Amazon News & Media

Amazon eyes drone delivery in South Carolina

October 14, 2026

Amazon hopes to launch drone delivery in the Grand Strand area of South Carolina.

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Amazon cut hundreds of corporate roles in retail division

October 13, 2026

Amazon has cut just under 1,000 corporate roles within its retail division.

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Amazon beats out Walmart in competing sales days events

October 13, 2026

Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days outperformed Walmart's competiing sales event in October and nearly matched it's own June Prime Day spending.

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Tech institute deploys Amazon's Just Walk Out checkout-free technology

October 5, 2026

365 Retail Markets and Evergreen Refreshments have opened a checkout-free store in the cafeteria at Lake Washington Institute of Technology in Kirkland…

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Amazon expanding use of smart glasses for delivery drivers

September 24, 2026

Amazon is expanding the use of smart glasses to its delivery drivers to reduce smartphone reliance in the last leg of the delivery journey.

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Amazon expanding same-day delivery hub

September 23, 2026

Amazon expects to have 1,000 same-day delivery hubs up and running by 2031. The expansion strategy, known internally as Project Mercury, will increase the…

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Amazon Prime Big Deal Days happening Oct. 6-7

September 15, 2026

Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days are returning this fall, taking place Oct. 6-7.

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Amazon expanding drone delivery this year

August 27, 2026

Amazon Prime Air drone delivery is expanding to nearly 500 cities and towns this year.

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Amazon locker network expands to more than 750 colleges

August 24, 2026

Amazon has expanded its Locker network to more than 750 locations across more than 500 U.S. college and university campuses, according to a press release. The…

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What Amazon's Q2 earnings reveal about consumer needs, expectations

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

While Amazon’s earnings reveal Amazon Web Services is driving big growth the data also reveals competitors have an opportunity to beat the omnichannel retailer.

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Amazon ‘Hear’ audio shopping features offers real-time chat

July 29, 2026

Amazon has launched an AI-powered shopping feature called 'Hear the highlights' where consumers can ask questions and get real-time answers.

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Amazon closing in on CPG retail leader Costco

July 28, 2026

Costco still reigns as the top consumer packaged goods leader but Amazon is closing the gap and not sits just 0.1 share point behind the wholesaler.

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Amazon Prime Day not immune to consumer pressures, competing sale events

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

Amazon's June Prime Day event may have been a bit too early to cash in on the back-to-school consumer shopping season.

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Consumers wary about AI shopping assistants but Amazon is changing perceptions

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

As the retail landscape shifts to a more automated, hands-off marketplace, the industry continues to prioritize investing in AI-powered shopping tech but not…

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