Amazon News & Media

Amazon plugging Amazon One into all Whole Foods stores

July 20, 2023

Every Whole Foods grocery store will offer Amazon's palm payment option, Amazon One, by the time 2024 arrives.

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Staples now serving as Amazon return center

July 13, 2023

Amazon has partnered with Staples to create drop-off locations for product returns.

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Amazon Prime Day: Consumers a bit split on value proposition

July 11, 2023

More than half, 52%, of consumers expect to shop on Amazon's Prime Day event, happening July 11-12, but way less view the deals as valuable.

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Biometric payment in retail: Consumers eager, challenges for retailers

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

To learn more about how and why Amazon One is taking root RetailCustomerExperience reached out to Peter Galvin, chief growth officer at NMI, a full commerce…

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Amazon Prime Day: Predictions, projections, expectations

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

Amazon's biggest annual sale event, Prime Day, is taking place July 11-12. Industry watchers share predictions on what's become an online retail institution.

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Target Circle Week rewards loyalty members

June 29, 2023

Target is celebrating its Target Circle loyalty members with what it's calling its biggest sale of the season: Target Circle Week, happening July 9 through…

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Target, Amazon top consumer destinations after Bed Bath & Beyond closing

May 11, 2023

Those who once loved browsing and buying at Bed Bath & Beyond and the retailer's buybuy Baby locations will likely head to Target and Amazon, according to…

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Amazon enacts return fee for UPS users

April 17, 2023

Amazon customers who decide to return an item via a UPS store now will pay a $1 fee.

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Australian league debuts Amazon tech at Marvel Stadium

April 4, 2023

The Australian Football League is deploying Amazon's Just Walk Out technology at Marvel Stadium.

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Globe Life Field launches Amazon cashierless foodservice

March 31, 2023

Sports fans at Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, are now able to buy what they want to eat faster and easier, thanks to a pair…

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Walmart reducing workforce at 5 fulfillment operations

March 27, 2023

Walmart is giving 90-day notice to hundreds of workers at U.S. fulfillment centers as the retail giant is cutting back and eliminating night and weekend…

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Consumer sues Amazon over biometric identification notification

March 27, 2023

A customer has filed a class action suit against Amazon for failing to properly notify customers about its biometric identification practices at New York City…

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Panera Bread launches Amazon One in St. Louis locations

March 22, 2023

Panera Bread, a self-serve kiosk pioneer, is rolling out Amazon One, a palm identify and payments technology, at select bakery-cafes in the brand's hometown of…

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Amazon adds 9K to layoff list

March 20, 2023

Amazon, in the space of four months, is laying off 27,000 workers in total, given an additional 9,000 announced today.

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University home to Just Walk Out convenience store

March 17, 2023

The first convenience style store on a college campus, powered by Amazon's Just Walk Out technology, is open on the Marymount University campus.

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Amazon shuttering 8 Amazon Go locations

March 6, 2023

Amazon is shuttering eight Amazon Go stores as part of a store portfolio assessment effort.

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Walmart, Amazon, Costco lead largest retailer list

March 2, 2023

Walmart, Amazon and Costo are the top three largest retailers, respectively, according to a Deloitte Global's "Global Powers of Retailing 2023 Report," that…

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