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…

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.

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…

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.

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…

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.

Amazon consumer chief takes leave

June 6, 2022

Amazon's consumer CEO resigned from his post late last week.

Amazon hiring for 1st Amazon Fresh store in NY

June 1, 2022

Long Island, New York will be the home of the first Amazon Fresh supermarket in New York State.

Amazon, Walmart, CVS Health lead list of top 25 retailers tops in revenue

May 31, 2022

The top 25 retailers, by revenue, won't surprise many in the retail industry.

Amazon testing mall pick-up service

May 25, 2022

Amazon has reportedly been piloting a service this past year in which Amazon Flex drivers pick up orders at malls and deliver them to consumers.

Amazon Go store arrives in Washington

May 23, 2022

Amazon is opening an Amazon Go store, featuring its cashierless checkout experience, in Mill Creek, Washington.

T-Mobile Park to offer Amazon cashierless tech, palm recognition

May 13, 2022

Baseball fans will be able to use Amazon's Just Walk Out technology and Amazon One at T-Mobile Park this summer, according to a press release.

Amazon Japan taps Adyen for payment processing

May 11, 2022

Amazon Japan is now having payment processing done by the Adyen payments platform.

Amazon not jumping on crypto payment just yet

May 9, 2022

Amazon isn't thinking much about adding cryptocurrency as a payment option though the door is a bit more open to selling non-fungible tokens.

Zappos appoints first-ever CMO

May 6, 2022

Zappos.com, a 23-year-old online footwear retailer, has named its first-ever chief marketing officer.

Amazon's jump into DOOH will propel technology adoption

Retail giant Amazon plans to jump into the digital-out-of-home marketplace. Peter Bordes, from AI platform company Alfi, talks about how Amazon and other…

Amazon adds fuel, inflation fee for sellers

April 29, 2022

Amazon is charging sellers a 5% inflation and fuel surcharge for the first time in its history as a retailer.

UBS Arena boasts Amazon 'Just Walk Out' shopping

April 27, 2022

UBS Arena in Elmont, New York has become the first New York sports and entertainment venue to feature Amazon's Just Walk Out technology, according to a press…

Amazon launches Buy with Prime to offer shopping benefits beyond platform

April 25, 2022

Amazon is launching a program, Buy with Prime, that extends the convenience of Prime shopping to online retailers not on the Amazon retail platform.

Whole Foods Market debuts Amazon One palm payment in Austin store

April 20, 2022

The Arbor Trails Whole Foods Market store in Austin is the first store in the Austin area to offer Amazon One, a palm recognition service, as a payment option…