png\" alt=\"GPeC: de 10 ani, cel mai important eveniment de e-commerce din Romania\" width=\"252\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/GPeC-24-Noiembrie-2015.png 502w, https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/GPeC-24-Noiembrie-2015-300x233.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/>GPeC Summit, the 10-year anniversary edition, is coming! Several Romanian bloggers want to be sure you don&#8217;t miss it\u00a0and they offer some invitations for the event on November 24th. Check out these blogs to enter the chance to win an invitation:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/alinvlad.com\/giveaways\/gpec-summit-2015\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"s3\">Alin Vlad<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/laviniabiberi.com\/ofer-2-bilete-la-gpec-summit-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"s3\">Lavinia Biberi<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blidaru.net\/concurs-2-invitatii-la-gpec-summit\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"s3\">Blidaru.net<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cyberculture.ro\/2015\/11\/10\/concurs-invitatii-gpec-summit-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"s3\">Cyberculture.ro (George Hari Popescu)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/olivian.ro\/concurs-gpec-summit\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"s3\">Olivian.ro &#8211; de Olivian Breda<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.korinams.ro\/2015\/11\/10\/ecommerce-marketing-online\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"s3\">KorinaMS.ro<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogatu.ro\/2015\/11\/castiga-2-invitatii-la-gpec-summit-2015-cel-mai-important-eveniment-de-e-commerce-din-romania-2.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"s3\">Blogatu.ro<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carmenalbisteanu.ro\/2015\/11\/10\/concurs-doua-invitatii-la-gpec-summit-2\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"s3\">Carmen Albi\u0219teanu &#8211; Joyfully Active<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aurasmihai.ro\/2015\/11\/ofer-2-bilete-le-gpec-summit-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"s3\">AurasMihai.ro &#8211; Online Is Fun<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cristianiosub.com\/gpec-summit-1-intreaga-conferinta-commerce-premium\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"s3\">Cristian Iosub Blog<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cristianchinabirta.ro\/2015\/11\/11\/doua-invitatii-pentru-gpec-summit-2\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"s3\">Cristian China Birta<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"p4\"><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Oprah&#8217;s Xmas wishlist<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Oprah.jpg\" alt=\"Oprah\" width=\"150\" height=\"123\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Oprah Winfrey\u2019s annual \u201cfavorite things\u201d list is a go-to guide for many gift givers. This year, instead of debuting the list in O Magazine, as the media mogul has done since she ended her TV talk show in 2011, this year\u2019s list debuted this week on the home page of Amazon.com. An <a title=\"Oprah's favorite things for 2015 on Amazon.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/oprahsfavoritethings\">Oprah\u2019s Favorite Things page on Amazon<\/a> includes the 87-item list and seven videos starring Winfrey as she selects the products and explains what she likes about them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetretailer.com\/2015\/11\/06\/amazon-gets-together-oprah-opens-its-first-store-more\">More details, at Internet Retailer<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Target is targeting\u00a0Romania<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/target\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5286\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Target.jpg\" alt=\"Target\" width=\"150\" height=\"62\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"lead\">Target has launched an international sales portal with Borderfree to enable sales to consumers in more than 100 countries outside the USA, including Romania. Target Corp. is testing the waters of global e-commerce. Consumers in more than 200 countries can now <a title=\"See Target's international site\" href=\"http:\/\/intl.target.com\/\">buy at intl.target.com<\/a>. The mass merchant retail chain is working with cross-border e-commerce services vendor Borderfree to turn on international sales. Target declined to outline its plans for international web sales, saying only the effort is a test and more details would be forthcoming.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetretailer.com\/2015\/10\/29\/target-tests-global-online-selling\">M<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetretailer.com\/2015\/11\/06\/amazon-gets-together-oprah-opens-its-first-store-more\">ore details, at<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetretailer.com\/2015\/10\/29\/target-tests-global-online-selling\"> Internet Retailer<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">ZOOT is landing in\u00a0Romania<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5287\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Zoot.jpg\" alt=\"Zoot\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" \/>ZOOT, one of the biggets online fashion retailers from the Czech Republic, entered the Romanian market. The shop estimates up to 10 million euros in sales in the first year and said it will invest 8 million euros in the first two years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s5\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.startupcafe.ro\/stiri-ecommerce-20575789-retailerul-ceh-moda-zoot-intra-piata-din-romania-vrea-vanzari-10-milioane-euro-primul.htm\">Read the article at\u00a0Start-up Cafe<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"p4\"><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">REI is opting-out of\u00a0Black Friday<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5285\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/REI.jpg\" alt=\"REI\" width=\"150\" height=\"90\" \/>President and CEO says retailer will close all of its 143 stores on biggest shopping day of the year in email urging its staff to go outside and enjoy themselves.\u00a0The holiday season is coming, and there\u2019s <a class=\" u-underline\" href=\"http:\/\/optoutside.rei.com\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"in-body-link\">a big countdown clock on REI\u2019s website<\/a>\u00a0counting the seconds until Black Friday. The clock is counting down to the time when most of the outdoor sports retailer\u2019s employees can go out and enjoy the day doing things like hiking, running and whatever else they like.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s5\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2015\/oct\/27\/outdoor-retailer-rei-close-stores-black-friday\">More details, at The Guardian<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><div class=\"fb-like fb-like-button_count\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/en\/news-of-the-week-invitations-for-the-gpec-summit-oprah-winfreys-wishlist-rei-store-chain-is-opting-out-for-black-friday\" data-colorscheme=\"light\" data-layout=\"button_count\" data-action=\"like\"  data-size=\"small\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><p>Here are the most important 5 news pieces about e-commerce from the last 7 days. If you found other news worth being disseminated, send us an e-mail at echipa@gpec.ro or leave a comment below or check us out on Facebook. Thank you! \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5294"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5294\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5302,"href":"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5294\/revisions\/5302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}