Amazon launches a mattress brand

October 12, 2018

Amazon is offering a line of bed-in-box foam mattresses within its AmazonBasics product line. These mattresses also qualify for free two-day shopping for Prime…

Amazon boosting minimum wage come November

October 10, 2018

Come November 1, Amazon will pay a higher minimum wage in the U.S. — $15 an hour.

Amazon's got big ambitions for cashierless strategy

October 9, 2018

There may just be less than a handful of Amazon Go stores right now, but the number of cashierless retail locations may explode in just a few years.

Lessons every retailer can learn from Amazon

Don White, vice president of enterprise solutions at Snapfulfil, says retailers have two choices when it comes to competing with Amazon: worry and not change…

Amazon expands Whole Foods Market delivery once again

September 21, 2018

Amazon Prime members in Charlotte, Las Vegas, Memphis, New Orleans, Phoenix, Raleigh, Seattle, Tucson, Nashville and Oklahoma City now can tap the Whole Foods…

Amazon Fashion debuts J.Crew merch

September 14, 2018

Amazon has a new brand on its virtual fashion shelves as J.Crew Mercantile items are available at Amazon.com.

First Hawaiian Bank debuts Alexa voice banking

September 14, 2018

Fiserv has helped First Hawaiian Bank develop a skill for Amazon Alexa. 

Amazon Tech Hub to hire on 300 tech professionals

September 13, 2018

The Amazon San Diego Tech Hug is expanding with the omnichannel retailer planning to create 300 new high-tech jobs ranging from software development to machine…

NYC may be getting its own Amazon Go store

September 12, 2018

Amazon is reportedly eyeing New York City as the next location for its cashierless Amazon Go retail store.

Amazon expanding van delivery strategy

September 11, 2018

Amazon’s three-month-old van delivery service is growing by 20,000 more vans to be built at a South Carolina facility.

Amazon expands Whole Foods delivery once again

September 6, 2018

Amazon Prime members in 28 cities can now tap quick delivery from their Whole Foods Market.

Amazon Prime Day shoppers spending more, electronic top product focus

August 17, 2018

A new survey on shopping activity and behavior during the Amazon Prime Day event reveals consumers are spending more during the summer event, planning more and…

Party City partners up with Amazon in pilot program

August 16, 2018

Party City is teaming up with Amazon to sell an assortment of products, and a prime focus on Halloween items.

Amazon, Whole Foods expand grocery pickup at the curb

August 14, 2018

Amazon is launching curbside grocery pickup at its Whole Foods Market locations in Sacramento and Virgiinia Beach.

Kagan: Kroger change wave keeps up with Amazon Whole Foods

by Jeff KAGAN — Wireless Analyst, Telecom Industry Analyst

Jeff Kagan examines trends and technologies coming to play in the retail grocery segment.

Spokane latest site for an Amazon fulfillment center

August 3, 2018

Amazon already employs more than 50,000 in Washington state and that number will grow by 1,500 due to a new fulfillment center to open in Spokane.

Amazon Prime Day wasn't wonderful for everyone, claims survey

August 1, 2018

While Amazon clearly had a great Prime Day on a financial front, not every consumer had a fulfilling retail customer experience.

Amazon expands Whole Foods Market delivery in Florida, New York

July 31, 2018

Amazon Prime members now have access to Whole Food Market delivery service in Miami, Fort Lauderdale and parts of New York City and Long Island, according to a…

Amazon Prime members buy 100M items worldwide during Prime Day event

July 18, 2018

Amazon is celebrating its biggest global shopping event now that its annual Prime Day sales extravaganza has come to an end after 36 hours.

Amazon Prime Day boosts overall online sales, retail activity

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

Even if competing retailers don’t hold special sales on Amazon's Prime Day, increased consumer activity is likely helping the bottom line for any and all…