Amazon News & Media

Amazon acquiring iRobot for $1.7B

August 17, 2022

Amazon is buying iRobot, the maker of the Roomba vacuum as well as other cleaning products and machines.

Amazon, Walmart, Sephora, Lululemon, Nike, Wayfair on innovative brands list

August 11, 2022

A healthy number of consumer goods brands made this year's Most Innovative Brands list created by a survey conducted by Brand Keys, Inc.

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Amazon Prime members can shop retail stores via Amazon site, app

August 10, 2022

Amazon Prime members can now shop at retail brand stores, via the Amazon app and e-commerce site, and have purchases delivered as soon as the same day.

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Amazon offers Prime members a tasty perk

August 1, 2022

Amazon Prime members are now getting free Grubhub delivery.

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Amazon deploying drone delivery service in Texas

July 28, 2022

Amazon plans to deploy drone delivery service in College Station, Texas later this year.

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Amazon upgrades Dash Cart for select Whole Foods Market stores

July 19, 2022

Amazon has upgraded its Dash Cart, which allows customers to scan a QR code to check out and exit through a Dash Cart lane, at select Whole Foods stores…

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Inflation, higher prices impacting Amazon Prime Day shopper activity

July 13, 2022

A majority of shoppers buying during Amazon's two-day annual Prime Day sales event cite inflation and higher prices as top factors influencing shopping…

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Amazon Prime Day cart abandonment may hit 10%

July 13, 2022

Millions of shoppers are likely abandoning carts during Amazon's annual Prime Day sales event with one in 10 likely leaving items due to the overwhelming…

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Amazon offers shoe buyers a virtual try-on experience

July 6, 2022

Buying shoes online is getting a bit easier, at least if the customer is shopping online at Amazon Fashion.

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Amazon celebrating 10 years of robotic innovation

June 30, 2022

Amazon has launched more than 520,000 robotic drive units in fulfillment and sort centers during its decade of robotic innovation.

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Amazon names Doug Herrington as worldwide store boss

June 30, 2022

Doug Herrington is now CEO of Worldwide Amazon Stores following the departure of Amazon's tenured operations leader Dave Clark, who headed up warehousing and…

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Amazon U.S. drones taking off this year

June 24, 2022

Amazon is launching drone delivery in California, marking the retailer's first drone debut in the U.S.

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Amazon Prime Day happening July 12-13

June 23, 2022

Amazon's annual sales extravaganza, Prime Day, will take place July 12 - July 13 and the e-commerce giant is planning to launch the event for the first time in…

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Amazon innovating in fight against fraudulent sellers

June 14, 2022

Amazon is making progress when it comes to ensuring product authenticity and removing bad actors from the consumer experience.

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Amazon consumer chief heading to start-up as CEO

June 8, 2022

Just about a week after it was announced Dave Clark was leaving his role as Amazon's worldwide consumer leader come July 1, Clark has been tapped as CEO for…

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Amazon shuttering Kindle store in China

June 8, 2022

Amazon is closing its Kindle store in China and, as of July 2023, Kindle users in the country will not be able to buy books at the retailer's online book store.

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