Amazon News & Media
Amazon laying off thousands of employees starting this month
November 22, 2022
Amazon is reportedly cutting 10,000 jobs starting this month which will focus on the retail division, devices unit and human resources.
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Milwaukee arena launches Amazon Just Walk Out experience
November 17, 2022
The Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is now home to Amazon's Just Walk Out cashierless payment technology at a new store called The Market by Michelor…
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Amazon debuts Amazon One at 2 Whole Foods stores in Dallas
November 14, 2022
Two Whole Foods Market stores in Dallas are the first in the state to utilize Amazon One, Amazon's palm recognition payment technology.
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Amazon sweetens subscription offerings
November 8, 2022
Amazon is expanding its music and podcast universe to its Prime subscription members without requiring any additional cost.
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Amazon puts a hold on corporate hiring
November 4, 2022
Amazon won't be hiring any corporate-level leaders or executives for the next few month, citing the economy.
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Amazon advertising expands options for grocery, CPG with omnichannel metrics
November 1, 2022
Amazon's growing advertising wing has added a focus on grocery and consumer packaged brands, announcing a variety of expanded options for programmatic…
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Amazon taps Venmo as payment option
October 27, 2022
Amazon is now allowing customers to use Venmo as a payment option via its e-commerce site and app.
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Amazon beating Walmart online on several fronts
October 27, 2022
Amazon is maintaining dominance in e-commerce versus Walmart with 75% of consumers buying from Amazon compared to 43% shopping on Walmart's online store site.
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Amazon One tech expands within Seattle arena
October 24, 2022
The Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington now has the Amazon One palm payment service in place within three concession areas.
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How the smart store is blurring retail distinctions
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Cashierless and contactless unattended retail technology has fostered retail formats such as 'smart stores,' blurring distinctions between traditional venues…
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Amazon’s 2nd Prime event revenue fails to best 1st event
October 21, 2022
Amazon's Prime Early Access Sale earlier this month, three months after its annual Prime Day sales event, failed to score big in terms of sales, according to…
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100M items sold during Amazon Prime Early Access Sale
October 19, 2022
Amazon Prime members bought more than 100 million items from Amazon's third-party sellers and more than 8 million toys in the U.S. during the omnichannel…
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Amazon robot delivery shelved over customer feedback
October 14, 2022
Poor customer feedback is prompting Amazon to cancel future development of its home delivery robot strategy after limited pilot testing.
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What's needed for a successful self-checkout strategy
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
A large and a small convenience retailer share insights on successful self-checkout deployment.
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Amazon tech powering Crypto.com Arena grab-and-go stores
October 12, 2022
Amazon's Just Walk Out technology is in play at two grab-and-go stores in the Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles.
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Amazon hiring 150K workers nationwide as holiday season looms
October 12, 2022
Amazon is hiring 150,000 employees in the U.S. for full, part-time and season roles.
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Hudson taps Decanted for Dallas airport wine bar
October 11, 2022
Hudson Group, a travel experience provider with more than 1,000 stores in airports, commuter hubs, landmarks and tourist destinations across North America…
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Amazon Prime Early Access Sale may set new records
October 7, 2022
Amazon's second Prime Day event this year, the Prime Early Access Sale taking place three months after Prime Day in July, could set new records when it comes…
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Amazon puts hold on corporate retail hires
October 7, 2022
Amazon is putting the brake on corporate hiring in its retail division through the end of this year, including tech roles and its Amazon stores business…
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Amazon raises hourly wage ahead of holiday season
September 30, 2022
Amazon is boosting its average hourly starting pay for frontline warehouse workers from $18 to more than $19 which it says reflects almost a $1 billion…
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