Amazon News & Media

Shocker: 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…

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Amazon 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.

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Amazon 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, Connect Media

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…

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Amazon 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.

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Amazon 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.

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Amazon 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.

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Amazon 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…

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Amazon 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.

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Amazon 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.

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Amazon'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…

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Amazon 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…

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