Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos may have been an outspoken critic of Donald Trump, but now, the executive is trying to play nice. On Thursday (Nov. 10), Bezos tweeted his congratulations to Trump, saying: “I for one give him my most open mind and wish...
Shopping for Alexa skills, or capabilities that enable customers to interact with devices in a more intuitive fashion, has been made easier to do now that Amazon has given the skills marketplace an overhaul. Examples of skills for those who aren’t familiar include getting your Alexa-enabled...
Saying the holiday season is Amazon’s busy season is a bit of a misnomer. Like any retailer, the holiday season is big. But as the most successful e-tailer in the U.S. with millions of highly loyal and big-spending Prime customers at the ready, the holiday...
The results are in. According to intelligence company Feedvisor, which just released its Amazon User Study for 2016, 92 percent of shoppers surveyed claimed they would not purchase a product with less than a three-star rating. This comes with other findings by Feedvisor, which surveyed over 1,500 Amazon users in...
The Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon is charging its third-party sellers a premium to store merchandise in November and December. This is Amazon’s first experiment in surge pricing. Starting this month, monthly storage fees will triple from $0.54 to $2.25 per cubic foot. Amazon hopes to...
1010data released Thursday (Nov. 3) new analysis that shows that, by leveraging its online shelf space to introduce new private-label products, Amazon has had success in stealing market share from established brands in a lot of product categories. In a press release, 1010data said Amazon is...
Amazon has reportedly implemented a new pricing structure at its physical bookstores in which Prime members get cheaper prices than non-Prime members. According to a report, at the Amazon bookstore in Seattle’s University Village, Prime members can purchase books and items for the same price that the...
Amazon Prime has long been a staple of consumers’ shopping lives, but now, Chinese consumers will enjoy the benefits of free shipping. According to a report, starting Friday (Oct. 28), Chinese Prime customers are now able to enjoy free shipping on orders for products overseas...
Amazon’s had an interesting year. The first six months of the year, Amazon opened three new warehouses worldwide. Between July 1 and today (Oct. 28), it opened an additional 23 — a decision that CFO Brian Olsavsky noted is increasingly necessary to making sure Amazon is ready for the big...
