Amazon News & Media
Report: Wal-Mart top retailer in apparel sales
March 30, 2017
Amazon isn't the leader of everything in retail apparently as Wal-Mart is the top apparel retailer and part of its success is likely tied to its acquisition…
read nowAmazon Go store hits some glitches
March 28, 2017
The public unveiling of Amazon's Go store, which features no cashiers, is being delayed due to some technical glitches, according to a Market Watch report.
read nowAmazon eyes going the convenience store route
October 13, 2016
While it’s already driving an online grocery initiative ahead, Amazon now wants to reach consumers who stop at the local convenience store and planning to…
read nowShocker: Amazon expected to dominate holiday sales season
October 5, 2016
A new report predicts Amazon will account for 55 percent of first-product search during the upcoming holiday season, during which ecommerce is expected to grow…
read nowAmazon launches more locker sites for package pick-up
September 1, 2016
In an effort to make it easier than ever to retrieve that latest order, Amazon is launching more pick-up location sites for consumers.
read nowAmazon fulfillment center opening in Monee, Illinois
August 31, 2016
Amazon.com will open a new fulfillment center in Monee, Ill., a more than 850,000-square-foot facility where workers will pick, pack and ship small items such…
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Amazon, Great Clips share advice for developing a best-in-class mobile experience
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
When it comes to creating a best-in-class mobile experience for the retail consumer it’s about testing and learning, adjusting to new form factors and tapping…
read nowAmazon drone delivery dream now a reality in UK
July 26, 2016
Amazon is going drone in the U.K. as it's kicking off a trial service program.
read nowAmazon offers up new student loan discount program
July 22, 2016
Amazon.com is partnering with Wells Fargo to offer a new loan discount program for students.
read nowAmazon moving into new territory… once again
July 18, 2016
Amazon.com is opening of its tenth California fulfillment center, this time in Sacramento. The new location will provide over 1,000 full-time jobs.
read nowAmazon heading back to school in Illinois
July 13, 2016
Amazon is teaming up with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to open Amazon@Illinois, a staffed pick-up location in the Illini Union Bookstore on…
read nowAmazon opens yet another Kansas fulfillment location
July 12, 2016
Amazon.com is opening another fulfillment center in Kansas City, Kanasas, marking its fifth in the state. The Kansas location will offer more than 1,00…
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Amazon's annual Prime Day all about speedy delivery
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Americans areobsessed with super-speedy delivery and Amazon is more than happy to accommodate the impatience.
read nowAmazon pushes voice ordering ahead with Alexa's help
July 8, 2016
Online purchasing via a desktop or smartphone is passe, according to Amazon, which is propelling voice-activated ordering via its Echo device and Alexa's help.
read nowAmazon's Prime Day 2016 projected to be bigger than last year
July 1, 2016
More than 100,000 deals will launch on July 12, as part of Amazon's Prime Day 2016. The deals start at midnight and will include most items, according to a…
read nowAmazon opens yet another brick-and-mortar bookstore
June 24, 2016
Portland, Oregon is the latest home for a brick-and-mortar Amazon bookstore.
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So long Siri ... Hello Alexa ... Goodbye privacy?
by Chris Petersen — Owner, IMS
It seems our lives are now filled with sexy sounding digital assistants all competing to serve us. The allure of the new digital assistants is that they are…
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Talking With: Amazon payments exec on connected experiences, Alexa and the IoT (Part 2)
by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group
In part two of a chat with Patrick Gauthier, Mobile Payments Today speaks with him about cart abandonment, Amazon's role in mobile commerce and how the way we…
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Talking With: Amazon payments exec on brokering consumer trust, solving customer pain points (Part 1)
by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group
Mobile Payments Today sat down with Patrick Gauthier at the Shoptalk conference to discuss a wide range of topics including e-commerce, the checkout experience…
read nowMark Cuban goodies hit the Amazon Exclusives store
June 6, 2016
The Mark Cuban Collection, boasting more than 100 products, including some from the TV show Shark Tank, is now available on Amazon.
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